Barbells & Ponytails

Woop woop!! I feel like such an athlete!! So excited to be an ambassador!!!

Smart Runners Strength Train ;)

....when your Instagram feed is full of ppl posting for Flex Friday & you've been working on those arms, you decide to join in....grow li'l muscle grow!!!💪😉!! 
Not wanting a body builder look, but toned, tight & femininely strong is good..

Hey.  Are you on instagram???  You should look for me there. ;)

SweetDivaMJ

I Ran A Mile....

Watching my 14 year old at baseball tryouts & thinking about our after school convo from yesterday....

Him:: "Mom, I ran a mile at school today"
This, from the kid who hates running...and, in the past, was not shy about letting me know it when he was forced to.
Me:: "You did?!?! Was it awful & horrible for you???". wink emoticon
Him:: "No.... All those other kids were complaining so much and I thought, 'you shouldn't complain.. This is nothing! My mom ran 28!!!'. I even said it out loud to one kid. Because I'm really proud of you, Mom". ❤❤❤

Maybe their thing isn't running. Maybe YOUR thing isn't running. But taking care of yourself, pushing to achieve goals...it's not selfish. It's being an example....you're teaching those you care for that they can achieve hard things too. They're always watching & always learning from you, whether you think they are or not.

Throw Back Thursday....I Got My Kicks On Route 66

Confession::  I've been whining about shivering on a "cold" Florida day today....and I MIGHT have been whining about cold Florida days every day before today. :( I'm not a whiner, but the cold seems to find that part of me and brings it out of hiding.  I was NOT bred for it!!!  I hate it!!! It's awful and horrible and miserable....you get the idea.  BUT... there's always an upside if ya look for it. I mean, hey. I get to wear this hot li'l number because of it...😉 

My first marathon, Nov. 2015!!!   I once said, "I would never.  I could never".  Now, I say...."Never, ever, EVER say never"!!!  

Super cool.  Super fun.  

Cute & fun photo opps at the expo!!

I had to alter my attack plan due to several weeks of sickness prior...and an injury.  Jeff Galloway method.  I highly approve....got me through it, I finished faster than I expected to (I threw out my original pace goals & was seriously just wanting to cross the finish line!!  I can alter my plan, but giving up is not something I do well.   Now, I have a time to beat for my next one. ;)

This is the way a Fl runner meets 25 degrees at the race start time ;)

My Date on Monday Nights...

Y'all can have the Bachelor (gag), the Bachelorette (gag)...and all the rest. The only reality tv show that pulls me in.wink emoticon I like to see people trying to be the best they can be!! And I want to be a contestant. Only...not the losing weight part. And I know that doesn't make sense. And I don't care....haha. ;)  

Maybe I could go on it as an understudy for a future trainer position.  That would be the life!!  And, a girl can dream...

I talk to them like they can hear me, too....."Lady, get off that floor. You can do it....YES, you can!! You go, girl..".  You get the idea.  ;)

And, occasionally, I might snack on some health food while doing so.

For those who give me a hard time & ask if I ever eat unhealthy things, you know..."like normal people"...

I don't always eat junk food. But, when I do....

Stupid BOGOs caught me in a "moment"...hey.  Even a Wonder Woman like me has human moments.  ;)

Twinkly, Sparkly...Endorphin Therapy

Night running in January. 1st night run in.....a long, long time.

Highlights:: Christmas lights!!! Because most people still have them up, ya know.  Puts a little jolly in my haul-y. tongue emoticon
AND, I got to say "on your left" two times as I came up behind and passed other pedestrians!!! 

Captain America reference....just in case you don't know.  Sigh.  <3 Captain America <3 ....but, I digress....

wink emoticon smile emoticoheart emoticonOther observations:: 

1.) at night, my shadow goes before me and I notice things I've never noticed before...like, my ponytail wags like a happy dog's tail when I'm running.

2.) in the dark places where the street lights' illumination cannot reach.....it is REALLY dark and will test my memory of the twists and turns of a well-traveled path

3.) people coming home from work do not care that I am there. In fact, I think they resent it. They would like to turn me into a Flat Stanley.

Only my running friends will appreciate this post. I'm ok with that.

This post brought to you by endorphins.  ;)

YES.  Yes, I do.

Run/Walk/Crawl....My 2015 Wall of Awesomeness ;)

"I always thought of running as just dancing forward" ~ Tom Hiddleston


 BEHOLD. The wall of awesomeness that was my running year, 2015.  Looking ahead to this one. ;)

♫Life's a dance, you learn as you go...sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow♫......I don't think it really matters, as long as you Just. Keep. Going..... & find a way to dance along the way wink emoticon

♫Don't worry 'bout what you don't know, Life's a dance...you learn as you go...♫