by Kelli Donley | Mar 13, 2011 | Arizona, Get Fit, Good to Great
This weekend I ran the inaugural Mountain to Fountain 15k with a team of friends, aptly named “Natalie Merchant and the 15k Maniacs.” The race started in the McDowell Mountain State Park and finished at the giant fountain in Fountain Hills. While it was a...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 23, 2011 | Africa, Arizona, Good to Great, Journal
“Hey! Maybe you’ll wake up with a bit of bravery tucked in your pocket tomorrow.” I spoke those words this week. Bravery doesn’t come easily. I recently failed at being courageous when I woke up in the middle of the night in Malawi to an animal...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 7, 2010 | Arizona, Get Fit, Good to Great
Juliann and I ran the Women’s Half Marathon together this morning. The course was hilly by Arizona standards, but also quite lovely. We started in south Scottsdale, wound around the Papago Mountains, over the Mill Avenue Bridge and around Tempe Town Lake to...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 28, 2010 | Get Fit, Goals, Good to Great
I’ve had a sinking feeling for the last few months that I was going to have to wave the white flag of defeat and by bigger jeans. I’ve always crammed into my jeans as soon as I could on the weekends. Paired with flip-flops and a t-shirt, they are my...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 12, 2010 | Community, Flora and Fauna, Fruitful Harvest, Good to Great
A little more than a week ago, I was given a chance to speak about Fruitful Harvest — a new community program in Phoenix to plant fruit trees on irrigated lots to supplement food banks. The ASU Ignite talk was just five minutes and it took more than a few hours...
by Kelli Donley | Aug 24, 2010 | Celebrate!, Goals, Good to Great
For the longest time, Adam and I’ve said “later, Tyrone” instead of “later, gator.” I don’t know why it started, but it makes me giggle every time. So, when my mama gave me a little African-inspired bling this afternoon to rock at...
