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What’s Your Passion?

I realized a couple years ago that my passion is girls and sports. Sports changed my life and I can honestly say, that without sports, I wouldn’t be where I am today. Sports has taught me perseverance, persistence and drive for perfection. Teamwork, goal setting and leadership. To be confident, fearless and mentally tough. And there are countless other skills and lessons participating in sport has given me, helping prepare me for a successful career in business. Because sports has played such an

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So I was in this city…called San Antonio

A couple weekends ago, the fam and I made the trip to The Lone Star State for my daughter’s gymnastics competition. Instead of coming home on Sunday, we detoured to San Antonio to check out that cool city. I didn’t realize how big San Antonio is. (It’s actually one of the ten largest cities in the US!) This summer San Antonio will host the annual conference for the Romance Writers of America , July 23 – 26. Sadly, I won’t be going this year, but at least I can say I’ve been to San Antonio. Here

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Teen Book Review: Eleanor & Park

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell My rating: 5 of 5 stars “He tried to remember how this happened – how she went from someone he’d never met to the only one who mattered.” ― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park Let me preface this post by saying the first scene has tons of swearing. It takes place in the back of a bus full of teenagers. (Duh! There's going to be swearing.) But please, please, please don't stop reading. Trust me -- the entire book isn't full of swear words!! I almost instantly liked

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What's the big deal about National Signing Day?

Oh my gosh! Tomorrow is National Signing Day!! On this day, high school runners sign their National Letter of Intent to run Track & Field/Cross Country in college (and a few other sports like Football, Soccer, Field Hockey and Water Polo to be exact). In the school district I live in, National Signing Day is a big deal, with media coverage and parents and coaches and lots of people watching you sign on the dotted line. ESPN even has a full day of coverage of the football signings on ESPNU

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The Social Runner Chick: It’s all about the Donuts

Have you noticed all the races the non-traditional, novelty races that are popping up? Let’s see – there’s The Color Run, The Hot Chocolate 15/5K, The Zombie Run, The Bad Prom, The Glow Run, Heroes vs. Villians…you get the idea. And sheesh these races aren’t cheap. Many of these races aren’t even timed – they are more about just having fun with your friends while you do a little running (or walking). It’s social running. ESPN.com had an interesting article about the non-traditional race

Things I Love

céad míle fáilte

I found this entryway to a historic pub in downtown Savannah, GA. In Irish Gaelic, céad míle fáilte means: a hundred thousand welcomes I can only imagine all the stories behind this door…

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Teen Book Review: How I Live Now

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff My rating: 3 of 5 stars "I noticed that once you realize someone's watching you it's pretty hard not to find yourself watching them back." -- Meg Rosoff, How I Live Now I first heard about this story after hearing a review on BBC Radio 1 about the film adaptation of the story. I have yet to see the film, but after reading the book, it's definitely on my "To Watch List." But back to the novel. Will we ever be able to give half stars, because here's another book I

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The Suckiness of IT Band Syndrome

Post half marathon, aside from motivation issues due to the cold weather, I’ve been plagued with IT band issues. For those not in the know, the iliotibial (IT) band is the ligament that runs along the outer thigh from the hip to the shin. It’s very painful if it gets tight or inflamed, and that’s what happens when you don’t stretch, like me. Or when you get old, like me. Ha! Speaking of old, I’ve been officially retired from Track & Field long enough to get inducted into the Hall of Fame at my

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Review: Sold

Sold by Patricia McCormick My rating: 4 of 5 stars “This affliction--hope--is so cruel and stubborn, I believe it will kill me." -Patricia McCormick, Sold This is a book you wish was just a work of fiction, but sadly there are young girls living this horrifying reality. Sold is about Lakshmi, a thirteen year old Nepali girl who wants to help her struggling family buy a tin roof for their mountain hut and other necessities. She believes she is being taken to the city to work as a housekeeper so