Wife, Mother, ATHLETE.

Sports Illustrated called...

2012-02-20T08:45:00.000-05:00

They want their money back! A Sports Illustrated Model I AM NOT! Mostly I couldn't stop laughing long enough to get a picture... between that and my kids running in and out of the shot it was pretty histerical! A little friendly banter started amongst the Team Rev3 crew about how much money people would donate if I promised to expose myself post a picture of myself in our new shimmery Rev3 suit

Up for the challenge?

2012-02-17T21:01:00.004-05:00

What's the point of having a team without some smack talk and random challenges. (I may or may not have instigated this myself.) I received this beauty in the mail today. So many team mates are reporting amazing things happening with these suits... merciless comments on it's awesomeness and speed demon powers in the pool.. so why shouldn't it earn some coin for the Ulman Cancer Fund? Get

Why we run! We run for JESSICA!

2012-02-15T10:10:00.001-05:00

If this young mother that is THE SAME AGE AS ME with small children can be away from her family fighting for her life for months at a time I CAN TAKE THREE WEEKS away from mine and fight to run across the country to raise awareness and funds for the ULMAN CANCER FUND to help Jessica and all of those like her! Jessica! I send a group family hug from my brood to yours! I will think of you often

Ulman Cancer Fund Blue Jeans Ball

2012-01-31T13:35:00.002-05:00

Rev3 was invited to the Ulman Cancer Fund Blue Jean Ball this weekend and I can't even express how thankful I am to have been included. The event was spectacular. If you are in the area I would highly recommend going next year! Amazing captions all around! I met so many inspiring people at this event. Survivors, family of survivors, people still in the throws of their battle and those

11 things about me.. what about you?

2012-01-29T20:45:00.000-05:00

Tagged.... I was. 11 is the magic number.... Here we go: 1. Post these rules 2. You must post 11 random things about yourself 3. Answer the questions set for you in their post 4. Create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer 5. Go to their blog and tell them you’ve tagged them 6. No stuff in the tagging section about you are tagged if you are reading this. You legitimately

Necessary EVIL

2012-01-25T14:37:00.001-05:00

It's Recovery Week! Self imposed since I'm really just making this stuff up as I go along! I've been running.. a lot. Twice a day most days. I needed a break. My legs were heavy. My mind was heavy! So after talking to my rockin ultra friend Tara I decided it was time for a little RnR for both the legs and the mind. Lucky for me the weather improved greatly. What? I ran once this week so far..

Environmental Challenge - "rules"

2012-01-22T08:30:00.000-05:00

"When you have Enough, you have everything you need. There's nothing extra to weigh you down, distract, or distress you. Enough is a fearless place. A trusting place. An honest and self-observant place... To let go of clutter, then, is not deprivation; it's lightening up and opening up space and time for something new and wonderful to happen." - Vicki Robin (from Your Money or Your Life) To

The Power of the Rev3 Visor

2012-01-17T18:05:00.000-05:00

Heidi of BananaBuzzBomb did a vlog about the Power of the Visor and I wanted to follow suit! I can't believe that I actually did this because I'm really nervous about putting myself talking out there.. why? Who knows. In watching this my mouth seems numb on my right side still.. where I've had numerous shots of novicane over the last month.... or maybe that's just the way I always look. Go

An Environmental Challenge

2012-01-15T08:30:00.000-05:00

I've been just plugging along lately and a couple of things have really made me feel more like myself lately. I feel like I was a bit off last year and I couldn't put my finger on it. Well I think I had fallen away from some of my values. I had just put my head down and didn't concentrate on some things that have always been pretty important to me. My environmental stewardship and

Impossible List

2012-01-12T15:16:00.002-05:00

I know I said this year would be the Year of CRAPTASTIC.. or whatever I said..... BUT! You know I couldn't put that negative bullshit out there and just leaving it hanging in the air to grow into something that is indeed craptastic. I've been reading some truly amazing things (that I try not to let paralyze me from writing) lately that have got me in a great head space. A head space that is

Don't have to look far for INSPIRATION!

2012-01-10T16:29:00.001-05:00

I teach Cycling at a local gym. It's so fun! I mentioned that Rev3 is Running Across America last week and a lot of people came up to me after class to tell me how amazing this was or to tell me that I am certifiably insane. :) They asked a lot of questions about the logistics and the training and that was that. This week after class I was on the floor doing some strength training and a couple

Run FOREST Run!

2012-01-05T09:05:00.002-05:00

1/5/2012 That pictue and one word pretty much sums up my LIFE right now. You can start calling me Forest (bc that's original and no one has said it yet).. or Gump. FG. The Gumpster? I've started breaking runs up. My longest run has been 8 miles, but now I'm doing mostly multiple runs in sums of 3 or 4 miles at a time. When time allows. This means I spend a lot of my day in spandex... because

Rev3 Runs Across AMERICA!

2012-01-04T11:26:00.000-05:00

This last couple of years more and more people that are close to me have been diagnosed with various types of cancer. This disease does not discriminate and finds many different angles with which to strike. When I heard that Rev3 was planning something truly epic that is way outside my comfort zone to raise money for the Ulman Cancer Fund I knew it was exactly what I needed to do for

Impossible things!

2012-01-03T08:00:00.000-05:00

I stumbled up on Joel Runyon's Website Impossible HQ and was immediately intrigued! Then my friend Christine (check her out. She organized a 5k last year and earned $20k for Haiti) sent a Facebook message to a bunch of us listing the 10 impossible things she did in 2011 and the 10 impossible things she wanted to do in 2012... all based on Joel's Impossible HQ site. I decided to play along.

The big REVEAL!

2011-12-29T06:57:00.000-05:00

I keep talking about this huge goal I have for 2012.. one that requires a lot of running.... drum roll.... Rev3 is RUNNING across AMERICA!!!! And I'm joining them!10 people (plus some) x 15 miles a day x 21 days = 3,150 miles!!! You read that right. We'll have some RVs, Some vans, a core group of 10 runners and other Team Rev3 athletes, friends and family meeting us along the way! Why in the

Organizational changes

2011-12-20T06:39:00.001-05:00

Just a quick FYI... making some format changes. I changed up my 'clouds' <============================== Instead of ONE cloud listing EVERY tag in here (I'll be downsizing the number of Tags don't fret) I broke them into three categories (for now)... ATHLETE - go here for all things well athletic. FAMILY - all things related to my family and running a household. FOOD - well, all things

2012 Getting Organized

2011-12-19T22:20:00.001-05:00

Again. It's no secret that I TRY real hard to be organized. My BIGGEST NUMERO UNO get organized tip.... are you ready? Wait for it..... I've been working on this one ALL year in 2011...and will continue to work on it this year. Instead of buying cool storage containers for your crap.... it's revolutionary. Are you sure you can handle it? GET RID OF YOUR CRAP! BE RUTHLESS! Do it in

WANT TO BE MORE!

2011-12-19T21:16:00.000-05:00

I want to be better. I want to provide more to you, my readers, to my family and to my friends. I want to go beyond the drivel I put up here in blogger land... and upon reading some old posts ... the belly aching. OH MY GOD!!! I tell my kids not to whine. I think they learned it from me... Holy HELL batman. Strike me dead with lightning I am the CAUSE of the problem. Crap, I digress.... (and

I'm Not Sitting Down Till it's Over!

2011-12-16T14:34:00.001-05:00

so you may or may not know, but me and Jesus share a birthday. I'm cresting the hill and riding the slope down starting on December 25th. I turned 35 last year and it was the first birthday to give me pause. Every other year I truly felt AT LEAST 10 years younger... well in the last 5 years I guess. Last year was different. I was facing 40 as my next milestone. How in the HELL did that happen?

Dragging A$$ lately - THE REAL DEAL!

2011-12-13T10:21:00.001-05:00

So let's get real shall we? I just and I mean JUST posted my last blog titled "Dragging A$$ Lately" and as soon as I posted it I felt like... well that seemed CANNED. I don't like Canned. EVERYONE tells you what I just told you to do to stay balanced. Balance can mean a lot of different things. When I think of being balanced in terms of my life I think "not feeling INSANE." What makes me feel '

Dragging A$$ lately?

2011-12-13T09:50:00.001-05:00

Yea I said it... Merry CHRISTmas It's the holidays... shouldn't we all be enjoying some crazy wonderful merriment!? Raise your hand if you are 100% lovin' it this season! Yes, I can see you. No, I'm not telling you where I put the cameras so stop looking over your shoulder! I won't get into my craziness this holiday season... because it's getting old and I'm tired of giving it attention. My

Epic PAIN

2011-12-12T20:35:00.000-05:00

I would love to be writing about all the cool things rolling around for 2012 (I mean the craptastic things) but I hurt! A LOT! I have a tooth ache. First one ever! Holy hell it hurts! Stay tuned. I'm still here. 2011 is getting in it's last licks. I won't stay down for long. Say a prayer for me. For pain relief. I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

I'm starting 2012 off saying it's going to be super duper craptastic!

2011-12-06T16:50:00.000-05:00

So looking through my blog archives for something and noticed something. Two posts... almost identically named: - 2010 wasn't exactly epic - Was 2011 Awesome? Two things. 1. I set myself up for epic failure each year by laying out crazy stupid expectations on myself. Either that or I'm just too hard on myself expecting PERFECTION on each thing I laid out. Yes that is probably it! 2. EVERY

7 things to do to get your fitness life jump started!

2011-12-02T19:58:00.000-05:00

I generally love this time of year. A time to reflect on the past year and a time to think about what's to come for the next and what I hope to accomplish! I love me a good plan! We all know that many people set fitness/nutrition/health/weight loss goals for a coming year... let's get real most people are setting weight loss goals. I challenge you to see beyond the weight loss this year! Step

My running world

2011-11-30T10:02:00.000-05:00

My running world has been rocked! I'm STILL hobbling! Seriously!? Yes, seriously. This pain seems to migrate. It's landed in my hip. So I was doing Crossfit to make me stronger... because my glutes and hips are weak. Well while I think that most certainly works and I truly enjoy the badass factor and having my butt kicked on a regular basis it was taking a lot out of me and I NEED to be running.