There’s something in the rhythm of running that just seems to soothe me. Ask any runner; the only thing that really calms me down after a hard or stressful day is a nice, long, solo run. I’ve started running without my watch...
Read moreMy Cure
Putting the ‘pee’ in PR
So now that I’ve had time for my body to recover post marathon and have fully soaked in the joy of that moment, it’s time to get real. Let’s just say joy wasn’t the only thing I was soaked in that day… Yep, I peed my...
Read moreWe are looking at reinventing our tanks!
Click on images for a better view! Which style of back design do you favor? (polls) Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Like...
Read moreDown to the final 7 color combinations! Select the colorway you would most like to rock!
Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Like this:Like...
Read moreWords of encouragement: A sampling from Women Empower Active
I am an inspiration junkie. I like to hear how other people get through difficult times, their views on facing challenges, their words of encouragement. It’s one of the things I love about being part of Women Empower Active —...
Read moreMy first 26.2
Until this very weekend, I never realized the magnitude of your first marathon. Yes, I knew it was a big deal. And yes, I’d heard it was an emotional experience. But I never quite understood the extent of what that really meant or felt...
Read moreWanderlust: Inspiration from Angel Mathis
Angel Mathis knew she wanted to develop relationships, be healthy and do the things which made her happy. Those became her core values and inch by inch she made decisions that were in line with those core values, her personal mission statement of...
Read moreDesiderata
I’ve been working on a piece for 3 weeks now, inspired by the vastly insightful Max Ehrmann’s poem Desiderata. It is an outline of life lessons in poem form. The line “be gentle with yourself”, is important to me first...
Read moreDog Days of Summer
I don’t know about you all, but I am done with summer. I never really get into it, truth be told, but this year, the heat has sucked the life out of me worse than usual. I am tired of finishing runs looking like I jumped into a swimming...
Read moreDifficulties Be Damned
I finished reading “The Lost City of Z” by David Grann a few days ago. The book is the story of Percy Fawcett, an explorer in the early 1900s, who dedicated his life to mapping and exploring the Amazonian jungle. He risked all he had, his...
Read moreHeartbreak Dreaming
Grandma’s Marathon did not go according to plan. It did not go well, and it was not a particularly fun day. That is the big downside to marathon training. When it goes poorly, it goes poorly for a loooooooooooong time. I was running a nice...
Read moreRunning in Houston
When I was younger I never thought of myself as an athlete. So strange– I swam with the boys in Junior high because the girls’ team was more for fun than for working out. I beat some boys, too! By the time I got to high school, Title...
Read more