Shoot, guys. It's coming up fast. According to my nifty countdown app, we are at 4% left. However, do not be fooled by my technological prowess, friends. I do have a calendar on the wall and I've been crossing off days with a Sharpie since I hung it up January 1. Before we actually went … Continue reading Approaching homecoming
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Jemez Mtn 50K Training: Week 1
Welcome to my chronicles of 50K training, the craziest and longest race I will run so far. I wrote weekly updates when I ran the Illinois Marathon in 2011 (three years already?!) and it gave me something to look back at and see how I was progressing more than just looking at my Nike+ app. … Continue reading Jemez Mtn 50K Training: Week 1
Back from running sabbatical
I ran a total of 42.2 miles in January. After some high-mileage months (for me) with 80, 90, even 100 miles, I really needed a break. I was mentally exhausted from training and final exams and just stuff, and realized that "sleeping in" (ahem, 7:30 am) and enjoying coffee in the morning was all it was … Continue reading Back from running sabbatical
Hello, my name is Elizabeth and I’m a control freak.
With winter break behind us, I've had some time, weeks even, to ponder things... events, ideas, prayers. So far my year of no resolutions is going great thankyouforasking... and I have to tell you that my one resolution was to make the bed every day. And as of Day 22 of 2014, I've succeeded. 😉 … Continue reading Hello, my name is Elizabeth and I’m a control freak.
The year of no resolutions
As I get older, or maybe it's just as I get wiser (ha) I realize how much I don't like committing to multiple things for a really long time. Obviously I'm committed to my marriage, that's kind of a big deal, and I'm committed to Jesus, grad school, and a lifetime of fitness. But pretty … Continue reading The year of no resolutions
Fighting fire with fire.
How do you overcome depression and anxiety, let alone when your husband is deployed? It's not easy, and if you're feeling depressed or anxious, so much that it's starting to affect your every day life, you need to take it seriously. Maybe you're like me and have dealt with mild or situational depression or anxiety … Continue reading Fighting fire with fire.
During my running in central Illinois, I had some great ideas for blogs. And then I forgot them. Maybe the extensive sunshine and 60-degree highs I came back to in Texas have something to do with it. I had a great visit home. For the first time I just took things one day at a … Continue reading
A Very Beth Thanksgiving
As I reflect on the Thanksgivings I've had since getting married in 2008, I've realized that we've had exactly one tradition: no tradition. And I kind of like it. Thanksgiving 2008: I honestly don't remember what we did, but I know we (my husband and I) spent it with our families. This was pre-layoff, pre-Army, … Continue reading A Very Beth Thanksgiving
Run When: Transmountain Challenge recap.
Run when you haven't trained in awhile. When I signed up for the Transmountain training group, I was more hopeful than nervous that it would help push me over the mountain. Aaron had just left and I needed something to keep me accountable, especially for long runs. Every long run was hilly except for when … Continue reading Run When: Transmountain Challenge recap.
Tail end of summer
This summer flew by so fast. Tomorrow is three months down in this deployment, and that couldn't make me happier. I set out in the middle of May to kick butt in my class (check), do well with my research assistantship (check) and lesson plan for the fall (nope!). In May Leah and Benjamin came … Continue reading Tail end of summer
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