Category Archives: Exercise

Welcome to my Pity Party

Posted on November 20, 2025 by renbog

One of my mantras is, “My body doesn’t get to tell me what I can do. I tell my body what it can do.” That has gotten me through a lot of challenges, including a 5k, half marathon, full marathon, … Continue reading →

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A Workout Milestone This Morning

Posted on October 7, 2024 by renbog

I had a good morning at CrossFit! I hit a milestone! We were working on building up to a one-rep max deadlift, and I was able to do 100 pounds! (Truth be told, I may have been able to add … Continue reading →

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A Completely Average Human’s Review of her CrossFit Experience

Posted on September 5, 2024 by renbog

I’m Renee. I’m a retired teacher. I am 57 years old. I came into the fitness game late in life, probably around age 40. At my heaviest weight, I was 289 pounds. I lost 120 pounds on Weight watchers, then … Continue reading →

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Train Hard, Eat Clean Challenge

Posted on January 21, 2019 by renbog

The boxing gym I attend, K-Fit, offered a 20 day challenge titled “Train Hard, Eat Clean”. The idea behind it was to continue with the good habit of exercise (since we were already attending classes at the gym there) and … Continue reading →

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Resolutions

Posted on January 1, 2019 by renbog

Like almost everyone, I make resolutions with the start of each new year. Here are the resolutions I made for 2018 and how I fared with those resolutions: 1.) Run 2 half marathons: nope, didn’t happen. I’ve struggled to get … Continue reading →

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2019 Running — Help Me

Posted on October 28, 2018 by renbog

I have been talking a lot lately about putting my name in the lottery for the 2019 Chicago Marathon. Working the aid station at the this year’s marathon a few weeks ago really got the urge up again. Plus, I … Continue reading →

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Aid Station 10 — Chicago Marathon 2018

Posted on October 8, 2018 by renbog

Today, as I get ready to celebrate the one year anniversary of my own running of the Chicago Marathon, I spent the first half of my day volunteering at an aid station. My sister-in-law Lucy works for PepsiCo and they … Continue reading →

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How do You Define Success?

Posted on August 10, 2018 by renbog

In July, the boxing gym I attend (K-Fit in Minooka) posted a July fitness challenge, which you can see below. Because I am in love with all things K-Fit, I decided to take on the challenge. But I knew the … Continue reading →

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Q is for Questioning Myself

Posted on April 19, 2018 by renbog

Last October, I ran the Chicago Marathon. It was my first (and likely only) marathon, and sometimes, when I think back on it, I get overwhelmed. The memories come back to me like scenes from a movie — seeing my … Continue reading →

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B is for Boxing

Posted on April 2, 2018 by renbog

In January of this year, I did something very out of character for me: I signed up to take a boxing fitness class. I do not enjoy group fitness classes, and I don’t know a thing about boxing except that … Continue reading →

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