WEEK 1 Monday: Think, ain’t no way I’m signing up for a race. Tuesday: Think about how all your BGR friends will be having a girls’ weekend without you. Wednesday: Think about how fun the post-race events will be. Thursday: Conclude a girls’ weekend is not worth running 13.1 miles. On foot. Friday: Doubt Thursday’s conclusion, and visit littlerockmarathon.com. Saturday: Visit littlerockmarathon.com again. Sunday: Decide I am going to run a half marathon, but only…

WEEK 1 Monday: Think, ain’t no way I’m signing up for a race. Tuesday: Think about how all your BGR friends will be having a girls’ weekend without you. Wednesday: Think about how fun the post-race events will be. Thursday: Conclude a girls’ weekend is not worth running 13.1 miles. On foot. Friday: Doubt Thursday’s conclusion, and visit littlerockmarathon.com. Saturday: Visit littlerockmarathon.com again. Sunday: Decide I am going to run a half marathon, but only…

Last summer Hubby and I participated in a 21-day Daniel Fast, and on January 14 our church will fast again for twenty-one days. The Daniel Fast is basically a vegan diet, but without any sweeteners and only water to drink. Our menu looked very different and I want to share with you some of our favorite meals we created: Breakfast 1. Spicy Oatmeal Traditional (read: non-instant) oatmeal with plenty of cinnamon and a sprinkle of…

This running thing started in July and has actually continued somewhat consistently. The farthest I’ve run is six miles, and I even participated in a marathon relay last year. The relay was brutal. Right before the holidays I found lots of excuses not to get up at 4:30am to run (and valid, reasonable excuses mind you, like it’s too cold and it’s always too early), and as a result, I really hadn’t run at all…

Santa brought me compression gear for the winter and I happily tried it out. I signed up for my first half marathon, so it warranted thermal pants to keep my running legs warm.