Posts Tagged ‘running’
Showing our #DisneySide at Disney World and at Home
We are now a two weeks back in reality after spending five days at Disney World to take part in the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. If you’ve noticed, we have a long history of going to Disney World. Jordan celebrated her first, third, fifth and seventh birthdays there. Yes, she’ll be there for her…
Read More +Jumping into the New Year with a Challenge
I am never motivated to run in the winter… Until now. This week, I’m taking the family to Walt Disney World to experience our first Marathon Weekend. I’m running in the half marathon while Jordan and Cameron run in a one mile kids race (mainly because the 5K sold out before I thought about signing…
Read More +Running for Camp is Hard Work!
She did it! Jordan ran in her first 5K race and we came pretty darn close to raising enough money to send another child to Camp No Limits! Jordan, Cameron and I geared up with lots and lots of glowing gear to run in a glow run in our town. This was the first time…
Read More +We're Gonna Glow So Donations Grow!
It’s time to get serious, friends! A year ago, Jordan and I had raised at least $1,500 more at this point in the year for Camp No Limits. So far, I ran in the Chicago Rock n Roll Half Marathon to help make sure one child could attend camp. Well, now Jordan and Cameron are…
Read More +A super challenging run for Camp No Limits
I did it! For the fourth time ever, I ran in a half marathon and I survived. It wasn’t my fastest race. It wasn’t my slowest race. So I think I should be proud of that. You know what I’m also proud of? The wonderful people who pitched in to donate to Camp No Limits…
Read More +Let the fundraising begin… Now!
Last year I had a crazy idea… Why not run in a half marathon in the middle of July in downtown Chicago and see if it helps me raise money for Camp No Limits? I did… And you, the Born Just Right community, helped pitch in. Across 11 months after the race, we found multiple…
Read More +Trying something new
Jordan’s brother, Cameron, tried a new sport this spring: Track. He’s a distance runner who is learning about sprinting. It’s an interesting new experience and he part likes it and part feels exhausted by it. But because it’s new, it had Jordan interested in the experience even though she’s on a softball team. Since we’re…
Read More +Thank you, Oscar Pistorius. Thank you, technology.
[NOTE: This was written long before Oscar Pistorius was arrested and put on trial for the murder of his girlfriend.] Over the weekend, an amazing thing happened. A man with two prosthetics made it into the semi-finals of the Olympic 400 meter race. In his semi-final heat, he finished last. But in my mind, that…
Read More +Pushing through
I did something remarkable over this holiday weekend. A day after returning from a business trip, I decided to do something kind of crazy. I had signed up for a half marathon early in the year and in the last month or two I had decided I wasn’t fit enough to run in the race.…
Read More +VIDEO: Happy New Year from Jordan
What a cool way to end the year. The kids and I enjoyed the very warm weather by going for a run at our elementary school’s track and played on the playground. Jordan showed off how she plays during recess. She’s quite the daredevil. She also told me that when she falls down, she says…
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