Mom. Wife. Autism Advocate. Elite Trainer. Powerlifting Coach. Elite World Powerlifter. THSWPA/THSPA Judge. USPC Texas State Judge. Crossfitter. Ultramarathoner. Triathlete.
Your greatest achievement isn’t what you accomplish. It’s who becomes stronger because you were there. For a long time, I thought success was measured by what I could accomplish. The numbers on the bar.The records.The titles.The medals.The finish lines crossed. Work harder. Become better. Accomplish more. And there’s nothing wrong with wanting those things. I... Continue Reading →
AI, Fitness, and the Responsibility That Comes With Influence There was a time when fitness transformations were some of my favorite things to see online. Someone would show where they started, share the work they put in, and show where that work eventually took them. The progress was the point. The struggle was part of... 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 →
This race is an out and back starting and finishing at the Carl Parker Multipurpose Center where participants run a mile and a half down along the seawall to the turnaround and back to the finish. This was my second race of the year, just a week after finishing my first ultra marathon...whaaa!!! I hadn't planned... 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 →
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 →
I raced my first EVER full marathon and OMG am I ever so glad for that goal to be over with! LOLI was feeling great and clocked my half way point at 2:29 which beat my Houston R&B Half (if it counted). At mile 20, I honestly wanted to just quit. I just felt fatigue.... Continue Reading →
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