I’m going to take this opportunity to brag about a few of my incredible friends, who competed in the triathlon in McMinnville, TN, today.  Then I’d like to brag about myself because as you all know that is all I like to do on this blog, most of the time. Erika The woman who asked [...]

Today was full of trying on compression shorts, bike shorts, tri shorts, anything that would allow me to be able to swim, bike, and run in them for the triathlon.   I had to get all of my gear together, try out my transition between swimming to biking and then biking to running.  For those of you wondering how [...]

I’m three days away from competing in my first triathlon and I’ve been working my abs like I have never worked them before.  I guess the idea of swimming and then running to my bike in skin tight clothing has increased my desire to firm up my mid section as quickly as possible.  I could [...]

I attended a get together at a friend’s house, tonight to go over triathlon day.  I haven’t been this nervous about any of the previous races I have completed.  I am not a strong swimmer, I look horrid in a swimsuit, I haven’t run in four weeks due to my foot injury, and I had [...]

The A.D.A. Tour de Cure was an incredible experience.  Being surrounded by people that are riding for a cause is a great way to spend the day.  Kelly and I arrived in Springfield and it wasn’t very long before we were on the road.  We had no idea what to expect on the route as [...]

There are many times that I get excited about things and there are times that I get giddy with excitement almost like a dog that pisses itself  from excitement.  I was giddy this morning when I purchased my new bike.  For some or maybe all of you, you may be thinking that it seems a bit [...]

It was a very successful day in the Pennington house as far as diet and exercise go.  Noel and I hit a spin class first thing this morning. I was convinced that if I got in a great work out, I would not be too sore from Body Pump.  That turned out to be a [...]

Does anyone remember, “we’re here to pump YOU up” from SNL?  Pumping Up with Hans and Franz was all I could think about, today while I was in Body Pump class.  I was trying to keep myself amused as I was inflicting pain upon myself; willingly. It has been months since I have been to [...]

I love this workout that Kristin Davis shared in Fitness.  http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/workout/real-plans/celebrity/kristin-davis-total-body-workout/?page=4   The scissor crunch is great.  I really felt the burn in my abs. Chobani is my favorite brand of yogurt.  Pomegranate is my favorite.  I love the seeds and the flavor.  I also like that there are 14 grams of protein.  It is very [...]

I may have been too quick to write that running was an addiction for me.  I have been thinking a lot about it and I think I have used everything over the past two years to try to avoid dealing with grief.  I over schedule myself at times to create chaos because it means I [...]