Guess what! I passed! And I am now a Road Runners Club of America Certified Coach! Of course, I never really doubted that I’d pass the online test. Though you will notice that I held off on writing this post until I was sure. The RRCA coaching certification course is a very intense two day […]
Vegan Eats at #IDEAWorld, RRCA Coaching Class, and Grandson Time
Until Sunday morning I hadn’t run for a week. Between travel and my work schedule (5:30 am all week!) I just couldn’t run a single mile. That made me feel somewhat of a fraud when I showed up for my RRCA (Road Runner’s Club of America) Coaching class on Friday. Well, not really, but that […]
Random: IDEA Convention, Cross Country, Coco, & Jackfruit Carnitas
First, I want to thank you so much for all the love and support for Alan in response to my last post. We appreciate it so much, and I really feel that all your prayers and positive psychic energy will support us and help assure a good outcome. I hope that you will use our […]
What’s Beautiful: Training to Be Faster, Week 1
As I mentioned last week, I am participating in the Under Armour What’s Beautiful campaign, which is sponsored through my relationship with Fitfluential. The What’s Beautiful project is a competition with the goal of redefining the female athlete. Women are invited to set goals for themselves and then go out and achieve them. My goal […]
It’s Fast. It’s Furious. It’s a Total Body, No Equipment, Functional Workout
For the first time in months, I have nothing going this weekend. No races. No events. No gigs for Alan. No travel. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Can you tell I’m excited? Alan and I have had something going each weekend since March. We’ve been to Lake Havasu, Redlands, and San Diego for events that he announced. […]
Lake Havasu, a Half Marathon, and the London Bridge
This weekend I am traveling to run the London Bridge Half Marathon! After reading that sentence, you may be thinking one of two things. First, you may ask, Debbie, I thought you were training for the La Jolla Half Marathon. What happened? Yes, it is true that my goal race is La Jolla, on April […]