Mom. Wife. Autism Advocate. Coach. Elite World Powerlifter. Crossfitter. Ultramarathoner. Triathlete.
...Change Not everyone knows, Xander was moved to another school within the district this new school year to make room for all the Life Skills kids. The district wanted to split the class and there wasn't enough room for two Life Skills classrooms at his previous school so the district created a second classroom at... Continue Reading →
Have you ever done an indoor triathlon? It's amazing what a few runs with the Mid-County Run Club will do for you! I started doing some of my track workouts with MCRC on Thursdays and was quickly persuaded into doing a triathlon; actually my first ever triathlon. Swimming is my weakest point so the thought... Continue Reading →
I had originally planned to run the half marathon and do the 10k cycling time trial this year until I received word that they were adding a fitness event. They added a fitness challenge called the Roughneck. I was intrigued by the challenge and changed my entire race day plan to do not two events... Continue Reading →
I made it a goal of mine at the end of September 2015 that I would dedicate my training to ultras for the upcoming 2016 year, so I found a race and started training strictly for it and nothing else. I've run a couple races with Trail Racing Over Texas throughout 2015 and decided that... Continue Reading →
In my last blog post, I stated that my next race following the Toughest 10K Galveston would be the Pleasure Island Bridge 10K...well I'm a runner who forgot there was a local 5K race within minutes of my house! 😂 Last minute, I had decided to go ahead with running Live United 5K. I mean,... Continue Reading →
This is going to be my race recap for the Plano Balloon Festival Half Marathon by Advil...it's pretty long... A little background: I never had plans to do the Plano Balloon Festival Half Marathon this year until I saw a Facebook post on an old high school friend, Renee's news feed. After our 2001 graduation,... Continue Reading →
This is part of a 3 races series called the "Texas Bridge Series". 3 races, 3 bridges, 3 locations and 25.5 miles over a three month period! Sign me up!!! 😂 The first of the series is called the "Toughest 10K Kemah". Why is it called the "Toughest"? Because you are REQUIRED to run not... Continue Reading →
I am an active mother of three very over-energized boys. My middle being Xander, who is 6 years old and has severe autism. Xander is non-verbal and sometimes aggressive. He is the sweetest most loving little boy you'll ever have the chance to meet. He can not read or tell me why he suddenly goes from... Continue Reading →
For years, I’ve been a runner but never run in a race until I moved to South East Texas in late 2013. I hadn't run since I graduated high school in 2001. I moved to Beaumont, a community big on running. I decided after months of searching for a 5K race that I'd give racing... Continue Reading →
As I lay here with my son Xander, as many of my followers know is affected by autism - I read through posts of friends and families who are also affected and they feel as if they are all alone fighting alone. It saddens me to know that they feel alone when they're not. I've... Continue Reading →
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