Saturday my husband I ran the Shiner Half Marathon. The weather conditions were less than ideal; it was cold, rainy and windy. Even AccuWeather could not help us decide how to dress for the race. By gun time the rain had ceased and temperatures had warmed, but oh that wind! The gusts were blowing at Read More
Ever hear the phrase, “Jack of all trades, master of none?” It refers to a person who is competent at many skills, but an expert at none. Me. There are many pursuits in which I perform well; running, cooking (well, before I gave it up for Lent three years ago & never started back), writing, Read More
James Cleveland Owens, better known to the world as Jesse, sky-rocketed to fame via the 1936 Berlin Olympics, winning four gold medals while simultaneously tying a world record, setting a world and also three Olympic records. It would be forty-eight years before another track and field Olympian, American Carl Lewis, matched Jesse’s feat. Even before Read More
Ever noticed the “Warrior Princess” tag line at the end of each “Living Outside the Lines” column? Well, today I will tell you the story behind the signature. November 19, 2011 I embarked on a journey known as the Warrior Dash. This journey was several months and some severe arm-twisting in the making. When I first Read More
Okay, so this post is about two months late, what can I say? I trained hard, raced hard, had a great time in London, arrived home and just got busy. We’d been asked if we would like to stay with a host family while in London. Anyone who knows me, knows that I don’t really Read More
Our flight to London leaves Wednesday and the race happens Sunday, April 26 but no worries, there is still time to make a donation in support of me and the missions organization I am running for, Links International. Maybe you have not heard of Links and are unsure what they do. Below are some bullet Read More
December 2013 was the first time the possibly of me running the London Marathon was ever discussed. Time has flown, and here we are, two short weeks away from me actually crossing the start/finish line. TWO WEEKS, OH MY! My heart is thumping wildly just thinking about it. Honestly, I’m a bit nervous. It occurred Read More
