Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)

Last Saturday, I ran along with nearly 5,000 people in the Gasparilla 15K, including my friend Maribel who ran her very first race ever.

However, the heat was so unbearable that I walked a lot of the course. Although I hoped to finish around 1:30, it just wasn’t going to happen. Oh well. There’s always another race to prove myself and what I can do.

In the meantime, I need to train in the heat to prepare my body for unexpected heat waves, especially since I have two more races this month.

What doesn’t’ kill you only makes you stronger.

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(Stay tuned for a full Gasparilla recap!)

For this week’s Music Monday, I’m co-hosting with Xmas Dolly and her Monday’s Music Moves Me crew: Lorie, Stacy, Callie and Cathy. These ladies are such wonderful, supportive people and I am THRILLED to be part of this with them! So, link up and join the fun!

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Denise

From start to finish, Denise is Run DMT, a Tampa Bay homeschooling mom on the run trying to maintain an easy pace through it all between races and raising three beautiful, brilliant adultish kids (ages 23, 19, 14). In 2007, I discovered a passion for running and in February 2015, I completed my tenth marathon. I continue to train for a variety of races and even host annual 5K. In 2023, I became a certified group fitness instructor and teach P.E. in my homeschool co-op.

9 comments

Stacy Uncorked says: 5 March, 2012 at 9:18 am

You’re me hero – I would have walked the whole way in the heat…heck, I’m not a runner, so I would have walked heat or no heat. 😉 LOVE your song choice!! 🙂 Thanks so much for helping us out! 🙂

You’re Gonna Fly when you Drink On It because in Reality There’s A Place For Us

If I Could Escape . . . says: 5 March, 2012 at 10:26 am

Perfect song choice for this. Well done you!! x

Dollycas/Lori says: 5 March, 2012 at 11:54 am

I love that song, it is on my playlist so I hear it everyday!!

Congrats on your race!! You GO GIRL!!!!

Cathy Kennedy says: 5 March, 2012 at 12:26 pm

Kelly has a lot of talent, but seems to not found her true niche in the music world. Do you get that? This is a great song to kick off this week, though. Thanks for linking up!

cooper says: 5 March, 2012 at 1:36 pm

ahhh…Florida in March…i’d welcome some heat right now. Congrats on yet another reace…

JamericanSpice says: 5 March, 2012 at 4:16 pm

Goodluck with your training and congrats on your last race.
One day I want to do something like you do.

LOVE this song!

Danielle @ Royalegacy says: 5 March, 2012 at 4:39 pm

Good for you! That you so much for sharing your accomplishment, and please tell Maribel congratulations for running in her first 15K! I would love to run like that again.

xmasdolly says: 5 March, 2012 at 8:28 pm

What a great choice. Love the words to that song. I’m gonna have to listen to that again. Great job thanks for sharing.

Hazel says: 5 March, 2012 at 9:42 pm

Congratulations on the run that helped you prepare for possible heat waves on your next runs. I have lived in the tropics since birth but I still don’t like heat. I wilt quickly 🙁 Slowly getting acquainted with Kelly Clarkson’s songs. I noticed her for the first time through a concert poster in Macau.

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