Category Archives: Fat-Fit-Fat

Some goals are bigger than yourself.  You have to have buy-in and the support of those around you.  I’ve struggled with this for years — my ambition can be like a bull in a China shop, breaking valuables and people … Continue reading →

On October 31, 2010, I ran the Marine Corps Marathon. I did it as a fundraiser for melanoma research and will say that I had enough people believing in the cause that I was blessed to raise $13,000. It was … Continue reading →

I’d like to lodge a complaint: Who the living heck brought back summer? When I got up at 5:12, I noticed the temperature was 72.  Seventy-two degrees isn’t exactly hot — unless you are running. Add to it thick humidity … Continue reading →

Like you, I live a very busy life. Kids, two jobs and a budding freelance business all keep me going 18 hours a day.  Reflux issues caused me to give up caffeine two months ago.  So now I’m doing it … Continue reading →

I perform better with a deadline. I achieve more when I have too much to do. I accomplish great things when I have an impossible goal set for me. I respond to a challenge.  I use “I” frequently to start … Continue reading →

A strange bug was planted in my head last night: Maybe I should run another marathon.  The Mississippi Blues is coming up on January 5 and I’m at the point where I could train for it.  It’s extremely hilly and … Continue reading →

I ran 4.07 miles this morning. It was dark, cold and windy.  My legs were sore from yesterday’s 13.1 mile run. My head hurt from the exhaustion from another night of not enough sleep. But I got up, stretched, braved … Continue reading →

Half marathons have the worst name ever.  “Half” makes them sound wimpy like “Whopper Jr.” or something. It’s really a ripoff of a name, if you ask me. You run one and you don’t feel like you you’ve been loafing. … Continue reading →

I don’t diet. I make healthy food choices. I don’t exercise to lose weight. I am a healthy weight because I exercise. I don’t care if I am thin. I am thin because I make healthy choices. I don’t avoid … Continue reading →

Monday’s Prayer: Remind me that all I have is the moment that I’m in and allow me to make the most of it. Running is as much of a mental exercise for me as it is physical one.  I get … Continue reading →