Trigger Warning: This post contains descriptions of a negative body image from my personal experience. When I first started running I was overweight and very self-conscious about my body. I was too embarrassed to run outside because I thought I was fat and disgusting (that’s harsh, but how I truly felt). My mind was always flooded with intrusive thoughts about…
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Diego (my 3 year old Golden Retriever) had minor surgery on Friday. Please keep him in your prayers. When something’s wrong with our human bodies we can go down the internet black hole of WebMD and Google searches that often provide more questions than answers. The same is true for our pets. I haven’t found any helpful information on Diego’s…
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Live everyday like it’s Taco Tuesday! This Potato and Chorizo Tacos Recipe is a delicious way to fuel up any day of the week. Growing up we’d have tacos for dinner at least once a week. I remember my grandma frying up diced potatoes before adding meat and spices. Then, she’d heat up a big skillet with hot oil and…
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I talk about running goals a lot because in the past I’ve felt like I’m too slow, too big, not good enough to call myself a runner, not making progress fast enough… I could keep going but you get the idea. Basically, I’ve felt bad about myself for tons of different reasons and it was never helpful. These negative thoughts…
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WORDLE for RUNNERS & What is WORDLE?? I’m fully on board with the WORDLE craze and look forward to it everyday! Since you can only play ONE time a day I decided to create a RUNNER inspired WORDLE in case you want an extra game each day. (Scroll down for the list of Runner Wordles) If you’re not familiar, Wordle…
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Beaches and Cream Smoothie Bowl Recipe One of the most popular new year’s resolutions is to EAT HEALTHIER. And I have some good news if this is one of your goals = you don’t have to go on a complicated diet or eliminate certain foods. Keep it simple. (I think this about exercise too – running is hard, but it’s…
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Disney World Half Marathon Race Recap & Photos Here’s the Disney World Half Marathon Race Recap aka the third race of the Dopey Challenge! Let’s goooooo!! For this race I dressed like a traditional Mousekateer. I thought it was a super original idea until one of the Team Sparkle girls said there was a big group of runners dressing like…
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The second race of the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Dopey Challenge was a 10K on Friday. I took a lot of video during the race, but it was super dark so it’s hard to actually see the race course or really anything. But I did get a lot of great race photos, so I’ll post some video to my…
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