OK Mom, Awesome Running Pants

Hello, All! Summer is right around the corner and technically, with Memorial Day over, I say It's Here!  Minor detail, it's still summer!!!! The time of year where we can run, eat, play, or do anything and everything you've been wanting to do outdoors without freezing your butt off. (NOTE: I don't know what exactly YOU want to do outside so I hold no legal obligation for your choices...) Running has not been on the list of things to do outdoors (or at all) for me this past week due to some severe stomach issues. What I thought was just a result of being hungry at the race, or the impact that putting 40+ miles on in a week can have on one's digestive system turns out was/is a BIT more serious; as in I can't eat....like ever.....for 11 days now.... How I Feel When I Can't Run  Now don't worry, I'm working with my physician to figure out the culprit be it a gall bladder issue, intestinal (if that ends up being the case, then

May 27, 2017. I'm writing this nearly a week after I completed the Cellcom Green Bay Marathon, and I am beyond elated with this fact. Not only as I'm still reaming with a sense of accomplishment, but it's also a sense of relief to have this goal conquered. To be able to say.... I made it.  I made it through hard work and determination. I made it through focusing on the end result and knowing that eventually I would get there. Leaping at Lambeau after a PR finish! Mostly, I made it through having an amazing support group surrounding me every step of the way and of which I am beyond humbled. Family, friends, total strangers. There were even moments that I knew someone upstairs was looking out for me and saying, "You got this, and I'm going to make sure you do."  But rewind to 6:15am the morning of the marathon, as I was waiting out a downpour in my car to hop out and head over to the starting line, and I would have been singing a differe

Hello, Friends! We're at this point of training... Whoo! We made it to May. Just saying it's May is a little overwhelming for me as I know it's time: It's Cellcom Green Bay Marathon Month.  Eeeeek!!!  Somedays I feel like I'm ready and can do it. Others, I question my sanity and preparation to date. I've woken up at 4am a few days recently with racing thoughts (ha....that was a GREAT unintended pun.) Things like... Why can't I just dream about this all night!?!  Did I train hard/effectively/properly? What if my music dies? I don't know if I can run 26 miles without "Eye of the Tiger" on repeat!?!  How am I going to get over the hard miles where I typically feel a mental slump coming on?  Am I going to be able to slow down and stick with my goal pace?  Why is my foot numb!?! I can't run this thing with out it!?! Oh wait, the dog is laying on it...nevermind...  What if I feel like walking? Am I going