• Lifestyle

    New Year, New Me

    Happy 2023 everyone! Made you look with that headline. It may be a new year, but I’m certainly the same ‘me.’ I have similar goals and aspirations for this year as I did last year, and the year before, and…

  • Lifestyle

    Mindset

    I wish I actually was the person my trainer thinks I am. My mindset is not in the right place. Running has not gotten any easier. I have not callused my mind enough yet (sorry David Goggins). However, I did…

  • Lifestyle

    Don’t Wanna Run…But

    Sundays have become run days. I guess we are preparing to be chased by a bear (or coyote, since very few bears live in our part of the world. I would say there are zero bears, but I’m sure there…

  • Lifestyle

    On to the next

    Chasing the euphoria of the finish line is a never ending process. A mile away from the finish…feeling broken down, beaten up, tired, and hungry. Ready to say ‘uncle’ and walk off. But –barring injury — the finish line looms…

  • Shopping

    Best Buys for Fitness Minded Folks

    With so many items advertised as being healthy, what are the products that have caught my eye? Here are my best buys, the stuff I repurchase (or want to!) from supplements to clothing. The best part? The Amazon items are…

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    One Sandwich Short of a Picnic

    As I was staying up slightly later than normal last night to enjoy some college football, I got to thinking about my new ‘normal’ schedule. Some say it is crazy. There isn’t a day–including weekends–that I wake up later than…

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    Hyrox

    Do you ever sign up for an event that is more than 3 months away, and you feel like it won’t be that bad? Maybe you are excited at first. But the closer it gets, the more apprehensive you feel.…

  • Lifestyle

    Pivot!

    At the beginning of the 75 Hard program, I mentioned starting a new nutrition regimen including more protein and calories than I previously tried. Today I checked my progress via the age-old method, *whispers* the scale, and discovered I needed…

  • Lifestyle

    Half the battle

    Day 37 of 75 Hard has come and gone. I am a little less than halfway through. I have persevered through another road trip, turned down cake at my nephew’s birthday party (even though I heard it was very good…

  • Lifestyle

    36,000 Minutes

    How do you measure your progress? In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee? ☕️ (Sing along now, y’all). Check Ins In Camp Gladiator we celebrate check ins. Getting up, getting out of bed, getting dressed, remembering hygiene…