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May is Sisterhood Running Month
[ 18 ] 05/01/2010

May is Sisterhood Running Month

May is Sisterhood Running Month! Yeah, we just made that up, but it seemed like a really cool thing to do in light of the fact that Team Shrinking Jeans is closing in on the San Diego Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon. On June 6th, 15 of us will lace up our shoes and hit [...]

[ 5 ] 04/20/2010

True Confessions Tuesday

Is it really Tuesday again, already? How was your week? Were you focused and driven? Or did you have a few flubs along the way? Warning! Warning! You may want to cover your eyes right now. I’m feeling a major bitch session coming on. True Confessions of Melissa 1. I have been in a major [...]

True Confessions
[ 24 ] 03/30/2010

True Confessions

True Confessions in the house! Or is that in the ‘hood? Hmmmm. Let’s see….. The good: I am officially running again. WOOT! That little bout with tendinitis really scared the shit out of me, though. Seriously. I thought all my training for the San Diego Rock N Roll 1/2 marathon with Team Shrinking Jeans was [...]

[ 9 ] 03/12/2010

Know When to Walk Away…Know When To Run

This past week has been a huge struggle for me, workout wise. I’m hurting, and it’s kind of freaking me out. I listened to some of my fellow Sisters last week in one of our Team in Training conference calls, who were having a hell of a week LAST week. The OHMYLORDIMUSTBEOUTOFMY MIND week. Pretty [...]

True Confession Tuesday
[ 17 ] 03/09/2010

True Confession Tuesday

So, I’m going to switch things up a little bit this week.  Instead of confessing things I’ve done bad, I’m going to confess things I’ve done good. Is that bad English?  Things I’ve done well?  Things I’ve done good? Things I’ve done right?  Yeah, that sounds better.  I’m going to confess things I’ve done right. [...]

[ 11 ] 02/01/2010

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 [...]

[ 32 ] 01/08/2010

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 [...]

[ 21 ] 12/02/2009

Virtual Team In Training

****Edited to announce that the fundraising total has been lowered from $3500 to $2900!!!**** It’s officially official! Starting January 30th, 2010, the Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans will be training for the San Diego Rock ‘n Roll 1/2  Marathon on June 6, 2010! We’ve decided to go the Virtual Team In Training (VTNT) route for so [...]

[ 7 ] 10/29/2009

EA SPORTS Active 5K & Announcement!

So how goes the EA Sports Active 5K training? Are you training? You are training, right? Because the run is in 10 days. Of course you’re training, and you’re totally ready to go!! Are you sitting there staring at your screen in disbelief, having not a clue as to what I’m speaking of? Well, go [...]

CAN
[ 5 ] 07/18/2009

CAN

I am forever in awe of Christie O. This past Sunday, she completed her FIRST triathlon and we are so proud of her! She wrote about her experience on her weekly Mantra Monday post and I am reposting it here with her permission so that all of you can be inspired! HERE IT IS! A [...]