Tailwind

Going to hit the streets for a few miles in the morning going to try this new stuff Tailwinds see how it works for my stomach hopefully everything goes well and I can use it on my half marathon come Sunday.

RunJunkEe

my pup and I hanging out in vintage RunJunkEe gear.

Happy Thanksgiving Eve

Tomorrow is Turkey Day!!! I will go for a training run in the morning while my boyfriend attends his eldest son first Thanksgiving pancake breakfast...he is a freshman! We will all attend the game at 10 am, then on to Bob's house for the main feast with 26 family members and 6 pups. I am responsible for green beans so I found a recipe that seems like a new twist on a plain veggie.

Never miss a Monday!

Managed to get out this morning at 4 am and run 5 miles with my crazy running friend Holly. I love that she holds me accountable and makes me stick to a training schedule. We laugh, we cry, we celebrate, we are each others sounding board, we vent to each other and at the end of 5 miles we are able to take on the day.

RunJunkEe Ambassador for NH chapter

Here are a few running pictures ti prove I actually run and own RunJunkEe gear:

Why I run...

Running has gotten me through DIVORCE, and the loss of my pups. I love that I get to forget everything and just run. Running for me is a huge part of my coping with divorce and sudden loss.
People run for many different reasons...I run to forget, I run to remember, I run to forgive myself, and I run to get out my aggression and PAIN. Tears and sweat look the same so know one really knows if I'm crying or just sweating.

Anyone else use running as therapy??

I have twins....

So I am a mommy to twins....puppy twins!
A black lab named Bear and his sister Charlotte a yellow Dudley Lab.
Charlotte will be my running buddy come January when she turns 1. She is my active pup, my Bear not so much...his idea of running is chasing an unsuspecting squirrel or a bunny who happens to pop up in front of him,

Anyone run with a pup? I could use some help getting her to run on a leash and feel comfortable while doing so...she is a puller.

Hi from a girl trying to be a RUNNER!

Welcome to my little running page. I am not new to running, been running about 4 years now and sometimes it feels like it my first day all over again. They say it doesn't get easier, you just get stronger...some days I feel like I'm going to die and other days I feel like a could run forever. I will never say I know what I'm doing because honestly, I have no clue, I just lace up and head out the door for a run. I wing it a lot. I have a running friend who keeps me accountable, we run Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 4am. We run no less than 5 miles. I try...I try a lot.

"If you make it to the starting line...YOU CAN CROSS THE FINISH LINE"
"one foot in front of the other"
And ..."no one ever drowned in sweat" are a few of my running phrases to get me through a tough run or race.

On the race schedule for the upcoming future...
Atkinson NH, Jingle Bell Half Marathon on 12/4/16
Chilly Willy Half Marathon 1/1/17
Martha's Vineyard Amity Island 20 miler 2/18/17
Wright's Chicken Farm 5 Miler 3/18/17
Ragnar May 12/13, 2017
More to come....

Please comment, leave feedback and post your own pictures, phrases and encouraging posts...we all need a little inspiration to get through the day, life, a race, or a tough training run.