Raising Runners, Part 3

by Denise // 1 March, 2012 // Comments off

As part of our annual running tradition, I registered the girls for the Too Good for Drugs Gasparilla Junior Distance Classic. Due to her ripe old age of ten, this would be Allana’s last year to run the kids’ race.... Continue reading →

Love My Abs Challenge: The Last Day

by Denise // 29 February, 2012 // Comments off

Our Love My Abs Challenge is winding now, but the crunches will continue! I am so in love in the results of the last few weeks. After 4 weeks, I feel stronger, but I feel and look leaner. I can’t believe... Continue reading →

Run the World

by Denise // 27 February, 2012 // Comments off

On Saturday, my girls ran the Gasparilla Junior race. Yesterday, I ran the Disney Princess Half Marathon. Then in a couple weeks on St. Patrick’s Day, the girls and I will run the Spring Sprint 5K. It sure does feel... Continue reading →

An Encounter with the Penguin

by Denise // 23 February, 2012 // Comments off

An encounter with the Penguin may sound like a bad Batman episode, but it is no exaggeration to how I briefly met John Bingham, the well-known slow-runner and author nicknamed The Penguin for his “waddling pace”. As stealth-like as I could... Continue reading →

Love My Abs Challenge, Week 4

by Denise // 22 February, 2012 // Comments off

If you’re just hearing about February’s Love My Abs Challenge for the first time, it’s not too late to join in the fun. Basically, we started with a 100 dally ab exercises and tweeted about our achievements: #lovemyabs. (This week we... Continue reading →

Chicken-Mushroom {and Spinach} Quesadillas

by Denise // 17 February, 2012 // Comments off

It seems that I’m on a bit of a spinach kick. But after having my wisdom teeth pulled, I was craving greens. I seriously missed salad, fruit and any other good for you food. So imagine my foodie thrill when I found... Continue reading →

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