A Foodie Gets Fit

I've eaten a lot of race fees this past year. I didn't want to, but sometimes your body says no. Emphatically. Not even taking accou...

  Woo Hoo! Now this I know how to do. I can cook things. Not always successfully, but I can cook all of the things. This morning I did...

It's starting to get warm, here in Texas. Today it's 81 and sunny. That means it's almost time for the pool water to be warm eno...

The Universe works in mysterious ways. I run. I'm not fast, I'm not good, I don't particularly like running, but I run. To ke...

  Wow. There are a lot of protein powders out there. To be honest, more than I expected. Egg protein, whey protein, brown rice protein, h...

I am a slow runner. There. I said it. Sometimes I can walk faster than I can run. I read an article this morning that said " There is...

I have to confess, this week has been a little light on workouts. More functional fitness than scheduled fitness. The elliptical and I have ...

It's been just over a week since I stepped on the scale to discover that I had gotten so off track that I was 182. (182.6 to be precise,...

'Tis the season to reflect on the year that is coming to its close. For the last couple of years, the reflecting hasn't been easy or...

Dear Joy , I never knew you while you were alive, but I want to tell you now that you are an inspiration to me. (source NY Daily News...

I must admit that I'm a bit bummed out this morning. The person who was putting together the relay team for the Dallas Marathon has back...

It's been a while since I've run any great distance. Great being more than two miles. Time to lace up and start training again. A ...

It's hard to believe it's been a week since the Boston Marathon bombings. A split second can change your life, for better or for wor...

What happened yesterday in Boston was so horrific. All afternoon, Twitter and FB were buzzing, as so many of us tried to find out if our fri...

Yesterday afternoon on FB, I posted the following: "Feeling nauseous. I just "liked" a particular marathon page. It may be ...

Behold, the fruits of my labor. AKA the finisher's medal from Sunday's Wounded Warrior Half Marathon. Oh, yeah. And the four shi...

Because nothing says Happy Birthday like race bling, I'm doing the Wounded Warrior Half Marathon on Sunday. Well bling, and the fact tha...

Feeling very out of sorts, I posted the following on FB on Saturday morning: You probably don't know how painfully shy the person who ...

I just got back from doing the North Texas Great Santa Run. It wasn't a timed race, but my garmin time (by the time I got the long santa...

It's Monday. A dreary, rainy, chilly Monday that followed a dreary, rainy, chilly Sunday. We really need the rain, but this weather was ...