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eRace Racism Challenge and Run Stats Update
After 8 days of the eRace Racism Challenge, my team is 11 miles ahead of pace! How crazy cool is that? We’ve knocked out 19 of our 50 mile goal and have 31 miles left to go. I’m so proud of us! When I first signed up for the challenge, I didn’t I’d be able to hit my goal, much less be ahead of pace. I mean, seriously. I think part of what’s pushing me forward is not wanting to disappoint my teammate. Yes, I was the one who overworked on team projects in school because I didn’t want anyone to think I was slacking. How are you doing with…
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eRace Racism Challenge and Run Stats Update
Today is the first day of the eRace Racism Challenge. eRace Racism is hosted by Black Girls Run in conjunction with This is how Black Girls Run describes it: Join us to show the world that we run together against discrimination, prejudice and racism. We run for real change and that starts with one sister at a time reaching across the race lines. Running is our vehicle and connection is our super power. I found the challenge on Instagram and immediately signed up. When you register, you and your team mate have the option of walking, running, or hiking for 50, 100, or 200 miles. You can run anywhere in the…
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On the Road Again
As the blogger and photographer behind Living Outside the Stacks, I independently select and write about stuff I love and things I think you’ll enjoy too. Living Outside the Stacks has affiliate and advertising partnerships so I get revenue from sharing this content and from your purchase. Thank you for your support. Remember when I started running a few months ago? Well, I stopped. Not for any real reason. Actually, I think it may have rained and then the next day I ate pizza or ice cream or something and that was that. Anyway, I picked up the habit again. I needed to because this COVID-19 thing has got a…
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Running, Running…
I keep hearing that refrain from the Black Eyed Peas every time I get ready to run. Is there a song that gets you pumped for a run? I think it’s time for me to revamp my playlist, but I digress. A little over 6 years ago, I was a consistent runner. Then I quit. We moved to Georgia and it was hot and humid and I just couldn’t deal. So I quit. What I didn’t realize was how much my mental, physical, and spiritual health were suffering because of it. For the 30 minutes that I was putting foot to pavement, my head was clear and nothing was stressing…
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My 5K Playlist: Musical Motivation
We’ve entered Week 4 of Run for God! And I’m so proud of the group of people I’m training with. You should see them out there in the rain, y’all running with focus and determination! They’re the embodiment of Hebrews 12:1, which states: Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, There’ve been so many times when I’ve looked out my window and thought Surely, we are not going to run in this and then I get to the church, listen to…
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Weekend Wrap~Up {In the Family Room}
Are you ready to begin a new week? I am. Kinda sorta. This is the first full week that the students are going to be back on campus, so things are gonna be kind of crazy for a minute. My own kids have been back at school for a week now, so we’ve pretty much settled into a routine which is pretty nice. Our weekend was pretty non~eventful but there were a few hiccups, some laughs, a triumph, and a new beginning… 1. Can’t Multi~task Yes, this really happened. Lesson: I cannot talk to my aunt and cook dinner at the same time. Between the laughing, sharing memories, and catching…
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I’ve Registered for the Spark into Spring Virtual 5K
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that every blue moon I get a wild hair and decide that I want to do something like run a 5K. Last year, I registered for the Children’s Advocacy Center’s 6th Annual Moonlight Run in Scranton but I ended up not being able to run it because of that whole temporary blindness thing. I ended up walking it in 47 minutes. Even though I was able to participate in last year’s race as a walker, my goal is still to run a 5K. I won’t be able to participate in this year’s CAC 5K because of a scheduling conflict…
