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Okay there is no greater feeling for me, than this moment. The moment you cross that finish line and they hand you your medal. The feeling you get is something, sometimes I can not put into words. You have this rush of emotion, joy, sadness, happiness, pain, relief. I swear it comes in stages and mainly all at once. It is something very special. And you look at that medal and it makes it all worth it. Because YOU EARNED that medal. You did the work, you put in the fire and ice, you made it across that finish line. But sometimes the race isn't about the medal for me. Yes, I love the BLING. I love collecting the bling and each one of mine tell a different story. I don't know where this is from but I love it!!!! I can tell you about every single one of my medals and how I felt that day, who I ran it with. What made that race so much more special than the last, etc. But it is the miles and moments that lead up to the medals that make it so much more for me. The race its...

Happy Friday Friends! Today I am sending your way a really fun Giveaway!!! Woohoo. That's a way to kick off a weekend if I do say so myself. If your household is anything like mine, then you will love this Giveaway I have for you. You can win an entry into the Valspar Championsip Par4Miler at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. The course is a 4 miles on the roads of Innisbrook and the turf of Copperhead tournament course. Okay so that is pretty awesome!!! James and I went to this tournament a couple of years ago and the course is absolutely gorgeous and breathtaking. When we were walking around the course, which that is a work out all its own, I kept imagining how fun it would be run around here and guess where the finish line is.... The 18th Green!! And then after your cross the finish and get your finisher medal, you can head to the Post Race Party in the Hospitiality Suites. The views along the course alone are a win for this race and the great g...

Good Tuesday Morning Everyone!!! I am sitting here getting down on some coffee and waiting to take a conference call and then heading into work later on, so a nice calm morning is all I am thinking about. But I wanted to pop in quick with a post... So some confession time a bit. After my half marathon on Saturday the 6th, I have to admit I had a devil and angel complex going on. One part of me was so happy and thrilled I got to finish and run the 13.1 miles and then the devil side was defeated and nasty and mad at myself for not doing better. I ran that one 5 minutes slower than my first ever half marathon. The big problem was I was not running as much as I was my first ever and that just seemed to beat me up and tear me up a bit. Why was I not running as much?? Why did I make excuses?? Why didn't I push myself farther and longer when I could? Yes, I know I was injured for a good part and I probably even pushed it more than I should have, but I could have done other things to...

Disclaimer: As part of the Tampa Bay Bloggers, I was given a meal and gift cards in exchange for my complete review. All reviews and opinions are 100% my own. Okay if you have been following along with me for these past couple of years, you know that James and I love us some Tacos and Mexican we are HUGE fans of Tijuana Flats and there famous Taco Tuesday. In case you are not sure what Taco Tuesday is, well besides it being the best day of the week, it is the best deal out there that they offer in the whole world. You get two tacos, hard or soft with your choice of chicken, beef and now the LIMITED TIME offer Ground Turkey with a side of chips and a drink for 5.49! And these aren't any small time tacos, they are HUGE, stuffed with the works, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, onions, jalapenos, you can opt of course to have what you want, and for those who are healthy lovers like myself, you can enjoy on a wheat tortilla and power lite, which is lower and reduced fat cheese. HOLY Y...

Good Sunday Morning!!! So yesterday was my 8th Half Marathon. I still cant believe that I am writing that. 8 races that involved 13.1 miles, that isn't even counting all of that mileage that I did when I was training for my FULL marathon, these are just 8 races, I signed up for and finished. I started this journey only 4 years ago, running my first half marathon 3 years ago this month. This half marathon yesterday was a little bit bittersweet. I had a lot of different emotions and doubts going into this run yesterday. Even though I was training and felt prepared, in the bit of my stomach I knew I was lying to myself. My pace and endurance was not at all like it was a year prior. And that is 100% due to the fact of my injury last year. When I had been training for all my other half marathons, I had A LOT of running under my belt all ready and I was feeling really good. I was running 3 times a week and doing some cross training. This half marathon, I literally felt like I was s...

Good Friday Morning Loves!!! I am extra happy and giddy this morning because I have a lot of awesome things going on this weekend and I have the whole weekend off of work too. Today through Sunday, which is rare and  am loving it. I slept in this morning. It is super cold in Florida this morning and being wrapped in those blankets with  no alarm, was something of heavenly like. Then I am headed to finally getting a hair cut, gosh this Biotin really works, and my hair is growing like a weed. But it is in an awkward stage and it just needs to be cut some. Then I am headed to the Best Damn Race Expo to pick up my race gear and well it is an Expo and I love Expo's so I will probably buy a couple of things lol, even though I limited to just one. Then it is a day of relaxing, reading and some shopping. And eating some carbs. Its funny any other times I would love to just go face down in some carbs, today I am finding it so hard. I of course, will have my favorite of spaghett...