Age Like a Renegade

06/01/2026

Adrienne had a very busy (and wet) weekend!!

First up was the Bussel Island swim in Lenoir, Tenn where she swam 1 mile in fog and at times torrential downpours!

Thank goodness I had just invested in some awesome rain boots that kept my feet totally dry and quite comfy. It was the only part of me that remained completely dry!

Our friend was a weekend warrior cohort and swam 1.6 miles. Adrienne, Misty, and Jeff (pictured) are lane mates at and all three of them got first place in their individual age groups!!

The photographer at Bussel Island captured an amazing photo of Adrienne swimming fly in a downpour! Perhaps the best photo I’ve seen of Flygirl doing her thing! Thanks Todd Temple 📷😊

Next up was PBR Racing’s Swim/Run race at Meads Quarry in Knoxville, Tenn on Sunday! A swim/run race is a run… then a swim… then a run… then a swim… and on and on like that for 14 miles. Run distances vary between 1 and 4 miles at a time, and swims are up to 1/2 a mile at a time. The tricky thing is that you have to swim in everything you run in and vice versa! No removing of shoes, hence the buoy attached to their waist that they flip between their legs during the swim in order to keep their legs from sinking.

I hiked a steep and at times treacherous 5k and then ran back and forth to different areas to catch Adrienne and Misty as they got in and out of the water.

You think these two would be exhausted… but they got second place female team! The exhaustion came later … once we got home.

Bonus perk: we got to hang with and 🥰🍕

All in all it was a relaxing, wet, fun, sunny, awesome time with friends!

04/25/2026

I got you!

Another beautiful morning on the trail.

04/18/2026

It was a beautiful morning on the trails.

The light… the trees… the crunch of ground beneath our feet.

Adrienne went on an 8 mile run while I mostly meandered for 3.5 miles in this morning bliss!

Such perfect weather to be outside!! Soaking it up! 😎

gratitude

04/16/2026

Adrienne and I adventured to Congaree National Park in South Carolina this past weekend.

We hiked 7.5 miles of remote magical, mystical, mangrove trails.

We both agree that it was one of the most unique hikes we have taken.

Slowly checking off some National Parks and maybe one day we will see the all.

03/01/2026

Sixteen hours later…
And we did it!!
100,000 steps in a day.
Boy does it feel good to sit down!!😅

02/28/2026

We are at 80,000 steps!!!
We watched the sun come up.
We’re watching the sun go down.
We still have another 20,000 steps to go, which will be approximately three hours or so.
Starting to get a tiny bit tired. We have a couple little niggles here and there that are uncomfortable. But all in all we are doing great and our energy is good.
We’ve got this!

02/28/2026

Here’s a little update for you! Little over 45,000 steps and we’ve probably got another eight hours to go! Hopefully we can keep up this pace. And we’re still having fun. Eating while we walk hydrating a lot. It’s a sunny and warm day so we’re also doing some salt chews and electrolytes. The neighbors all think we’re crazy but what else is new?🤪

02/28/2026

Who’s up for a crazy challenge? Adrienne and I have decided to challenge ourselves to 100,000 steps in one day. We’ve been up since 4:25 AM and we are 17,000 steps and change in!
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we’re mixing it up using elliptical, jump rope, mini trampoline, treadmill, and good old neighborhood walks!
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every 5000 steps, we head out into the neighborhood for a long walk.
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stay tuned for periodic updates. 100,000 steps equates to approximately 40 to 50 miles. We should be continuing on well into the evening! Wish us luck.🙏

02/10/2026

Look who it is!!😃

Blue is 💙💙 for indoor pool swimming. Blue is said to be calming, maybe even stress-reducing. Not sure swimming butterfly is any of those things tho… 🦋
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02/10/2026

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