Monday Mantra

I got the idea to start doing a Monday Mantra from Erica Miss America. I think it is a great idea because it sets the tone for the week.  The mantra is something that I want to remember all week to keep me going even when things get hard. This week I picked the above [...]

Part 1: How I went from Hating to Loving Running

Running, I feel like you either love it or hate it. I know that I have been on both sides of this. I played with the idea of running in June of 2010, I really wanted to run the Newport Half and sadly the Newport Half came and went and I think I laced up [...]

Autism Speaks NYC Half * Race Bling Raffle

After the Tinker Bell Half Marathon, I was approached by Autism Speaks to run with them again for the NYC Half on March 18th (yes, 6 weeks away!).  I had been dreaming about running this race so I knew I could not turn them down. To help my efforts in raising money for the NYC [...]

Get to Know Me: Blogger Tag (aka Blogger Q&A Few Random Facts)

I have been tagged by Marathon Winer. Below are the rules. At least this gives you a chance to get to know me a bit more. Here is how it works: 1. Post these rules. 2. You must post 11 random things about yourself. 3. Answer the questions set for you in their post. 4. [...]

Part 2: Tinker Bell Half Marathon Recap

So you probably noticed that it says part 2, and I don’t have a part 1. Well that is because it is coming, I figured after you read this, you may want to know how I went from never running, to training for a half marathon. So I am working on a post that will [...]