May | 2014 | Maker Mother Marathon Runner

Breast Cancer at 41 – Barbie Boobs

Posted on May 30, 2014 3 Comments

Written on May 22, 2013 – It’s a subject that may embarrass many. Today was the day I have been looking forward to since July 31, 2013. It was my consultation for the next step of my breast reconstruction. The next step – nipples. Yes, you read correctly – nipples. When I had a bilateral mastectomy […]

Cancer Lesson #52: Most People Don’t Care Whether You Have Hair

Posted on May 29, 2014 1 Comment

Originally posted on Keeping A-Breast: Cancer Lessons:
Cancer Lesson #52: Most people don’t care whether you have hair. It was summer when I was in chemo, and as I said before, wigs are hot. So even though I saw Grandpa Byrd every time I looked in the mirror – minus the glasses and wad of…

Which to Choose – Castaway Cay 5K or Star Wars 5K

Posted on May 27, 2014 19 Comments

I awoke this morning, got up, woke up the kids and went downstairs to make breakfast and pack lunches. I heard my phone dinging (meaning I had a text message), but thought nothing of it. Then another ding…but I resisted the urge to check my phone. It wasn’t until the kids were on the bus […]

The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa

Posted on May 23, 2014 1 Comment

During our January trip to Walt Disney World for the Inaugural Dopey Challenge, we decided to tour the newest addition to the Disney Vacation Club properties, The Villas at Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa! These photos are of a model located at the Disney Vacation Club Preview center in Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and […]

Disney’s Saratoga Springs Tree House Villas – A Great Option for Groups!

Posted on May 22, 2014 3 Comments

During the 2014 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, my family and I had the pleasure of staying at Disney’s Saratoga Springs Tree House Villas. The Tree Houses are a Disney Vacation Club property and part of Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort. They are sandwiched between Disney’s Old Key West and the main buildings of Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and the Lake […]

Jost Running Virtual Racing – Now Why Would I want to Do that?

Posted on May 19, 2014 5 Comments

In the spirit of trying new types of races (Ragnar and the Shamrock Duathlon), I decided to try a new adventure – Virtual Racing. Virtual racing has gotten big in the running community, so when I saw that Jost Running was looking for bloggers to give their product a try, I thought what the heck […]

Conquering My Inner Demons… aka – Shamrock Ten Penny Duathlon Race Report

Posted on May 18, 2014 9 Comments

My husband’s final words before I went to sleep last night were, “I’m not going to get a call from you asking to be picked up again am I? Because if I do, you are going to have to rethink this bike thing.” Yup – that stung. But he spoke the truth and I chalked […]

Jeff Galloway’s e-Coaching

Posted on May 15, 2014 3 Comments

During runDisney‘s 2013 Wine and Dine Expo, I had the opportunity to once again speak with Barbara and Jeff Galloway. I told Jeff I was interested in his e-Coaching program in order to quality for Boston. For those non runners, BQ or Boston Qualifying is a major running honor. One cannot simply register for the […]

Discovering New Blogs – The Liebster Award Moves On

Posted on May 14, 2014 Leave a Comment

Recently, I was nominated by not one, not two, but three different bloggers for the Liebster Award. It was a great honor and humbling to be nominated! Thank you to Leslie from aRUNderfulLife, Kathryn from From Dancing to Running, and Nicole from It Will Get Better. I’ve chosen 3 questions from each blogger to answer and […]

Ragnar Cape Cod – I Can’t Wait to Do it Again!

Posted on May 12, 2014 8 Comments

If you had told me last week I would have enjoyed running Ragnar Cape Cod, I would not have believed you. In fact, I would have told you you were out of your mind. I didn’t get Ragnar. I couldn’t understand how running from Hull to Provincetown, Massachusetts with 11 people, from morning, noon and […]