My Current Running List I thought I would share some of my favorite running songs with everyone! While my current playlist is much longer, these are the songs that get my the most hype for a run!
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styofa doing anything
KIROKAZE
I'd rather be in outer space 🛸

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trying on a metaphor

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JBB: An Artblog!
RMH
noise dept.
Today's Document
i don't do bad sauce passes
let's talk about Bridgerton tea, my ask is open
Keni

oozey mess
Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
Sweet Seals For You, Always

Andulka
Misplaced Lens Cap

Product Placement
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My Current Running List I thought I would share some of my favorite running songs with everyone! While my current playlist is much longer, these are the songs that get my the most hype for a run!
Alright! So, even though I didn’t blog most of last year,
I did actually run!!!
I missed some races because of situations beyond my control, but don’t worry, I will run Rock and Roll Las Vegas one day!
So, instead of doing a recap from a year ago, I am just going to post the races I did last year here!
Rock and Roll San Francisco!
Loved this race, but oh the hills, the hills!
Hollywood Half Marathon! LOVED this race because I finally broke my PR!!! 2:19:22 Now to break that PR!
Tinkerbell Half Marathon!! You already know, I love my Run Disney Races! Met many new friends and had my Virginia Friend with me!
Bay to Breakers! I was told I needed to run this race because 1. Its an iconic race, and 2. Oh the things I will see. Um, the things I saw was crazy!!! yes…there were naked runners! It was an 8-mile block party! I even ate a hot dog and drank a coke during the race! Believe me, others were drinking and eating things!!! It was a hilarious and my eyes will never be the same again!
Spartan Super! OMG! This race was hard! Hot, no water, no bathrooms, HARD! But, I did it! And my girls ran the kids race and loved it! I was so proud of them! Except they complained that there wasn’t enough mud! Totally my girls!
Disneyland Half Marathon! I loved this because again, Its RunDisney, and two, I brought my daughters with me! I loved this race!Â
And my final race of the year, and my 20th half marathon!!!! Rock and Roll San Jose!Â
That’s it!! Here’s to a wonderful 2017 running year! Check out my 2017 Race Calendar here!
Races I Ran in 2016! Alright! So, even though I didn't blog most of last year, I did actually run!!! I missed some races because of situations beyond my control, but don't worry, I will run Rock and Roll Las Vegas one day!
 So, with a new year comes new race opportunities! Seeing as we are moving to Maryland in April and driving cross country, I really had to do some research and see which races I wanted to accomplish this year! Here is what my race calendar looks like for 2017!
February  24rd -26th Princess Half Marathon Weekend! I am running the 5k,10k, and half marathon!! I mean, who wouldn’t! Look at these amazing medals!!! It’s Beauty and the Beast themed, and my favorite Disney movie and Princess! Look at that Half Marathon Medal!!! AHHH!
March 26th Rock and Roll San Francisco
May 8th Frederick Running Festival
May 22nd Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon
June 3rd Zooma Half Marathon AnnapolisI’ve heard so many good things about this race series!
June 10th Tough Mudder! I love love love this race!
June 25th Dirty Girl MD! Another race I totally love! Lots of Mud!!!
August 5th Warrior Dash! Another Favorite!
September 9th Savage Race
September 17th Rock and Roll Philly
September 23rd Baltimore Night Nation Run
**October 8th Crawling Crab Half Marathon. I loved this race!
October 21st Baltimore Running Festival
 So, I think that looks like a healthy race calendar!
8 half marathons
2 10ks
1 5k
4 Mud Run/Obstacle Races!
 I think that’s a great year! Now to get off this computer and get my workout done so I can do it all!!!
2017 Race Calendar So, with a new year comes new race opportunities! Seeing as we are moving to Maryland in April and driving cross country, I really had to do some research and see which races I wanted to accomplish this year!
Guess Who's Back in 2017!
Guess Who’s Back in 2017!
Happy New Year and hello 2017!!!! I hope everyone has enjoyed their first full week in 2017! Are you still doing good on your resolutions?!?! I know there have been years that by this time, I broke most of my resolutions! OOPS! For those that are new here, my name is Vanessa! I am 31 years old, mother to two beautiful girls and a beautiful stepdaughter, military wife, veteran, photographer and…
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Happy Global Running Day!!!
Happy Global Running Day!!!
Today is one of my favorite holidays!!! Other than your traditional holidays!! Today is Global Running Day! You have probably seen it trending on Twitter and IG!
According to Today.com, more that 2 Million people have commited to go out for a run today!
I am currently participating is #RWRunStreak this month, which is something that Runner’s World puts on every year as a way to keep running…
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Back on the Grind!!!
Back on the Grind!!!
Typical. I let life get in the way of working out. Between a viral photo for my business, a week of sickness, my birthday, the Tinkerbell Half Marathon, a few days of food poisoning, I lost track, yet again. I have to admit, I’m about tired of losing track. I feel like it’s what become of me… What I’m known for. Starting something and not finishing it. I don’t want to be known for that. I have…
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Only I would restart my blog and now immediately write in it!!! :p I know, I know, I need to get better and I will!
Well, April 3rd was my first race for 2016!!!
I have to admit, it really snuck up on me. The one thing that I have learned about running is that no matter how many races you run, if you are not actively training, it will feel like the first run all over again.
So, to be honest, no training had went into Half Marathon #16. So, I knew from running Nike San Francisco Half last year, the hills were going to be a killer. Especially for untrained legs.
So, I went into this race with no expectations, except to finish. I was running another half marathon the following weekend (more on that one tomorrow!), So I knew the goal was to take it easy.
Of course, I had to get something new for this race weekend! It helps you run faster right? I really love Nike’s running gear! I stayed at my best friends house the night before the half, who lives right in the heart of San Francisco! That saved me tons of money on a hotel room!
After a 4am wake up call, I was out the door, in search of a damn parking garage! I knew I wanted to park near the finish line, but after reading and rereading the race info, I still got down to the area lost on where to park! When I finally found a garage a block away (because I had no interest of walking in Downtown San Francisco by myself in the early morning!) I was oh so upset when the ticket was $40.00!!!!! YIKES!
Elevation gain
Course Route
It was a chilly morning, and since we were going to get bused to the start, I opted for gear check so I could keep my jacket with me!!! I huddled around a bunch of others until 5 mins before 6:30, dropped my gear off, headed to Corral 8, and then we were off! I talked with a few runners, one who was running because of law school, and another who was a lawyer, and one a school teacher! You got to love why we all do this crazy thing called running!
Ready to start!
The first mile started us right off with a hill! The minute I started running, I was so happy I didn’t run with my jacket, as I knew I would get hot, which I did! I was all good, until I recognized where were were headed to on Mile 3ish…my death hill, which was Mile 10 for the Nike Half!!! It is such a steep incline, it’s pretty unbearable!
That mile is marked by the Wear Blue to Remember crew, with images of our soldiers who died in wars. That made that hill a little bit more bearable as we remembered our soldiers who died for our freedom.
After this, we headed to the part that I was most excited about, running on the Golden Gate Bridge! We would start at about 4 1/2 miles and exit it 8! I enjoyed running it, but it did become quite a bottlenecking situation on there! I am all for taking selfies, but don’t stop right in front of me in the middle of the lane to do it! :(
 It was around the 10k mark that my stomach was hurting and I had to use the bathroom. After a 10 min wait in the women’s line I gave up and went to the men’s bathroom! It was around mile 10 that I hit a wall! It was a quick reminder of how long 13 miles were and how I needed to work on my endurance. That and my stomach was just not having it!
After yet ANOTHER hill at mile 12 (boo) I headed into a nice decline that ended the race right at City Hall, which is where my in laws work, so that was cool too!
Great race! Not too happy with my time, but again, that wasn’t the goal for this race! Between the hills and the end of the race stomach probs, I am happy to have finished!Â
Rock ‘N Roll San Francisco Half Marathon Recap! Only I would restart my blog and now immediately write in it!!! :p I know, I know, I need to get better and I will!
I AM BACK!!!!!!!
Hey everyone!! It’s only been, what a year or so since I’ve written on here!!
This week, I was thinking about what did I do for fun anymore? I still run ( well haven’t been training but I did run 10 half marathons in 2015) and I realized how much I missed the running community and blogging…not for my business, but for fun!!
So, here I am, starting from scratch. And that’s ok! I highly doubt that…
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How do you get out of a funk?
I haven’t ran lately.
I haven’t blogged lately.
I haven’t excerciesd lately.
I want to run.
I want to blog.
Im dying to hit the gym.
WHY haven’t I?
How do I get out of this funk?
Everyone that knows me, knows how busy I have been. Running a business, no matter how big or small it is, it a lot of damn work! No one told me that! Add in the fact that I have been very successful since I started, and…
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Motivational Wednesday
Today I am going to give you guys motivation that doesn’t have to do with running, but has been on my mind all day!
For the month of October, as you all know, is Breast Cancer Awareness month.
The whole world goes pink for awareness (which pink is my favorite color so I don’t mind!!)
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a lady named Carole, who was looking to get some pictures done of herself.Â
Me…
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Rock and Roll Half Marathon Recap
Rock and Roll Half Marathon Recap
Has anybody else gotten hit with this nasty bug that’s floating around? Nope… Just me and my family?? Well I was out of commission for about three days, my kiddos have missed a week of school between them, and my house has a lingering smell of throw up in it!
But, we seem to be on the mend!!!
So, to my recap!
The Rock and Roll Half Marathon Weekend was September 5th-6th.
 My good friend Edmarie…
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KNOCK KNOCK?!? WHO'S THERE? GLITTER GIRL RUNS, THAT'S WHO!!
I’m still alive!
I didn’t give up blogging!
I’m still running!
The questions I’ve been asked from friends, family, and Twitter and FB friends! I was so active on my blog, and well, then this summer happened!
I can’t believe I’ve let so much time pass, and for that, I’m sorry. Trying to juggle all the new changes that have happened so suddenly, has been a bit rough. I had to let go of some things…
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Motivational Wednesday How's your week going? With everything that I explained in my prior post, I thought this quote would be perfect today!
You Can't Run from Life.....
You Can’t Run from Life…..
Hello readers!!! I can’t believe its almost been 2 weeks since I’ve written! Not normal for me, but as the title states, you can’t run from life.
When I started this blog, I told you guys it would be my journey of running, a journey of my life. And with that, there has been a lot of good times, and some bad time, i.e. sprained foot, ect. I’ve shared those with you along the way.
Training for my…
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Favorite Things Friday- Friday Five!
Favorite Things Friday- Friday Five!
Yes it is!! And I am so happy! The day is dragging, but what do you expect when all you keep thinking about is drinking several bottles of wine having a nice quiet weekend at home?!?
As before, this weeks Favorite Things Friday will also be a part of Friday Five Link Up, hosted by Eat Pray Run DC, You Signed Up for What?!, and Mar on the Run. Make sure you check out their blogs and participate…
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Motivational Wednesday
So many blessings to be grateful for: My husband. My beautiful, amazing daughters. I have a job, car, and a roof over my head. I have a paycheck. I’m alive. I’m healthy. I have the most amazing fans. I can run. I’m happy.
What are you grateful for today?!?
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Weekend Recap
Happy Tuesday!
Clearly I took an extended weekend on the blog, but I hope you guys forgive me for that!!!
The weekend seems like it was soooooo long ago!
Saturday was a rough day :/
My kiddos Dad flew in from Hawaii and I had to drop them off for 3 weeks. My house is so quiet! I am happy for them that they get to spend time with their dad, his gf, and their new little sister! They have a lot…
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