Getting involved in running was one of the best things I have ever done. I used to dream of being a runner, but I was morbidly obese and physically unable to run, so my dreams was the only place where I could run. When I began my weight loss and fitness journey in 2008 becoming a "real runner" was high on my list of priorities. I ran my first "unofficial" race in 2010 and I became hooked on running. I trained alone, but I found friends and comaraderie at the races that I participated in. The run... [More]

The kids and I are super bummed out right now over this debacle with our subdivision pool. How do you deal with disappointment when it is something that is totally out of your control? Fast forward to the end around 6:33 and see the HUGE tomatoes I am growing!!

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Throughout the month of May I've been steadily increasing my time at CrossFit En Fuego. I'm not staying and lifting more, I'm staying and doing additional cross training. With triathlon season in full swing, I never know when the opportunity to participate will be thrown in my lap, and I want to be ready with my strongest of the sports: cycle and swim. I should be training for the run, and I will, but right now I don't want to!   I've been rowing a minimum of 2,000 meters every day, most da... [More]

Be prepared, this is going to be a long post!! This past Saturday was one of the busiest I have had in a L.O.N.G. time. My family and I woke up pretty close to our normal time, but instead of heading to CrossFit En Fuego for my daily WOD and CrossFit Kids, we headed down to the Tampa Fair Grounds for a family 5K: Color Me Rad. And when I say FAMILY I mean that James went too!! We had registered for the 9:20am wave, and they told us to get there 60-90 minutes before the start of our wave, but ... [More]