PB and Jen

Three words. LOTs OF FUN. This was Hincapie’s first time stepping out of their hometown to host a race but having been to their Greenville event just last year, I knew they would do an awesome job. So when I heard that my friend AnnieLloyd was driving out to Chattanooga, I asked if I could join […]

People talk about diets vs healthy eating. To avoid criticism, I say I’m on a “nutrition plan”. In reality… I’m on a diet. Right now I’m following a nutrition plan for 80 days – timed, portion controlled clean eating. I definitely won’t be doing this long term.   Here is why I like my diets (… […]

TRUTH. Last year was ROUGH for me health wise. I was recovering from a knee injury, I started having chronic daily headaches and …. to add insult to injury, I came down with the flu during the holidays! While dealing with all those challenges, my level of activity greatly decreased while my eating INCREASED. NEW […]

2017 was a rough year for me! Somehow despite it all, I managed to squeeze in a few races. I started off  the year with knee pain and made several trips to the Orthopedist to dry to determine the issue. I was finally diagnosed with arthritis (thanks to my ACL surgery from 2001). I was cleared to […]

What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Snips and snails And puppy-dogs’ tails That’s what little boys are made of What are little girls made of? What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice And everything nice That’s what little girls are made of My dear dad …  he […]

Eleven months later, I am finally writing about my half ironman race in Wilmington, North Carolina. I signed up for this race expecting it to be easier than the first 70.3 I completed in Raleigh.  By all accounts it should have been; my friends who raced it testified to this. The swim had a current that […]

Two years ago my son got the news that he had to have shoulder surgery. As an incoming senior with goals to wrestle his way into the state championships, this was devastating news. 6 months to a high school athlete is a HUGE setback. This surgery meant putting EVERYTHING on hold! He could not drive, he couldn’t […]

When I was younger I could eat anything I wanted and then could jump on the elliptical for 20 minutes and drop a few pounds. I was spoiled. I had no discipline where food was concerned. And then AGING happened. My metabolism slowed way down! My weight climbed. I exercised a lot – I got […]

Here is a belated update from my March race.  I ran the Tobacco Road half marathon for a second time. When I signed up my goal was to beat my time from 2015 but it wasn’t in the cards. First of all, I made the mistake  of starting too late to start my training. I […]

I completed my first indoor triathlon today. With the encouragement of friends, I signed up months ago thinking it would be fun. By the time this race came around I was not ready fitness-wise or nutritionally. December is a crazy month for me and I inevitably take a long break from exercising and I indulge in […]