How to prep for the Zombie Apocalypse
Have you ever caught yourself saying this, “I am fit, I work out, why is this so hard? There is no way I could survive the zombie apocalypse in this condition!” I found myself muttering this to myself...
View ArticleSWOT - post 2
More on goal setting, and Brittney was kind enough to send in her SWOT for us to have a look at and go over in terms of helping us with goal setting. Reading hers made me have a second look at mine,...
View ArticleSeason Opener in Texas: North TX Kickoff Games & Clinic
First Games of the Season are at the end of this month!The North Texas Kickoff Games in Ft. Worth, TX.The North Texas Heavies are putting on their season Opener the Kick Off Games in Ft. Worth at the...
View ArticleVincent Brothers Clinic - Feb 25
Vincent Brother Clinic – Fort Worth TexasFeb 25, 2012The newly turned professional Highland Games Brothers. Andy and Matt Vincent put on an amazing Highland Games Throwing Clinic in Fort Worth, Texas,...
View ArticleDublin TX Highland Games & St. Patrick’s Day Festival
The little town of Dublin TX (Irish Capitol of Texas, so says Rick Perry!) is the site of the Dublin Highland Games. This year we got to throw on Saturday the 17th, St. Patricks Day itself. Dublin is a...
View ArticleLike a phoenix ...
Like a phoenix from the ashes, like the kraken from the deep, like yeast in a good sourdough, we will rise!!!The last six months have seen lots of change and challenge for your intrepid Texas team....
View ArticleMeet Keli "The Amazon" Glover!
My name is Keli and I am a 34 year old mother of two very busy children. I live a very busy life where I am chauffer, maid, chef, and of course cheerleader for my active 11 year old and 14 year old. I...
View ArticleAnother damn Irvin kid! (by way of marriage) - Erin Ireland
I am a plain Jane country gal from a small town in Arkansas. I am a mommy of the two most adorable boys ever (what parent does not say that). I tend to be quiet and reserved around people I do not...
View ArticleProps to Brandy Richmond (rugby puns make me giggle)
13 October, 2012. The day began as many others before, with the alarm blaring DaRude's "Sandstorm" at 4:30am. I leapt out of bed, hopped in the shower, and waited for my friend Sara "The Greek" to...
View ArticleQuick Note from Matt Hand of Strong and Far
Hello my beautiful Yellow Roses of Texas, I would love to welcome you outstanding highland athletes to the Strong and Far Nation. My friend Dom Gonzalez and I both being retired NCAA athletes, and...
View ArticleMeet Sara "The Greek" Kolokotsas
Well hello there, my name is Sara Kolokotsas. I am 30 years old and if you can not tell from the name, I'm Greek. Currently I am working with my parents at their deli. I know what you are...
View ArticleOur Northern Sister - Alison Tostevin
I launched my first implement 27 years ago, I quit throwing 12 years ago, and I started living again 5 summers ago, on a grassy field 15 miles away from where I had previously ended my throwing career....
View ArticleThe Story of The Shorts!
"What are you wearing under your kilt?”This is usually when I flash some thigh to the crowd and display my ruffled undershorts. Cue laughter.Rumba butt bloomers are not part of the typical gamer's...
View ArticleAustin, there is no place like home...
If I clicked my ruby slippers (or cleats) three times and hopefully whispered the phrase, there is no place like home, the winds of Oz would send me right back to central Texas. Growing up just down...
View ArticleGorillas!
With all the kindness of a typical 400lb gorilla, several of my training partners informed me that I needed a break. It may have been implied that if I didn't take one they might just have to give me...
View ArticleHumble Pie... tasty!
Humble pie, two servings, one fork, please! While the deload was full of lessons, it seems my education has just begun. Thank goodness for patient coaches and loud music. This week the strength...
View ArticleI Tried The Kool-Aid
To say that I am hesitant to write about my latest “gym” experience on this particular site is a wild understatement, but it happened, so here it is. As part of my holiday gifts and festivities I ended...
View ArticleStarting Lifting after Surgery
HELLO out there. Friendly Neighborhood Tammy posting after a long break. Tuesday this week I had my first session back from hernia surgery (October last year). Mine was a hiatal hernia, not a lower...
View ArticleScotlands Favorite Son - Rabbie Burns
In the theme of Scottish things here on the blog, This Friday (Jan 25th) is the traditional Burns Night Supper to celebrate the life and work of one of Scotlands most famous poets, Robert Burns. You...
View ArticleFT WORTH KICKOFF GAMES - Feb 23, 2013
This weekend is the first Texas Games of the 2013 season (I think?), and I’m excited. Miss B is going to be judging and running the games as part of the North Texas Heavies Group...
View ArticleNorth Texas Kick Off Games
Saturday saw thirty athletes start the highland games season under the Texas sun at the North Texas Kick Off Games in Fort Worth. The Texas Celtic Athletic Association crew, of which I am a proud...
View ArticleThe Long Road to "Only Six"
“Only six women in this February’s Kick Off Games, huh?” This phrase or something very like it was said in all innocence to me recently. After my surprise passed it occurred to me that it was a good...
View ArticleThe Old Guard
Everyone has their dream team, those folks that stand behind them and have shown them the light. These men and women may not be folks you know, or names you have heard, but they should be. They are the...
View ArticleThe Old Guard: BECAUSE I SAID SO!
A core member of HASA and rock in the Kansas throwing community, Dave Glasgow is a name any aspiring thrower in the fly over states should know by heart. Open, honest, and ever ready with a laugh Dave...
View ArticleSo this happened today...
While lifting tonight at the rec center I couldn't help but notice the woman behind me in the free weights area going through what had to be her first or second weights session with her trainer. The...
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