Overcoming challenges to succeed. People, places and stories that inspire.
June 2019 saw the second running of the Voyage North 5 K & 10 K Race in Grand Marais, Minnesota. My husband and I ran it last year during the inaugural run. Both runs were fabulous. Who doesn’t love free smoked salmon and craft beer at the finish? But let me tell you more about…
The Struggle Buster Trio are progressing well in these early weeks of marathon training. Week Four marks one fifth of the way through our training plan. The weekly mileage will now be steadily increasing. This week saw us running 12 miles, which is almost a half marathon distance. It amazes us that this will soon…
I am so excited to introduce two runners to you. This father and daughter duo went from couch to 10 miles in 18 weeks. Their story is so tremendously inspiring. It was such a pleasure to help them along in their journey back to health. Kelsi and Brian were looking for change Brian and Kelsi…
On May 20, 2019, I ran the Fire Fighters 10 Mile Road Race in Thunder Bay, Ontario, along with my marathon training buddies, my husband and a whole bunch of friends. It was the perfect day to run a legendary race. Three of us young-at-heart women are training for our first marathon in October this…
May 14, 2019 is the end of week two of our 2019 Marathon Challenge Training. Anita, Stephanie and I, Tricia, are all training for our first marathon in October. The training is just getting under way. I will be blogging about all our blood, sweat and tears in this journey. I hope you enjoy our…
May 7, 2019 sees us at the end of the Struggle Buster Trio’s first week of marathon training. It didn’t go as well as we had planned. This past weekend was suppose to see Stephanie, Anita and I continue our training together with a long run on Sunday. But it didn’t work out that way….
May 1, 2019 was the first official day of marathon training for 3 crazy ladies. And, this is the start of my story telling as we train and prepare for the Twin Cities Metronics Marathon on October 6, 2019. It will be the first time for any of us to run a full marathon, all…
On April 27, 2019, my husband and I ran in the 30th Annual Fitger’s 5K Race. I had been struggling with my running for the past several years, since taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer recurrence. I have been working very hard to improve. This race was a test for myself. Here is that story….
The Friday before the 2019 Boston Marathon, Trevor Zimak received an email from the Boston Athletic Association (BAA). He was invited to start with the Boston Marathon Elite Men. He qualified with a time of 2:20:04 at the Grandmas Marathon, which put him in the first corral of wave one. But, as luck would have…
Sandy has always had a passion for running. She has spent the last 10 years turning that passion into action. She has helped hundreds of impoverished Kenyan children survive, run and thrive. Sandy has ran most of her life. When I met with her recently, she couldn’t remember the exact age she started, but she…
Stephanie may seem like every other busy working mother. She works full time in a busy dental practice. She has 2 children and a husband who are heavily involved in sports. Stephanie assumes the family roles of wife, mother, cook, housekeeper, bookkeeper and taxi driver with a smile, and sometimes a grimace. But Stephanie is…
I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2013. After my treatments, I started running to take back my life and regain my health. Now, I want to run my first marathon. My name is Tricia and I am 51 years old. I have heard it time and again; “you are too old to…