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Tag Archives: running
are you tough enough?
Everyone, go to this website right now. Tough Mudder. Did you look at the website? For those of you who didn’t, it’s a link to a race series titled “Tough Mudder.” And…i’m thinking about doing it. I should have titled … Continue reading
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Strange inspiration
Every morning I watch the Today Show while I eat my breakfast. Today I just didn’t feel like tuning into the news, so I flipped to MTV. Apparently 7am is when MTV actually shows music videos. Remember when they were … Continue reading
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spring, sprang, sprung
I’m so glad that spring is around the corner! But I am not impressed with the pitch black that engulfed me on my run this morning.Ugh. Give me day light or give me death! ok not really. Today is a … Continue reading
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here comes the sun?
I am so ready to run in the daylight. It’s getting lighter on my 5:40am runs, but not light enough. Plus….we’ll be shot back into the darkness for a few weeks with daylight savings! I did run today, and my … Continue reading
catch-up
Man, I’ve been sort of MIA around here! Yesterday I stayed home sick from work. I don’t think I actually had the influenza (flu) virus. It was more of a 24 hour stretch of stomach pain, cramps and the inability … Continue reading
Run It Out
I am sore. Not the most sore I’ve ever been in my life, but sore for sure. Today is a run day, and when I woke up I didn’t feel it too much. I went for my run, came home … Continue reading
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Ice Ice Baby
Today I had a chirpractor appointment at 8:30–which meant that I got to sleep in, and run while the run was rising. Note, the above picture was not the sunrise I saw this morning! So, after much thinking, and reading … Continue reading
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millions of questions
Monday already?! My weekend flew by! I started my weekend with some poor food choices on Friday night. We had plans to meet some friends at a bar and grill…but didn’t want to spend money on food there. Due to … Continue reading
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Squat.
This picture is only mildly relevant, but it made me laugh! This morning I woke up with my left thigh hurting…a TON! I did my strength training yesterday, and incorporated some squat jumps (something I like to avoid, cause you … Continue reading
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smack!
So, I figured out my new training plan, the one that I outlined yesterday. If I start adding 10% to my weekly mileage…I will only be up to running about 5.6 miles on the day of the Half Marathon. If … Continue reading