This has been harder than any other training program I have ever held myself too. My body aches in ways it never has before and I keep asking myself “Why is this so difficult for me this time around?” When I answer myself back it sounds like my Father’s voice and it says, “You’re comparing apples to oranges, you've never done THIS before.” It’s the absolute truth. Not that I haven’t done a half marathon [...]
I got in the car huffing and puffing and threw my hands over my face to hide the emotional storm that was brewing within me from the driver. I had stopped my Nike+ Sports watch at 6.2 miles because that is the distance that I had intended to run and the obsessive compulsive in me needed to know what my pace for that distance was, rather that the time after that where I slowed down [...]
Guest Blog by "How do YOU Celebrate Success" Contest WinnerAmy Smith The day I won the How Do You Celebrate Success RunDisney Wine and Dine Half Marathon contest, it felt like it was all about me. Pandora's phone call, congratulatory messages from friends and family, my head spinning at the idea of running 13.1 miles… but by the next day, it had turned into so much more. It became about tons of people inspired to [...]
I wish I was perfect. I've striven for perfection ever since I was a little girl and got very discouraged when I couldn't do something that stood up to those high standards. I’ll never forget the first time I brought home a report card with a B on it; I sat in the car crying hysterically because I hadn't gotten straight A’s. I was in the third grade. I wish I was clairvoyant. I wish [...]
So our #WineDineC210KPrep couch to 10K is over and now it's time to start our 20 week to Half Marathon Training here at Desperately Seeking Slender! If you missed out on our couch to 10K, now is the perfect time for you to join us in this 20 week beginner to half marathon training schedule! But guess what? THIS time I'm going to encourage you to participate by offering the participant with the best overall time improvement [...]
It’s hard to believe how quickly time flies. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was moving to North Carolina and we were holding the second “How do YOU Celebrate Success” Contest and selecting our winner. Now here we are in June and we’re in the final week of our #WineDineC210K training program. These last few months have been amazing. That old saying time flies when you’re having fun is the truth. I [...]
When we launched the second "How do you Celebrate Success Contest" there were several people who wrote in entries. 5 Judges selected our winner, Amy Smith, based on the essay that she submitted. Amy is currently in the middle of training for the Wine and Dine Half Marathon which we will do together in November. This time around, I promised that I would share the essays of the other entrants. Each one of them touched [...]
Guest Blog by "How do YOU Celebrate Success" Contest WinnerAmy Smith Hello, Slender Seekers! I can't believe three months have passed since I got the news that I was the "How Do You Celebrate Success" contest winner. My life has been a whirlwind since then. I had a photo shoot, started training for the RunDisney Wine and Dine Half Marathon, started getting my butt kicked by Bobby Whisnand's "It's All Heart" program, organized a group [...]
When we launched the second "How do you Celebrate Success Contest" there were several people who wrote in entries. 5 Judges selected our winner, Amy Smith, based on the essay that she submitted. Amy is currently in the middle of training for the Wine and Dine Half Marathon which we will do together in November. This time around, I promised that I would share the essays of the other entrants. Each one of them touched [...]
When we launched the second "How do you Celebrate Success Contest" there were several people who wrote in entries. 5 Judges selected our winner, Amy Smith, based on the essay that she submitted. Amy is currently in the middle of training for the Wine and Dine Half Marathon which we will do together in November. This year, I promised that I would share the essays of the other entrants. Each one of them touched my [...]
