Remember this? Yeah, yeah, yeah, so I may have started something and then dropped the ball a little. I do that sometimes. Anyway, for those of you that don't know what this is about, you can get a fill in by checking out Inspiring Woman Inspiring Women #1.
For those of you that do remember this little thing, it has been awhile! It's not that I haven't been inspired. I have. Especially tonight. This Inspiring Woman Inspiring Women post will be short and sweet but the two women I'm sharing with you tonight are ladies that are worth checking out if you don't already know about them. They are both gifted runners that just ran a pretty stellar marathon! And they certainly have inspired me greatly. In fact, after reading their race reports tonight, I'm all charged up and excited to run tomorrow.
Tia
It hasn't been too terribly long that I've been reading Tia's blog Runner Mom but I've come to look forward to her posts and reading about her training. I have often thought how nice it would be to go on a run or two with her since we seem to have a few things in common as well as pretty compatible running pace. Tia's got me beat though. She recently ran the Houston Marathon and met her A goal of breaking 3:20! Way to Go Tia! Not only is she an inspiration as a runner, but Tia inspires me with her faith, positive attitude that shines through her blog, and with how well she seems to be balancing motherhood with training. She just wrote a really great race recap that I plan on going back to reread.
Gracie
Talk about some raw natural talent! Gracie, from How I complicated my life today, continues to amaze me. I don't read a ton of blogs these days. In fact, I'm pathetic with blog reading so I have a lot to catch up on Gracie. And trust me, after her 3:09 marathon this past weekend, I plan on reading closely to see what exactly this girl has been eating for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Kidding. Kind of. Reading Gracie's race recap tonight made me want to just stand up and cheer! And, Gracie, if that is what you call hitting the wall, then WATCH OUT WORLD! Here comes Gracie! I've been reading her blog for awhile now and she inspires me for more than her running. She usually makes me laugh and I'm drawn to her sense of self-confidence. Thanks for sharing your life with us Gracie!
As I said in my last Inspiring Woman Inspiring Women post (the first and only):
"So, here's my invitation to you to join me! Grab this picture and link up (until I figure out how to create a button...anybody??) and choose a few women bloggers that have inspired you and that you are willing to share with US! Even posting a picture, or just a sentence about these inspiring women in your life...easy, meaningful, AND the rest of us get to meet new and inspiring women in the blog world. Let me know if you do it so that I can link you on my next IWIW post!"
Maybe I won't wait so long this time before I do my IWIW #3. In the meantime, thanks for sticking around even though I'm a horrible blogger these days. This marathon training and motherhood gig takes a lot of time and leaves me pretty pooped at the end of a day.
Amanda
tia's blog is new to me but i 'know' gracie. you're right about her - she came out of nowhere! sandbagger ;) i definitely hope she gives us some insight to her obviously awesome training habits.
ReplyDeleteboth new blogs to me, but I can see I am going to have to check them out. I keep meaning to do one of these posts, you know you are on my list of inspiring women. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou definitely picked some inspiring women here!
ReplyDeleteGracie has been just amazing- still getting to know her blog, but she's does of races, and is just getting faster with them!
Tia is also very inspiring. What a story she has this year, from having a baby, to SFX, to coming back with a sub 3:20! WoW! And so solid in her faith. I Love this gal!
Thanks for the links!
Great women! Both new to me - thanks!
ReplyDeleteBoth women are new bloggers to me, but thank you for doing this post. It helps us running/mom/bloggers get to know other running/bloggers out there. They are both very inspiring women. www.dashingdiva.net
ReplyDeleteLoved your picks for inspiring women! I'm going to go check them out now. You inspire me! It's hard doing this mommy gig and you seem to balance it all so well!
ReplyDeleteThey are some very fast ladies. I'll check out their blogs :)
ReplyDeleteJust checked both of these out on my phone! I hadn't read either of them before! Thanks for the links. You truly are a sweet encouraging person!
ReplyDelete:D Thank you! I am flattered to inspire ANYONE, especially a hard-working speed demon like you!
ReplyDeleteI am not familiar with either bloggers, but very excited to read up on them...if you find them inspiring than I am certain I will also! Thanks for sharing them with us!
ReplyDeleteWhen I read your blog today I was speechless. I am very flattered you would put me in an inspiring women post. I enjoyed reading about Gracie's race too. Amanda- You do a great job connecting runners together! When I started my blog 2 1/2 years ago I felt alone in my running goals. I am so thankful to the whole running and blogging community. I know it has made me a better runner. Thanks for the shout-out!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tia...so glad I met you. I need to do one of these posts..but problem is YOU are one of my inspirations! lol. love you girl! MORE than you know!!
ReplyDeleteLove Tia also...she rocks and so glad to have found Gracie!:)
This is why I'm reading too many blogs right now. These women do inspire. Thanks for sharing. And thanks for the "like it's your job!". It's been my mantra the last two days. Especially with eating healthy. And it's a good thing to show our kids that if we take something on, like Boston training, we will give it our all. Treat it with respect. And not half---! It. I'm no Boston qualifier but I do think Training like its my job is a good thing. I don't believe, however, that I should vacuum like its my job. :).
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing their story, amazing! Need to check out their blog and congratulate them :)
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