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Because I LOVE my body, not because I hate it.

November 23, 2018 by not your average mom 3 Comments

I started writing this post but it was kind of sounding like a third grader’s narrative story with a whole bunch of thoughts and details that aren’t really all that interesting or pertinent to the story really. So let me start again and be as to the point as I can be. Six years ago […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: badass, cookie jar, fitness courses, mental toughness, online e-courses, physical challenges, reasons to work out, running

It’s Time To Make Another Deposit In The Bank Of Hard Sh*t

October 9, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

In four days I’m running the Hartford Marathon. I am not adequately trained for it. Not even close. I registered for this back in May, partially as a way to stay motivated to work out because I had gained quite a bit of weight over the last year and a half. I also registered for […]

Filed Under: Exercise, Lessons I've Learned, Mental Health, Self Care, Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: Hartford marathon, how exercise develops mental toughness, mental toughness, physical challenges, pushing yourself, we can do hard things

16 Miles of Life Lessons

September 16, 2018 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

I’m running the Hartford Marathon in 27 days. I am not prepared. I did not train the way I wanted to or the way I should have over the summer. In fact, I hardly trained at all over the summer. I will not come close to my best time. Finishing will be a challenge. But […]

Filed Under: Sound Mind Sound Body Tagged With: Hartford marathon, marathon training, mental toughness, running

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