World Championship Spartan Race and a Giveaway! (contest closed)

December 3, 2013

(Edited 12/03/13 — televised World Champion Spartan Race is rescheduled and giveaway is re-opened!) This year, I took a step outside of my comfort zone and participated in two different mud/obstacle runs: Dirty Girl and Warrior Dash, and had a blast, each giving me more confidence to tackle something more challenging in the future. One race I have […]

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Black Friday – Why I am donating instead of buying

November 29, 2013

For the first year ever I am sitting out on Black Friday. And instead of loading up my shopping bags and emptying my wallet, I am loading up boxes of things to donate. I have always been a spender. A self-sufficient shopaholic, comfortably working two jobs for the bulk of my adult life to support […]

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Lady Lifter Spotlight: Sandy of Be a Bond Girl!

November 21, 2013

In all my years of blogging (so it’s been less than two years, but still!), I do not think I have ever come across anyone that has called me out publicly as her girl crush, but this week one of my potential spotlights did just that. I wanted to feature her even before she flattered […]

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Emotionally invested in Crossfit to a fault

November 19, 2013

I am an emotional being… ..which has turned me into an even more emotional athlete. I have had countless runs that are full of tears. I have stressed myself out crazy in WODs to the point I think I have self-induced panic attacks, working myself up to the point that I not only cry but […]

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Crossfit is dangerous because of you

November 15, 2013

I have seen a lot of response to the article that has been looming for the past couple months on the dangers of Crossfit, but after two more people this week have sent me the controversial article, I needed to vent a little. The reason Crossfit is dangerous is because of the athletes that do […]

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Will the comparison game make me a better athlete?

November 11, 2013

I have an issue with comparing myself to others. I think it spawns from growing up with a need to be the best. I never had an ounce of athletic ability in grade school or high school, but man, was I smart. I would be that girl who didn’t have to study to get straight […]

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Trail Running isn’t “Running”

November 6, 2013

I know I am supposed to be resuming my regularly scheduled Crossfit life and retire from running, but when an opportunity to do some trail running at a local state park with my Crossfit Endurance family came up, I thought I would give it a chance. I woke up Saturday morning to a brisk morning, […]

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Friday Confessional: Let them eat cake (or pie)

November 1, 2013

In my typical multi-tasking fashion, I am sitting (at work) working on month-end accounting processes, scrolling my Twitter feed, checking the latest posts on the Eat to Perform forum, trying to conjure up some near-term future fitness goals.. all while eating my second piece of pumpkin pie for the day, making my total slices of […]

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No tricks, just an über® Giveaway!

October 31, 2013

Since it is Halloween and all and I have no tricks to play, I want to give you a treat! 🙂 The folks at LÄRABAR are excited to sponsor an  über® Snacking Sweeps with 50 first prize winners receiving 4 über® bars, and a grand prize of $500! Sounds pretty great, right? But in the off-chance that you don’t win […]

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Lady Lifter Spotlight: Hannah!

October 31, 2013

I am always on the lookout for women who have made strength training an important part of their lives, and some of my most favorite spotlights are everyday people like me who have full-time obligations with fitness as a daytime jobs, or go to school, or working to raise a family. But this week’s spotlight […]

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