About

Hi, my name is Devon, and I’m a food & fitness blogger.

I’m a pretty typical mid-twenties, married Southern gal. I love running, baking, wine, Target, chocolate, my dogs, and most of all, my husband. I live in Jacksonville, Fla, and I spent my days at a desk yapping about Insurance. I believe Sundays should be spent going to brunch and drinking mimosas after a long run. College football is a way of life, so Saturdays in the fall always revolve around the Florida State game. I find pleasure in “lightening” up my favorite family recipes, and I think we’d all go crazy if we didn’t indulge ourselves every once in awhile. I enjoy a good challenge. I run because for a long time, I didn’t think I could. My mantra during long runs is “You are tough. You can do this.”

My health & fitness journey began summer 2008 when Brandon and I got engaged. At this time, I started the Couch-to-5k program. I had always wanted to run, but could never get past a few minutes at a time. I worked out sporadically throughout college and crash dieted quite a bit. My weight fluctuated from 135lbs to about 150lbs during my senior year:

Through diet and my new love of running, I slimmed down to 132lbs and a size 6 in time for the wedding:

And in November 2009, I ran my first half-marathon:

Running PRs

• 1 mile – 9:48
• 5k – 34:13
• 6k – 40:16
• 15k – 1:53:14
• Half Marathon – 2:42:19

Upcoming Races

• Marty’s Run 5k – May 15, 2010
• Run for the Pies 5k – June 12, 2010
• Tour de Pain – August 13-14, 2010
• Marine Corps Half Marathon – October 2, 2010
• Evergreen Pumpkin Run – October 31, 2010
• Outback Distance Classic Half Marathon – November 25, 2010
• Jax Bank Half Marathon – December 19, 2010
• 26.2 with Donna – February 2011
• Gate River Run – March 12, 2011

Miscellaneous Wedding Pictures