Murphy’s Law…

“I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of a good time. Sometimes this makes planning my day difficult.” – E. B. White I have found that a MAJOR part of my personal well-being exists inside my desire to have fun and be a happy person.  That sounds…

Keeping it going on the road…

I get a lot of questions about my fitness routine and my diet and I thought I’d address a recent conversation I had with a friend of mine who travels extensively about both those things! I also travel for work from time to time and everyone likes to take a vacation. When you aren’t at home there are temptations…

Injuries and Set-backs

“Simply stated, you must want it bad enough to survive the process required to obtain it. It is the force of your personal passion that gives you the force to break down the wall between you and the thing you desire.” -unknown I learned a long time ago not to train for a day far…

Running the Race for the Cure

Today, I had the opportunity to “run” a race and not “race” a run.  The Race for the Cure is undoubtedly one of the most inspiring events for a woman to get to experience.  So many running events are in support of causes and certainly I pay attention to them and care about their impact, but all…

Why Running?

Someone asked me a tongue-in-cheek question yesterday, and while we both chuckled, honestly the question did take me off guard and I spent some time thinking about it : “Do you think running is a metaphor in your life?  Like you are running towards something or away from something?” When I started running again in my adult…

New Chapters

I am a single mom of two beautiful girls who has a full-time (and amazing) job, and love of physicall fitness and overall well-being.  There is something very holistic about taking care of yourself so you can take care of others using your best and most authentic self.  I’ve gone back and forth about writing down…