Month: October 2017
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Week Seven
Read More: Week SevenSeems I am on the every other week recap bus these days. Today and tomorrow are the first days of school for my kiddos. Fingers crossed I can keep up better in the upcoming weeks. Week seven. How is it already week seven? And why is it still 90 degrees outside? These conditions make us…
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Week Five
Read More: Week FiveWeek five should be titled, “The Week of Ending a Mile Short”. After my decent 18 miler during week four (which I have yet to get typed up, I know), I felt a bit worn down. It took me a couple days to gain back energy. Plus, there were multiple nights of getting minimal sleep.…
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Week Three
Read More: Week ThreeRun Number One: I looked ahead at our schedule for the week when we returned from Florida. I knew I was going to be single parenting for seven straight days. Therefore, I talked myself into waking up once again to run early and complete the trifecta during our stay at Vero Beach. Who sleeps in…
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Week Two
Read More: Week TwoRun Number One: I convinced my friend, Heather, to wake up nice and early on her Sunday so we could get seven miles in before I had to be home on kiddo duty. What are friends for anyway? I bargained to start at her house to save her precious sleeping minutes. It was miserably hot…
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Back for Round TWO
Read More: Back for Round TWOWell, it’s been well over a year since my last post. MAYBE one day, I will catch you all up on the rollercoaster ride the past 15 months has been for me. But for now… This past week, I finished my first week of training for marathon number two. Yep, you read that right, TWO!!!…
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Xenia Half Marathon
Read More: Xenia Half MarathonXenia Half Marathon Sunday April 8, 2018 Xenia, Ohio After my Key West half marathon, I spent a solid week on the couch with the flu, followed by a couple weeks trying to gain back strength and energy, throw in a whole-family trip to Disney World that added ten pounds to the scale, a week…
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Opening Day 2018
Read More: Opening Day 2018Opening Day Tradition Detroit, Michigan I woke up Thursday morning and immediately started checking my phone, watching the local news channels, and wondering if the Tigers’ game was going to be postponed to Friday or not. They continued to say the game was on. I waited until the latest that I possibly could, got layered…
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Hasselback Chicken
Read More: Hasselback ChickenHasselback Chicken I absolutely love this recipe! It is super easy, has lots of vegetables, and my husband will eat it! WINS all around in my book. Ingredients: four boneless chicken breasts 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ground black pepper 1 T Italian seasoning 1 zucchini 1 yellow squash 1 red pepper 1 yellow…
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Detroit Discount Code
Read More: Detroit Discount CodeRedemption It’s going down again this year…The Detroit Free Press International Half Marathon will be my fall race for 2018!!! I would love to have you join me in Detroit the weekend of October 20-21st. There are many different options for you to participate in the fun: one mile, kids fun run, 5K, disabilities division,…
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Key West Half Marathon
Read More: Key West Half MarathonKey West Half Marathon Sunday January 14, 2018 Key West, Florida The 20th Annual Key West Half Marathon did not disappoint. It was my first time running in the Keys. It was everything I dreamed it was going to be and more!!! Pre Race I left five inches of freshly fallen Ohio snow and flew down…
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