“You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be.” -Chuck Palahniuk I believe, with absolute certainty, that all of life boils down to choices.  Choices themselves become habits and habits translate into a lifestyle.  One small change, one step forward, one…

“Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, or to do anything, never to turn back or to stop until the thing intended was accomplished.” –Ulysses S. Grant Like many athletes, runners often have rituals or superstitions that play into their mental strategy. I have several that…

“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…

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…

“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…

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…

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…

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…