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Grandma Runs: a blog about Fitness, Aging, and Life

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  • Why you should donate to St. Jude: Katie’s Story

    One of the best people I know is my co-worker and friend, Katie Weyer. Katie is the reason we are running the St. Jude Half Marathon on December 5. She is a St. Jude survivor, and we are so appreciative of the life-saving care she received, that we want to complete this race for her […]

    November 3, 2015
  • Jumping Out of My Comfort Zone

    A few weeks ago I received a text from my friend Lagina, who is the executive director of the Perry County Chamber of Commerce, asking me to speak at their upcoming quarterly breakfast. Never having done anything like that, I put her off. I knew it was something I should do, but I had no […]

    September 23, 2015
  • Post-Musical Depression

    As my friends and family know, my family’s summer was consumed by “Mary Poppins”. In April, Gary, Addie, and I all decided to participate in the Schweizer Fest production, knowing that there’d be little time for anything else; we weren’t disappointed. For those of you who don’t really know what it means to commit to […]

    August 4, 2015
  • Soft Drinks, Runs, and Other Stuff

    First, I should update you on my challenge to not drink soft drinks after a life-long love affair with Diet Mountain Dew and Diet Pepsi. I lasted 12 days with no soft drinks. And then I caved. I knew that the first few days would be rough, and that I would have headaches from the […]

    July 20, 2015
  • The Great Soft Drink Experiment

    Last summer I challenged myself to complete a running streak; it began with a 40 day streak, and then I stretched it out to 80 days. Once I hit 80 days, I decided to make it 100 days. I ended up running at least one mile every day for 100 days. It was a challenge […]

    June 22, 2015
  • Graduation Week Thoughts

    In two days, my baby will graduate from high school. It’s an emotional time for both of us, but let’s focus on me. My husband has told me to celebrate rather than grieve. I’m trying…I’m trying! I wouldn’t really say I am grieving. I really am excited to see where Addie’s career leads her, and […]

    May 20, 2015
  • The Race Report

    This past Sunday, Gary and I ran the Biggest Loser Half Marathon in Crown Point, Indiana. We had chosen this particular race because we wanted to run something other than the Derby Mini, which we had run the past four years. The Biggest Loser Half was in the Region, and since I’m from that area, […]

    May 5, 2015
  • Training Hard…Or Not

    I have struggled with whether or not to run a half marathon this spring. I have run one – the Derby Mini in Louisville – the past four years, but just didn’t want to run it again this year. I wanted to try a new race, but I also wanted to run a race that […]

    April 16, 2015
  • We aren’t all bigots in Indiana

    If you usually read my blog because it’s based on running and fitness, be warned that today it isn’t. At times I just need to write about what’s on my mind at the time, and this is definitely one of those times. This week, Indiana’s leaders, including Governor Pence, signed into law the Religious Freedom […]

    March 27, 2015
  • Running Remix

    Sometimes in life, we need to step back and reevaluate our intentions. Whether we examine relationships, careers, or fitness, we need to realize our goals can change in spite of us. I am at a point at which I have to reevaluate my running, and believe me, it isn’t by choice. My knees seem to […]

    March 16, 2015
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