Three Things Thursday

1.  It snowed in the beautiful Panhandle of Texas!  And is still snowing.  Don't get me wrong I love the snow, but it's a little early.


Outside the gym this morning



2.  Today is my Jarhead Brothers 45th Birthday.  He is a Retired Marine Corps Master Sargeant. In 2012 we will be running in the Marine Corps Marathon together, this will be the first marathon for both of us.  I am so PROUD and HONORED to have him as my big brother. He is definately one of my HERO'S!!!  Happy Birthday.



Jarhead Brother



3.  Did I mentioned that is SNOWED!!!! BRRRRR



outside my office



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Water Tag

Running Water Tag

If your going to Run, Run Half Crazy

New Year's Resolution

Can you make a New Year’s Resolution in October?

MMMM, well I am going to give it a try.  I like to think outside the box. 

I have been absent from the blogging community for the past 2 months.  Sad, I know.  I have been occasionally reading your blogs but have not been contributing to mine.  Big girl job, family life and injury have taken its toll the past few months.

So I am making a deal with myself to post at least 3 times a week.

I wanted to also let you all know that I have been running and cross training.  I ran the Denver Half Marathon on September 11, 2011.  It was a great time with girlfriends and a really tough trail run.  I will not go into details, but it took all I had to finish.

I will be running the Womens Half Marathon on November 6^th in Arizona.  And then the Rock n Roll Half in Las Vegas Dec 4^th.  I can’t wait to run the strip at night. 

This weekend I ran the

This was a great idea and so fun.  I love cupcakes so I had to eat 2 when I was finished, you know one for me and one for Jess. Hehehe!  I hope runwithjess had a great birthday.



time to enjoy a cupcake

I have been feeling really great when I run.  I still have to take it easy.  I am slower then I would like, but ya know, at least I’m out there.

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Wordless Wednesday

Running Half Crazy!

My Fitness Pal

I have been back in the loop of running now for the past 2 weeks. Yea Me!  I really dont want to bore you with all the details of coming back from an injury because it really seems kind of depressing and I sure dont want to go back there.  And I do want you all to stick around and not think I am a downer.  We are positive bloggers here.

I can tell you that my runs however SLOW they are, have been great.  I have been able to run 3 days a week with 3 days of cross training.  So far So good!  

I am not sure if you all know, but I will be running/walking the Denver Half Marathon on September 11th with 3 of my girlfriends.  Because of the injury situation.. I have not been able to train the way I would of liked.  So I am just going to listen to my body and enjoy the run and scenery.  This run is a partial trail run and I have never ran on trails so this should be interesting.

I have also put on 8 pounds since the injury.  Which really does not help me since I still had 10 pounds to get to my ideal race weight.  How the heck does that happen.  I was on crutches for 3 weeks.  I was burning calories like you can not believe.  If you haven't been on crutches, try it out for a few days.  You will be sweating like a pig, and your arms will look awesome.  So I have been working on getting the weight off. 

Have you ever heard of my fitness pal?

It is a really cool website that helps you track your food and exercise.  Sign me up baby!  The website tells you how many calories you can have in day, as long as you enter in your food and exercise you are good.  It is also available in an app for the iphone or droid.  I can tell you that I am making better food choices since I have to input it in the computer.  You can also scan barcodes, how awesome is that.  I am loving it so far.  

How do you track calories in calories out?

Its good to be back bloggers...

If you are going to Run, Run Half Crazy

Tough Road

Hello to all my fellow Runners! 

It has been a tough road these last 12 weeks, I am sorry I have been missing from the blog world.  My big girl job has been overwhelming this summer.  This is the busiest we have ever been in a while.  Job security, I guess.  Although I was hoping to become a professional runner at some point in my life.  hahaha  On top of being injured and I really have had nothing to talk about.  Surprising I know!

So here is the low down!  I am officially out of the cast, off crutches and cleared to cross train for 2 weeks.  I am allowed to walk outside or on the mill for 15 minutes, spin for 15 minutes and hop on the elliptical for 15 minutes 3 days a week.  I can also swim, which I will take advantage of because I can do that daily.  And of course, lots and lots of stretching. 

After 2 weeks I can mix it up a little and throw in some light running.  And by light, I mean short little jogs of 4 minutes for a total of a 20 minute workout.  Hey it's a start right?  I will have to monitor my foot at all times and listen to it.  I didn't really know feet could talk, but mine do every now and then. 

Getting back into the swing of things is going to be tough.  I haven't really enjoyed becoming a couch potato, well maybe I have a little,  but my body is going to rebel I can already feel it. 

Why is it so easy to get comfortable doing nothing?

I hope you all have been having fantastic runs/races this summer....

It may take me a while but I am looking foward to catching up on all your blogs!

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Someone who is...

Busier then you is Running right now!

Did you know this was a NIKE advertisment from a few years ago? I didn't... But I sure do Love it!  Makes me want to drop everything and head out the door.

I personally do not wear NIKE shoes, they fit my feet weird, maybe its because I have Barney Rubble fat feet.  I think the NIKE+ is pretty cool, Mr. Incredible has one, but I will stick with my Garmin.  And NIKE clothes really run kind of small for my comfort level and I will not size up... Don't Judge.  Come to think of it I don't think I own anything running from NIKE... Oh wait, My favorite hat to run in is NIKE! 

Although I could not be a running advertisment for NIKE, I do think they have Awesome Quotes to keep us runners motivated and inspired.

Do you run in NIKE?

If you are going to Run, Run Half Crazy!