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Team Shrinking Jeans 1/2 Marathon Kick-off

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!!
I am so excited!
Remember that “little” group called Team Shrinking Jeans?  You know, our 15 members strong coalition of women who have committed to running a half marathon in San Diego in June while also raising money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society?  The team that LLS has announced as their largest Virtual Team in [...]

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Fitness Friday

It’s hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head.  ~Sally Kempton, Esquire, 1970
“You think too much.”
That’s what I heard from my husband last night while I was talking to him about my fitness woes.  I was telling him that I have all these lofty fitness goals but I condemn myself to failure [...]

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January 8th, 2010 | Comments | Posted in Featured, Fitness, Fitness Friday, Thea | by thea

Fitness Friday – Choose NOW

Seriously, if you would have asked me a year ago what I was going to do on Thanksgiving Day 2009, my plans would not have included getting up at 6:30am to run a 5k even though it was only 49 degrees outside after being diagnosed with a sinus infection less than 24 hours before.
But I’m [...]

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Shrinking Jeans *Team In Training*

**I was beyond excited when Kirsten approached me with this idea! As you may know, I participated in Team In Training for my first (and only!) 1/2 marathon a few years ago. I walked most of it, but it was the most awesome and rewarding experiences in my life.**
From Kirsten:
Hi everyone!  I have some exciting [...]

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Getting Off the Couch!

I am reposting this from earlier in the year! I know there are a lot of you who are doing the Couch-to-5K program or who have previously done it, and we would love to hear from you!!
If you are anything like me, then you try running for a few minutes, huff and puff, can’t catch [...]

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July 26th, 2009 | Comments | Posted in Motivation | by Lissa

Going Places

I know we have tons of runners in the Sisterhood, and even more wanna-be runners (like myself!), and we are all capable of walking. There is no better motivation than participating in an event for a good cause! Everywhere you look, you can find 5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons, and even marathons and they are often [...]

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June 5th, 2009 | Comments | Posted in Challenge Sponsors | by Lissa

My New Birthday JeansDSC_0234DSC_0232Cooking BOCA BurgersChristy & AmandaLisa enjoying BOCA lettuce wrapsBOCA bleu cheese burgers!What's this BOCA stuff?Lettuce Wraps made with BOCA crumbles4 mile training run!

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