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My mission in life is to not merely survive, but to thrive: and do so with passion, compassion, humor, and style. – Maya Angelou

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An eternal optimist, always wearing a smile. Must haves: sunshine, fitness (jogging, weight training, & CrossFit), reading, good food, writing, music, and fun with family and friends.

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  • Have you exposed yourself to your deepest fear?

    “Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes.  You are free.”        -Jim Morrrison Yesterday’s Stats (10/13/12) Distance:    8.35 miles Duration:    1:15;54 Pace:          9:05 Min/Mil (Average) –  5:19 Min/Mil (Max) Calories:     1170 Arg!!   Grr!!  Immediately after I stopped running, I checked my stats.  I was off 6 seconds from…

  • I run because it’s so symbolic of life

    “I run because it’s so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that you can’t. But then you find your inner strength, and realize you’re capable of so much more than you thought.” –Arthur Blank Today’s run… 7.51 Miles 1:12:22 9.37 Minute/Miles (Average) 5:54 Minute/Miles (Max) 780…

  • Believe that you can…

      Believe that you can run farther and faster.  Believe that you’re young enough, old enough, strong enough, and so on to accomplish everything you want to do.  Don’t let worn-out beliefs stop you from moving beyond yourself.” – John Bingham, running speaker and writer Today’s workout of the day Distance:  10.23 miles Pace:  9:42…

  • When everything feels especially good

    “Me thinks that the moment my legs began to move, my thoughts began to flow.” – Henry David Thoreau Today’s workout of the day was a run Distance:  12:00 miles Duration:  2:03:03 Pace:        10:15 min/miles Calories:  1206 Most distance runners will agree that once the body is physically warmed up, they get into a zone.  The zone is place where…

  • We run because…

    “We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves…The more restricted our society and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this craving for freedom. No one can say, ‘You must not run faster than this, or jump…

  • Running through the clouds and the rain

    I run more than I write.  A balance between the two is better.  After each run, I update my Facebook, twitter (lexa82), and sometimes Instagram.  Rarely does my WOD (workout of the day) appear on Lexa’s Journal. Starting today that will change.  The plan is to post my daily workouts or how I feel when…