One afternoon my dad picks up my bag of resistance bands and asks me what they are. After I tell him, his reply was simple, true, and yet hilarious: “Oh, you do resistance training and I resist training!” In that moment I realized something. We have a choice. We either train or we don’t. There… Continue reading Do you do Resistance Training or do you Resist Training?
Sometimes in life we have to make decisions that we wish we could avoid. Sometimes it challenges our pride and sometimes it challenges our heart. We come to a cross-road where we wonder which road to take. That is when you need to look back on your why’s and priorities… If you have them. The… Continue reading Your “A” Race – What is more important to you??
Fear says, “Look at how far you have left.” But Faith says, “Look at how far you’ve come.” Faith is of God. Fear is of the devil. You cannot have one while you have the other. One will rule, while the other cries. Faith pleases God. Fear delights the devil. Faith consists of trusting God… Continue reading It’s Your Choice – Faith or Fear??
God Story - Part One Back in 2017, when I officially started running, I anxiously signed up for my first 5k. I was ridiculously nervous and felt sick to my stomach. I was so stressed about my time and how I didn't want to come in last. The morning of the race came and my… Continue reading The Unexpected Answer to Prayer
Have you ever set yourself up to accomplish a goal or task and half way through wondered why you’re doing it? That's what I've been thinking for the last few days - Why am I training to run 26.2 miles?? People have said it doesn't matter what your "why" is, you just need to have… Continue reading Marathon Training – Knowing Your Why
How Being Intuitive can Change your Life I came across this phrase while listening to a podcast about a month ago and absolutely loved it! Seek to understand rather than to be understood! Wow, how powerful! Not only can this be used in human to human connections, but in understanding our body and soul. I… Continue reading Seek to Understand Rather than to be Understood
Let's be Real... It's Not! “I wish I could eat healthy.” Have you ever said that? You know the drill. Start a diet excited. Get through the first week and crave something bad. Resistance only lasts so long before you have no desire to eat healthy anymore. You miss the doughnuts, pizza, ice-cream, candy, pop… … Continue reading How to Eat Healthy… It’s Easy!
Living out Your Dreams For about a year now I have been following Sara Hall and have been so totally inspired by her determination to enjoy the process before each one of her races. She talks quite often about how she counts it a gift and a blessing to train. Some runners have a difficult… Continue reading Enjoying the Build Up, Not Just the End
What am I getting myself in to???? Never did I imagine I would be training for a marathon. EVER! My first goal was to run down to our stop sign (.75 miles) and back. I didn’t want to do any more. Well… once I accomplished that, all I wanted to do was a 5k (3.1… Continue reading Marathon Training
(How to) Be the Person God Created You to Be -Part 3 For the longest of times I was locked in the box of living up to other peoples’ standards and opinions of me. I was controlled by the slightest remarks and comments stated by others. I had to dress a certain way, eat a… Continue reading Wear Your Own Shoes
Be Still and Run 