Getting healthy is NOT just about exercise, though it certainly plays a part. We have been OD’ing lately on Netflix documentaries…all great.  I am becoming a little obsessed with my poor diet and the onslaught of evidence how a plant based diet can actually prevent and repair things like bad hearts and even cancer.  My […]

….time for some new shoes. Asics 2150s in Pink Lemonade Lightening  The old shoes are worn.  I have been having issues with my feet as of late. Sore arches, tingling and numbness, soreness on both feet.  I was panicking that I was spiraling into injury again….. I figured out, its just time for new shoes.  My […]

A question I have been asking myself lately about my health, weight and happiness. Quite frankly, the past 2 weeks not enough….however I have been SO enjoying the last weeks of summer hanging out with my preschool daughter.  Precious times!  I will say last week it was too hot for the pool a couple days.  […]

OK, I got some pounds to lose.  I am not sick, though my tendons are inflamed from my Plantar Faciitis.  I am not nearly dead as far as I know…. I watched a documentary last week called Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead.  It was very motivating and inspiring.  Its about a guy from down under […]

Great article from one who has suffered with Plantar Faciitis.  Its hard to take it easy, but a must. Enjoy! http://www.active.com/fitness/Articles/Overuse_Injury_is_Preventable.htm?cmp=17-1-1017 Oh and yeah, I was a slacker yesterday…..but out tomorrow for a nice slow run.  My nagging Plantar Faciitis is still around with a tight ankle and a bit of hamstring thrown in. I […]

I did it!  I made my 3 runs this week and in this heat and humidity that is a huge accomplishment. I am so looking forward to the fall for cooler weather…heck I even prefer running in the cold to this. My times and endurance are back to last year when I started running…which is […]

This 5k is almost all downhill….sounds good to me, though downhill can be hard on the knees!  Hoping for a personal record to use for next year’s Peachtree Road Race – to move me up a little when starting. I will come no where near the course record, but hoping to push myself to my […]

Wecome to my blog! I am a 46 year old mom of a preschooler who is always trying to get in shape. Seems like I have been a size 12 my whole life, though let me tell you, Size 12 is much bigger than they used to be. I took up running in 1999 and […]