Karen Mullarkey's Blog

A couple of “No Mullarkey” team members kicked some butt last weekend in some half marathons. Monique Ortiz ran the Fiesta Bowl half in Phoenix, finishing with a personal best time of 2 hours 29 minutes. Way to go girl, keep up the good work!

Also, “No Mullarkey” had a presence in Las Vegas. David DeLorenzo finished the Las Vegas Rock n Roll 1/2 marathon in 1:30:56, just 39 seconds off his personal best! He finished 354 out of 33,123, and 54th out of 2,248 in his division.. Rumor has it his goal is to finish under 1:20 in the January P.F. Chang’s Rock n Roll half… Good luck David and congrats to both of you.

YEEHAW!

‎”No Mullarkey” Training Tip of the Day…….Don’t Use the Holiday Excuse! It is that time of year again and we are all tempted to join in the festivities and add an extra layer of fat to our frame! Don’t use the holidays as an excuse to be lazy! I agree that you you can indulge, but at least keep up an exercise routine:) Happy Holiday’s Ya’ll!

Five “No Mullarkey” team members will be taking the stage at the local NPC show this weekend in Mesa. I wanted to wish GOOD LUCK to David DeLorenzo, Melissa Hutt, Kate Lynn O’Dowd, Kiersten Snyder and Susan Filer! All of these competitors have been working their tails off and I can’t wait to see them get on stage. For those of you interested in attending the show you can find more info at www.npcmilesproductions.com. I recommend going to the A.M. show rather than the evening so you can see the comparisons.

Wish us luck!

The results from the AZ show were just posted and here are the official results. All of my competitors placed in the top 10…

Susie Kramer-1st in Figure Masters
Lori Adamson-4th in Figure Masters, 3rd in Figure Open D Class
David DeLorenzo-5th in Men’s Physique A Class
Lauren Richardson-6th in Bikini A Class
Jen Minton-6th in Bikini Jr. Masters Tall, 8th in Bikini Open C Class
Erin Ockenfels-8th in Figure B Class

I also wanted to congratulate the rest of the “No Mullarkey” Team Lauren Richardson (bikini), Jennifer Minton (bikini) and Erin Ockenfels (figure)! Although these gals did not place they certainly worked the stage like top fivers! I am very proud of you all for accomplishing your goal of competing for the 1st time. Keep an eye out for them in November….these girls have what it takes to place in the top 5!

Congrats to the “No Mullarkey” Team for doing an amazing job yesterday at the NPC AZ Open. Everyone looked great and we brought home some hardware! Here is what they did….

Susie Kramer – 1st in Figure Masters YEEHAW BABY!
Lori Adamson- 4th in Figure Masters and 3rd in Figure Open D Class
David DeLorenzo – 5th in Men’s Physique A Class

I am so proud of them and they certainly deserved it!

The “No Mullarkey” Team is tanned, carbed up and ready to work the stage today at the NPC Arizona Open. All 6 of my competitors have worked their tails off and are ready to compete! I wanted to wish Lauren Richardson, Susie Kramer, Lori Adamson, Jen Minton, David DeLorenzo and Erin Ockenfels GOOD LUCK! YEEHAW BABY IT IS SHOW TIME!

‎”No Mullarkey” Training Tip of the Day….Contest Prep! If you want to compete don’t forget to work on your posing. Stage presentation will make or break you. You can have the best body on stage, but if you don’t know how to show it off you won’t stand out. Work that stage peeps or go home:) Remember….”No Excuses and that’s No Mullarkey”!

I am getting diets together for my 5 clients competing this Saturday in the 2011 NPC Arizona Open show! I am very proud of their progress and can’t wait to see the “No Mullarkey” Team rock the stage! YEEHAW BABY! Ya’ll are making your coach proud!