I’m headed to the Big Easy, Baby!! This week, I officially start my first week training for the half-marathon on February 28th. I have 12 weeks ahead of me to train and mentally prepare for this race. 2015 just wasn’t my…

By the skin of our 1-loss teeth, Alabama made it through the toughest November to seal the deal on a ticket to Atlanta for the SEC Championship. This is familiar territory for us and I will never forget these winning years…

First, the school door dilemma is no longer a dilemma. I made a Grinch hand holding an ornament and posted a thoughtful quote. Done. On to the next area that needs some help. I need everybody’s attention. I have an announcement….

December feels like the last great ride on a fantastic fall roller coaster. I’m a total sucker for all the holiday Christmas frenzy and I take many opportunities to savor every hectic detail. I have no shame in whatever I choose…

source: The fabulous Run Rock’n’Roll Marathon Series. I’m a Rock’n’Blog Ambassador which is AWESOME!! Thanksgiving, Black Friday, the Iron Bowl all in one great week. If I had to really think about it, having tickets to the Iron Bowl at Auburn…

For the upcoming Thanksgiving day meal, all the conversations between the inlaws and outlaws centered around what everybody would bring. I jumped in front of the conversation and declared I would bring Mac n’ Cheese and I was not going to…

I took 2 of those recently. TWO Let’s just assume for common sense’s sake that I didn’t run this week. That would be an appropriate response to being very sick with upper respiratory/sinus/kidney infections. But we all know that common sense…

This is why teachers go to school sick. This and the difficulty finding a reliable substitute. In all my years of teaching, I believe this is the first year that I made it to November before missing a day of work…

Every time I lace up the shoes, I say this to myself. There is so much truth in those few words. This blog started out during the lowest time of my running years when I was deep in physical therapy. I…

First of all….check out #42. Keith Holcombe. I’m going to pull the old aunt card and say “I remember when he was THIS little and I watched him grow up”. Now he’s all tall and big and kicking people’s asses on…