05/01/2010
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 [...]
04/20/2010
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 [...]
03/30/2010
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 [...]
03/12/2010
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 [...]
03/09/2010
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. [...]
02/01/2010
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 [...]
01/08/2010
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 [...]
12/02/2009
****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 [...]
10/29/2009
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 [...]
07/18/2009
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 [...]