Mom. Wife. Autism Advocate. Coach. Elite World Powerlifter. Crossfitter. Ultramarathoner. Triathlete.
Lots of runners will tell you that the most important piece of equipment for any runner are your shoes. Well, while that is probably true, socks, which are often overlooked and forgotten, are a very close second. Nothing so small can cause as much discomfort to a runner as a blister. They are painful, annoying,... Continue Reading →
Every month our local running shoe store, On the Run - Beaumont has a social run. They bring in different shoe reps each month and  do a raffle for those who participate in the run and try out the shoes. This gives everyone a chance to test wear a shoe during their run that they... 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 →
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 →
The Toughest 10K Galveston was the second race in the Texas Bridge Series, which means that I have 2 down and 1 to go...La Porte Half Marathon! The race start was at 7:30a.m and the 6.2 mile course was an out and back starting at the Galveston County Daily News taking runners northbound over the... Continue Reading →
I committed myself to several races for 2015 and a couple in 2016 are already scheduled with the most important ones coming up over the next couple of months, one being my second full marathon! I run all the time but nothing like I've been doing over the last three months. In training for my... 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 →
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