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The Only Thing That’s Been Running is My Apple TV (and my nose)

Okay so that’s a little bit of a lie. I did run for a short time on Tuesday at the gym. It was starting to get unseasonably cold and windy (for Arizona) and rather than freeze my tushy off, I opted to hit the treadmill instead.

Running on a treadmill and photography don’t mix

I just ran about 2.5 miles with my Ease into 5K app. I should’ve known something was going on internally because…

Those Hills Aren’t Going To Run Themselves

Twice in one month? We HAVE to stop meeting like this! Kidding! I’m feeling pretty darn proud of myself right now for having written twice this year this month! I’m living up to my end of the bargain so far!

So I was off from job number 2 on Saturday and got together with my friend George for a “slow run”. He too is recovering from meniscus surgery. I think he actually had his done about 3…

Happy New Year everyone! As is my annual tradition you will now be subject to a look inside my rambling and often disjointed   amazing mind! I know I say this every year, but I really do need to make a conscious effort to write more. It’s a very cathartic experience for me. I always feel energized and like I can take on the world after I express myself verbally. 2017 was not everything I had…

Happy New Year 2017!

Happy New Year! I figured I may as well end the year the same way I did last year…with a rambling often disjointed post that makes sense to no one but me highly entertaining post that sums up my year. 2016 was not my year. I was so hoping it would be, but like the late great John Lennon sang, “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans”.  From pretty much January on it was kind of…

Ugh! I can’t believe I’m almost the age I used to consider “old”. In 17 days I will be 40. I know it’s probably all in my head, but the last month or so I’m feel… Source: A Runners Heart

Ugh! I can’t believe I’m almost the age I used to consider “old”. In 17 days I will be 40. I know it’s probably all in my head, but the last month or so I’m feeling every bit of my age. I’m noticing more gray hairs and more lines in my face than I had before. I’ve noticed my eyesight declining and I’ve also noticed my body just hurting in general more. Maybe I’m just having the beginnings of a…

Twice in one week?! Gasp! We HAVE to stop meeting like this! Or I could try writing more often…that would be good too!   Today marks my one year anniversary of joining Orange Theory Fitness. I woke up with this nice little message in my inbox this morning :                         Obviously I need to clean out my inbox for that particular account!  It’s a canned email, but still nice,…

Overthinking and Losing the “Weigh” 

                                                             Is that too much to ask?  I just read my blog post from January, and I feel as though a different person was in my head writing that. I was actually impressed with myself and how positive I sounded. It’s funny how life has a way of throwing things at you so much, that a lot can change in just a few months time.  The hustle and bustle…

Happy New Year! and True Confessions

Out with the old and in with the New Year! Happy New Year! It’s New Year’s Eve (at the time of this writing) and I decided I probably should close out my year the way I began it, with a blog post full of intrigue, revealing information, and scandal… Just kidding! It’s just a regular walk through Jamie’s head, but I got you interested didn’t I? Originally, when I began this blog, it was to…

Breathing Through a Wet Blanket

I am off work today due to a few doctors appointments that couldn’t be scheduled after school hours. I was looking forward to sleeping in this morning. Even though it’s only Tuesday, I’m already exhausted! Of course since I wanted to sleep in, my eyes popped open around 5:30am. I tossed and turned looking for that sweet spot in my bed so I could fall back asleep, but to no avail. I decided to…

The Great Shoe Debate

With the running season (now that the weather is starting to become bearable again here in sunny AZ) gearing up, my thoughts have turned to running gear (see what I did there?) Most specifically…shoes. Ever since I started running I have always had a problem figuring out which shoes are the best ones for me. Given more than two choices with anything and suddenly I develop a decision-making…

Running in the Humidity and Sleeping Charley Horses

Wow two blog posts in one school year?? This is a new record! I’m serious about trying to make the effort to post more. I haven’t really had much to post about, plus in all honesty the first month of school consists of long hours, stress, and trying to get back into the swing of things. There is little time for anything else. I had to drag myself out of the house for my 20 year high school…

School Starting and Giant Calves

I decided I should probably write in my blog again…the week before school starts. My timing really has never been very good!  I really need to be better this school year about not staying 12 hours a day and going to work on my classroom on Saturdays or Sundays. Once school gets going, I have a tendency to lose myself in the hustle and bustle of teaching and I forget to have a life outside of…

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!

2014 was eventful for me both for running and otherwise! I ended up with 3 half-marathons, my first Ragnar Relay and also my first Ragnar trail Run as well as a “sweet” 15k with my cousin! I didn’t think I accomplished much running-wise this year due to my surgery until I started thinking back. Isn’t that what we do on New Year’s Eve? Reflect on the year past and look forward…

A loud buzzing noise, repeated beeps in my ear, pain like a red-hot poker, suffocation. These are the things I remember upon waking up from my surgery. It’s mostly a little fuzzy, but I do remember repeatedly trying to pull the oxygen mask off of my face and the nurse putting it back on and telling me I needed it. I just remember the feeling of not being able to breathe even though there was…

  The morning of June 6th dawned bright and early. Well actually it dawned the night before because needless to say, I didn’t get much sleep. I was stressing big time about my upcoming surgery and about to call my doctor and tell her I wasn’t going to go through with it. To take my mind off of it, I made sure I had everything packed and ready to go. I double checked everything I thought I could…

My Hat-Trick and Surgery Decisions

I like hockey. Most women don’t. I think it’s residual from my ex-boyfriend. He was a Redwings fan. Of course now that means I dislike them with a burning passion. I still like hockey though. Mostly when they fight. The game itself is okay. I prefer to go watch in person rather than on TV though. I don’t like the sport of boxing or MMA or wrestling or any of that, but for some reason when I see…