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Paparazzi
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Perspective
“Turn a setback into a comeback” … Just over a year ago, on the way to a 10K, my family was in a car accident that left my husband dead and me in the hospital for a month with a severe traumatic brain injury. I had to relearn how to walk and do many daily functions.…
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Another Day – Another Opportunity
Yesterday, I went to the CFI Endurance class and let me tell you — i slept like a baby last night. Not only was it physically challenging, the mental game you have to play wears on you as well. I am going to continue to share my thoughts and experiences taking this class so that others can…
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Running, Runnin’
I’ve been reading some really touching, heartbreaking stories the last few days about fighters and their battle with horrible cancer. Jill Brzezinski-Conley, Breast Cancer Patient, Stars In Stunning Paris Photo Shoot By Sue Bryce (PHOTOS, VIDEO) Angels and Warriors and Cancer, Oh My Life, Interrupted: Crazy, Unsexy Cancer Tips The Live Sincerely Project The Battle…
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Helping Educate and Leading the Way
There’s still plenty of time to donate to Team Hoagie’s Heroes as we run to celebrate Scott Hoaglund’s fifth year colon cancer free!! The race is this Sunday! It was an awesome weekend – I love, love, loved the Mobility workshop with Kelly Starrett on Saturday. It’s so true that when you are around people…
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When the Mental Game Kicks In
The CrossFit Games 2013 Sometimes we long time CrossFitters forget that many people have no clue what the CrossFit Games are and why we are all talking about it. I didn’t register because I think I am going to move on — I did it for the challenge and i love the fact that athletes all around…
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Getting Into The Modern
Yesterday, I was interviewed for a local magazine about being a Modern Mom. I was nominated by one of my dear friends Tina, who I met at the very beginning of my fitness journey. What’s funny is that magazine is called I am Modern Magazine and it’s geared towards Modern Moms (whatever that means). I…
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Knowing You Are Not Alone
That Moment One of my favorite quotes is by C.S.Lewis: “We read to know we are not alone.” I think that’s one of the reasons I blog and read other blogs. There is something soothing about reading and learning about other people and what they go through and relate it to your own life. It…
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Is it Ever Enough?
Are You Ever Good Enough? I am definitely taking a day off tomorrow. I did 13.1 CrossFit Open workout on Friday, then did a killer WOD on Saturday that included 4x100m walking lunges and then did the amazing Carl Paoli workshop on Sunday, Monday did Mary and then today – heavy dead lifts. I rarely workout…
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Coach Carl Paoli: Learn to Move so you can Move to Learn
Yesterday, I went to a workshop about movement. “Learning to move so I can move to learn” was the theme of the day, coached by Carl Paoli of Naka Athletics out of San Francisco (one of my favorite cities). Coach Carl’s Freestyle Connection I had no real assumptions about what this workshop would be about other than knowing…