Interview with an Athlete: Strongman Fernando Escobar
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Fernando won 1st place in just his second competition! |

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Fernando won 1st place in just his second competition! |
Last Sunday, I managed to completely embarrass myself at hot yoga. Not only was I sweating like some sort of beast, I was failing in so many poses. What was the deal? People are not kidding when they use the phrase “yoga practice.” Clearly, ya girl needs some practice. My takeaway from Sunday’s session was…
Yesterday, I had a wicked long volleyball tournament. Our region hosts these tournaments called fellowships, where you basically practice with your team, and try out new players who might want to join your team. You get “rated” as a scorekeeper or referee at these tournaments, so they don’t count for anyone, and you can’t get…
When I first started dating my boyfriend, I discovered something unusual about him. Dude cannot go to bed before eating at least one bowl of cereal! He is obsessed! When we went on vacation with my family last week, he actually located a grocery store nearby, and bought himself some milk and cereal. Now that’s…
Howdy, lovely reader! Now that I have a week under my belt at the new/old job, and yesterday was my last day at my part-time job (Ann Taylor), I feel like I can finally unwind a little bit and give my blog (and my readers) a little more love. Woohoo! That little bit of extra…
A few months ago, my great friend and fellow runner Kelly encouraged me to enter the lottery for the Nike Women’s 15K in Toronto. Being a huge fan of Toronto, I entered the lottery, thinking there was absolutely no chance I would get accepted. As I’ve said many times before, I’m a fairly slow runner,…
Hello out there! I just wanted to share a quick little heart-warming story from yesterday. I was talking to a senior citizen at a local recreation center, and she was explaining to me that she wanted to start taking classes and participating in the senior program at the center because she was tired of sitting…
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Fernando won 1st place in just his second competition! |
I came, I ran, I conquered! Is it possible for a runner’s high to last more than 24 hours, because I think that’s what might be happening with me? On Saturday, I ran my very first 10k. I trained for a couple of months, even doing the unthinkable — running in the freezing cold! The…
What?! Yeah, you read that right. This past Sunday, I tried out for the brand new volleyball team in my region. It is part of the Premier Volleyball League, and there is a men’s team and a women’s team. I didn’t say much about it, on the blog or social media, because I was seriously…
I am just going to straight up brag: I have some awesome readers! You guys are always sharing pointers and fun info with me. I love it! I appreciate you! And because I appreciate your awesomeness, I am going to be hosting my first ever Instagram challenge, wherein I will gloat about you, and celebrate…
Can you believe it’s already November?? I know I can’t!! 2019 has just flown on by! But, alas. Here we are. And here are my goals for November 2019 (with the huge caveat being that some of these will require my sprained ankle to be healed first!): Attend All of My Swim Classes – I…
Happy Sunday! You know, Sunday is a weird day of the week. Some people consider Sunday the end of the week, and some people consider it the beginning. I’m a little bit of both, I suppose. I like to use Sunday as a day of reflection. What have I accomplished in the week behind? What…
I saw a really cool opportunity posted in the Maryland Bloggers Facebook group on Sunday, and thought, why not? It sounded like something that would be fun, challenging, and different — all things that I’m always looking for. If you’ve been paying attention (which I know you have), then you know that I have really gotten into…