Mom. Wife. Autism Advocate. Coach. Elite World Powerlifter. Crossfitter. Ultramarathoner. Triathlete.
I qualified for WABDL Worlds back in July at the Southwest Regional held in Plano, Texas on July 27th which I have still yet to blog about but eventually will. Worlds is my eighth meet to date since competing in my first meet back in April 2018 and training has not seemed to slow down... Continue Reading →
Let's talk about what happens when life gets painful for no apparent reason. When everything in your life gets tough. When things just go wrong. When you put all your hard work and attention and effort, energy and thoughts into this goal and it just doesn't work out. When everything falls apart. When you are... Continue Reading →
The most common reason people don’t stay healthy is because they have some kind of lame excuse preventing them from doing so. Fact is, strength training is one of the BEST things you can do to strengthen yourself physically and mentally, so by making useless excuses as to why you need to skip the gym... Continue Reading →
Back in August 2018, I competed in my second powerlifting meet with United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) at Bayou Border Bash that was hosted by Lake Charles Powerlifting in Beaumont. I had originally planned not to do another meet until December when I compete in Orange at the Lifting Spirits Invitational.Competing at World was not... Continue Reading →
Powerlifting requires risks and failures. If you are not willing to experience those risks and failures from time to time, then you will never experience success in anything you attempt to do and do well. I decided after my first meet that for my second powerlifting meet I'd compete in whatever the next local meet... Continue Reading →
I wanted to do a little recap on the experience I had at my first powerlifting meet back on April 7, 2018. A brief background on myself for those who are new to my blog. I’m a 35 year old married mom of three boys who has been lifting seriously for about ten months. I... Continue Reading →
I don’t think I have ever been as ready for a race as I was for the Orion Ultra 100 mile race on October 14, 2017. This was the inaugural event put on by race directors, Rob and Rachel Goyen of Trail Racing Over Texas. There was a distance for everyone; a 10K, half marathon,... Continue Reading →
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As a runner you're always looking for the best running shoe, aren't you? I know that as a long distance runner, I am always looking for that perfect shoe. I'm typically a neutral runner who prefers the minimal on my feet when I'm running and my favorite Mizuno line to date has been the Wave... Continue Reading →
Every year for the last four years I have run the Gusher Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K as my birthday race. This year along with Gusher, I was able to run the Safelite 5K that fell on the day of my birthday, March 11th. I found out about the race the weekend of Gusher and registered. Several from the... Continue Reading →
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