ADMISSION…. (and I hate posting this in public) I am the heaviest I’ve been in TEN YEARS! I am not happy with this, in fact, this is the time of year when I tend lose my winter weight. Instead, I went the opposite direction. I blame working from home during COVID. I also blame poor […]

After hearing so many rave reviews about David Goggins’ book, Can’t Hurt Me, I purchased and read (well, actually listened to), his book. While finishing up the book in January, I happened to hear about Colin O’Brady’s newly published book, The Impossible First. I found his story about suffering severe burns in his legs and […]

The Prep was created for beginner and intermediate challengers to get ready for The Work and other advanced programs.   Amoila Cesar, is a certified personal trainer through the NASM and ISSA, has created this program called The Prep. The functional training workouts will prepare you for The Work! PROGRAM INFORMATION Program length: 4 Weeks […]

October 11 My self pity party lasted TOO LONG! I was so upset about my injury. I kept thinking that people just didn’t understand how frustrating it was to not be able to do my big races this year. Someone should have slapped me upside the head and tell me to GET OVER MYSELF. I […]

  I am a RELUCTANT RUNNER. When I first started running, it was a means to an end. My martial arts instructor suggested I run to prep for my black belt test. I ran occasionally – for maybe about 1-2 miles at a time. It was several years before I decided to train and race […]

  I  hit a milestone last Thursday. I had my 2 week post op appointment where they removed my bulky splint and replaced it with my pretty pink cast.   I had been holding off on strenuous exercise to allow my incision to heal without risk of infection. It was SO great to get started […]

    THANKS TO YOU ALL for allowing me to have my little pity party the other day. For me it’s a necessary step in the process when I get some not-so-great news.   My scaphoid fracture may have stopped me from doing my races this season but it hasn’t stopped me from exercise. Since […]

So after a week of experiencing pain and soreness on my right hand, I appeased my husband and went to the doctor. I sat in the examining room fully expecting to hear strong advice on easing up on training to allowing my wrist and to heal so I could do my big race in two […]

Allrighty … When I initially heard that Ultimate Portion Fix(UPF) was coming out I was thinking – WHY????  What could you possibly add to 21 Day Fix to make UPF worth the purchase. Well …. the easy answer is A LOT!  I always enjoy learning about healthy eating and knowing what’s best for energizing and […]

They say that social media displays only the highlight reel – this is SO true. For this reason I want to be real for a minute. I have had the honor of meeting many of my social media friends in person. It’s pretty darn awesome. What I realize in my conversations with these online friends […]