by Mary Gardner | Jan 23, 2007 | Blog, Coaching
I did it! I did it!!! I did it!!! I finally ran my first 5K!!! Okay, composure…… I finally did it. And I’m relieved. This past weekend, I finally overcame a fear of being a runner and lined up with 3200 other runners in Winter Park. Three miles isn’t that...
by Mary Gardner | Jan 7, 2007 | Blog, Coaching
The days are counting down. I committed to running a road race after joining a running team back in September. I’ve trained and I’ve visualized, and now, I’m counting the days. My goal is to finish. I don’t even have a time that I’m shooting for at this point. I just...
by Mary Gardner | Jan 31, 2006 | Blog, Coaching
What a joy it is to be walking through a park or open field these days. The trees! The blue sky! The scenery! THE POOP? Oh yah! You know what I mean! While urban sprawl continues to expand, the actual space we have to roam freely in the woods gets smaller and smaller....
by Mary Gardner | Jan 17, 2006 | Blog, Coaching
After suffering another incredibly stressful morning trying to get my 5 ½ year old son dressed, I’ve come to the conclusion that there must be other families who go through the same frustration every morning. Most just wouldn’t believe that we have it different than...
by Mary Gardner | Apr 5, 2005 | Blog, Mary's Life
As you know I just got back from a week in Florida. We stayed with my parents outside of Orlando Florida and mostly just hung around with the family and friends. We did a few things like celebrate my mom’s birthday with a surprise party; go to Spring Training and Sea...