All Entries in the "Your Adventures" Category
The inspiring Sarah Stanley – more than 68 tweets and 100 miles run (in one day)
~Melanie I first met sweet and sassy ultra-athlete Sarah Stanley a couple of months ago in California (photo on the left, Sarah on the right) and she told me she was training to run a 100 mile race. Yes, 100 miles. At one time. So what’s it like to run that far? Besides crazy? (But [...]
Taking it all the way to centre stage
The GGS crew are closing the office for Spring Break and will be away until March 24, 2010. We have promised our families no computers or phones. So we have some favorite encore posts until that time. ~Happy Spring, from the GGS crew! To give you some background information, eight years ago in late July [...]
What keeps you moving? Navy seal and ultra marathoner David Goggins shares his motivation
What keeps us going when we want to quit our workout? Well, speaking for myself, I always want to quit running! But I don’t because I know I’ll feel so good after if I just keep going, putting one foot in front of the other. If I stop and walk, I know I’ll be mad [...]
My Weight Loss Journey: Making Changes
We’re honored to have our friend Debbie write a guest post series for us about her health and weight loss journey. Welcome back, Debbie, and thanks for sharing your story with us. * * * There comes a day when you decide that it is time to make some changes. For me, today is that [...]
How I lost 134 pounds and changed my life
Yet more reinforcement that weight loss and fitness comes from eating right and working out and dedication. Fellow Vancouver girl and one of the getfitchicks, Stacey shares her inspiring story on weight loss and working out. Congratulations Stacey, you are also the lucky recipient of Greens+ Extra Energy and a bottle of Proteins+ courtesy of [...]
Interview: Pura Vida Adventures founder Tierza Davis
At some point most of us have wanted to quit a job in the ‘rat race’, pack up our lives and move to an exotic destination. Tierza Davis is one of the rare few to actually follow her dream and do it. In 2003 Tierza gave up a career in internet advertising to move to [...]
Girls Giving Back: Running Moms Rock Holds 1st Annual 5k Race Benefiting Charity
We recently connected with Erika and Michelle from Running Moms Rock and we love how they’re using their passion for running to help give back to their community. We think you’ll love these rockin’ moms too! ~Melanie Michelle and I began working together in 2002. We weathered our first pregnancies together, with our sons [...]
The Triumph of the Human Spirit
~Allison Burbage Last weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to venture down to Warm Springs, Georgia, to assist the President/Founder of Getting 2 Tri, Mike Lenhart, with a clinic on balance and mobility for new amputees.
Patrick Dempsey a Treat to Meet for Cycling Fund Raiser
Grab a cuppa whatever you luvva and settle in for this fascinating account by Shannon Gilmartin about how she turned getting back into shape into an opportunity to do just that and more….much, much more. (Like raising over $10,000 for charity and meeting Patrick Dempsey. That kind of more…).
Surviving Breast Cancer: A mom’s story
My mother found the lump in her breast the year before she turned forty.
Actor Tanna Frederick talks Film and Fitness
The GGS Girls were lucky enough to get the opportunity to interview actor Tanna Fredrick – yay, Girls! Tanna most recently starred in the acclaimed film, Irene in Time, and she currently has three more films in post production. We asked Tanna for her thoughts about film, fitness, and – of course – footwear. GGS: [...]
The miracle is not to finish, but having the courage to start
~Allison Burbage As fall racing season begins, there is a lot of buzz about getting a “PR” (personal record) at local 5 and 10K’s around town, and some major marathons coming up across the country. Recently, I was lucky enough to be able to go to Collierville to see my nephews compete in a local [...]
How to Lose 55 lbs and Run a Marathon in 7 Months
~Kerrie Hilton I wish it was this easy: I wish I could write a manual and you could follow it step-by-step and get results. I wish it was as easy as deciding to do something, making small goals along the way, and then doing it. Wait a minute, that last thought sounds like it may work! Yes, [...]
Why I run
~Allison Burbage This is a long post that is well worth your time, so grab a cuppa, get comfy, and enjoy ~ Melanie There are several upcoming races in the Atlanta area, and there has been a lot of talk about running, tips, preferences, gear, etc…so I figured I do a blog about it. I [...]
Not all winners come in first
~Melanie This past weekend I had the pleasure of being in Kauai for the inaugural Kauai Marathon, hosted by ultra-marathoner Dean Karnazes. I was there with my husband, Steve, and our friends Norm and Dianna (facebook photo album) and about 400 other excited full marathoners as well as almost 1000 half marathoners. Steve was the [...]
