Project 9:30 | Week 16 "What" • Monday

WEEK 16! Holy bananas…how are we already here?!

After such a fun weekend of running, today started with Pilates followed by Cardio Essentials, and then it was back out the door—this time for an easy recovery run up the Bluff with Bethanne. #SisterSquad

Nothing fast. Nothing forced. Just easy miles, good conversation, beautiful views, and having FUN.

Before we knew it…8 miles DONE.

The rest of the day was all about getting things organized and starting to figure out my Project 9:30 jersey because October 24 is coming FAST! Those names I’ve been collecting need a home, and seeing this part come together is making race day feel very real.

Sixteen weeks ago, October felt so far away.

Now I can almost see it.

The fitness is there. The miles have been stacked. The names are growing. And most importantly, I’m still excited to get out there every day and do what I love.

That’s the way I want to finish these final weeks—keep the party going. Keep having fun. Keep believing.

Because this isn’t supposed to feel like a punishment.

It’s an adventure.

Week 16…let’s GO!

#Project930 #Week16 #Fall50 #930Names #SisterSquad #IronSunshine #MovementIsMedicine #UltraTraining

2026 HoCo

 

Great reminder

 The goal isn’t to prove that you can do everything. It’s to become wise enough to know what matters, strong enough to do the hard work, and brave enough to let go of what doesn’t move you forward.”

2026 Octoberfest race

Project 9:30 | Week 15 of 19 • Saturday

Well…today’s 22-mile run did NOT go according to plan. And I’m so glad it didn’t.

The plan was to meet Bethanne GetMovin on the Oktoberfest Half Marathon course, run with her for a while, jump off the course, and finish my long run.

Instead, my sister talked me into signing up and running the whole race with her.

She wanted to see how close she could get to 2 hours, so off we went!

What an incredible morning. The course was lined with people already holding their spots for the parade, cheering on runners as we went by. The course support was fantastic—nutrition, volunteers, spectators…just such a fun atmosphere.

Bethanne did AWESOME.

We came across the finish in 2:05-something—a PR for her at the Oktoberfest Half! I was so excited for her.

Coming toward the finish, we also picked up two girls who were struggling. We’ve ALL been there—that point late in a race when your body and your brain are telling you there’s nothing left. Sometimes all you need is someone beside you saying, “Come on. You’ve got this. Let’s go.”

That might be one of my favorite things about endurance sports.

Yes, I love to swim, bike and run. But I also love PEOPLE. I love watching someone chase a goal, seeing the moment they’re struggling, and helping them find that little switch in their mind that says, I can keep going.

After the race, we talked with friends, cheered on some of the younger runners, grabbed a doughnut—because obviously —and then I headed up the Bluff to finish out my training miles for the day.

Not exactly the 22-mile run I had written down.

But maybe even better.

Training matters. Goals matter. Project 9:30 matters. But so does having fun with the people you love and remembering WHY you love this crazy endurance world in the first place.

And for recovery? Off to one of the biggest orchards around for some family time.

Today was a good one.

Run the miles. Help somebody along the way. Eat the doughnut. Make the memories.

Because someday, these are the days we’ll wish we could do all over again.

#sistasquad #dowhatyoulovetodo #cancersucks #fall50

Our race video ~ 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1413297777654288

 

Project 9:30 | Week 15 of 19 • Thursday

Wakey, wakey, sunshine! 3:30 AM!

Out the door by 4:45 and ready for TRX • Cycling • TRX. Three classes, lots of movement, lots of energy, and a pretty great way to start the day.

But after that? EASY. EASY. EASY.

Just a 3-mile walk.

One thing I’ve learned through all these years of endurance training is that everything doesn’t have to be go, go, GO or hard, hard, HARD to count.

Recovery counts.

Rest counts.

Walking counts.

Sometimes the smartest training decision is giving your body the chance to absorb all the work you’ve already put into it.

I’ve got a bigger training weekend coming, so today was about keeping the body moving while letting those legs recharge.

And most importantly—I’m still having FUN with this.

Fifteen weeks into Project 9:30, and I still look forward to putting on my shoes and seeing what the next day brings. That’s how I want it to stay.

Train hard when it’s time. Recover when it’s time. And enjoy the heck out of the journey.

Long weekend loading…

#Project930 #cancersucks #Fall50 #UltraTraining #RecoveryDay

Project 9:30 | Week 15 of 19 • Wednesday

"Oh my goodness…I slept until 5:00 AM! Who am I?!"

Coffee , journaling, and then off to teach Step Cardio with some weight training, followed by Pilates. Such a great way to start the day.

Then it was time to RUN.

10 miles, including the Bluff, on an absolutely gorgeous day. Seriously, one of those days where you look around and think, How lucky am I that my body allows me to do this?

The rest of the day was filled with business stuff and continuing to organize all the names for my Project 9:30 jersey. Watching those names grow makes October 24 feel more real every single day.

And today I just felt…blessed.

Blessed that I get to move.

Blessed that I get to teach.

Blessed that I get to run these roads and climb that Bluff.

Blessed that I get to chase another crazy dream.

If there’s something you love doing—don’t wait.

We spend so much time thinking there will always be another day, another year, a better time.

Do the things you love while you have the opportunity to do them. Make the memories now. Chase the dream now.

Because someday, these ordinary days might be the ones we wish we could have back.

10 miles done. Names growing. Heart full.

Project 9:30 continues.