tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38294809400496523272011-12-16T05:18:13.648-05:00i want to experience heartbreak hill, hopkinton, the wellesley scream tunnel, and the copley square finish! and this will be the place i document that journey as i become a better, smarter, faster, and stronger runner. lookout for marathon musings, running rants, & everything in between along the journey to a 3:35 marathon!marathon grrlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16673087761546104884noreply@blogger.comBlogger1191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829480940049652327.post-70457830346706370282011-06-03T07:47:00.002-04:002011-06-03T07:52:22.793-04:00

How is it June already? That absolutely blows my mind...Haven't blogged the last 2 days because I was at a 2 day, all day training for Diabetes Self Management Workshop for my work. I learned some really interesting stuff, not to mention how to facilitate this 6 week workshop program developed by Stanford University. I was especially blown away by the nutrition info (perhaps this could explain my

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Goodness gracious it is hot! Even inside on the tready it is KILLER! Either going to have to continue to deal with the tready or wake up UBER early to hit the great outdoors before the days turn into scorchers.Had a fabulous 6 miler + weights session. It was combined of 3 2m with a set of weights and other exercises in between. Felt pretty good consider I wanted to take it easy.Session 1: 2m = 19

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Well, I officially suck at posting. I had my one "inspiration is back" post from April, and then finals popped up. I guess I need to realize that life happens and that (at least at this point in my life), blogging isn't the number one priority - especially if I only have a certain amount of precious free time - that free time should probably go to the actually running : ) Now that it is summer,

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Between graduate school, training, and other aspects of life that take up time, I was having a really hard time fitting blogging into my schedule. If I'm going to commit to doing something, I want to do it right! After a 4ish month hiatus, I'm ready to give it another shot. I miss reading about other runners and their different journeys with the sport. It's inspiring to read what other people are

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Paper! And then i will 100% DONE with my first semester of grad school! Which means back to healthy living.These past 12 days have really been a good break (from running). I never really can run during finals because my sleep is so off. I tried it once junior year and I got really light headed and almost blacked out on the treadmill. It's good to know your limits. Also, I'm sure my body

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No blogging for me til AFTER DEC 10th (aka when finals are OVER!)Until then, Happy MILES!Those bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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I have been soaking in the complete laziness while on Thanksgiving break! I feel justified because, well, grad school has been kicking my butt and I *did* run a marathon on Sunday. I'm not going to feel guilty because rest time is just as important as training. Those bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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What an absolutely amazing weekend! It was a quickie down to Philly, but just made me realize how lucky I am so be living so close to a city I love so much and have such wonderful memories of! It also made me realize there are many more opportunities to make more wonderful memories - such as this weekend : )Scooted down Friday night and had delicious sushi at Ooka (AMAZING!!!). Had breakfast/

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I am usually very excited when it comes to race week. All the training and hard work that I have put in building up for this event. All of the hours spent on the road (and more recently in the pool). Getting up when its cold and dark, or pushing through when it's really hot outside. All of these things help build up the excitement and anticipation for race day.But it's not just the aspect of

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Til the Philadelphia MARATHON! WOOHOOOOOOO!And in other news, I wish I looked this awesome when I swam. I don't. But I'm okay with that.Tape Week Schedule:Hard - 26.2!!!Easy- 5 milesEasy - 5 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - 3 milesEasy - offHappy Sunday! Those bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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It was so wonderful to sleep in this morning. I was contemplating getting up to workout - I even set my alarm just in case. But I exercised what we call in social work graduate school "self-care" and opted for a little more "me and Zzz" time. Maybe I'll get to go for a run or a class after school today, but as far as I'm concerned, that's just sprinkles on top of the cake if I get there.Morning

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And it was GREAT! The swim cap and goggles really helped. And i'm not thinking of it as swimming so much as Operation Get Dara Torres body!Those bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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So, today I embarked on a new journey. Realizing how "dependent" I've become on running, and how mortified I was to be experiencing some major soreness from over training, I decided to introduce a new endurance sport in the mix for some cross-training : ) Today was my first day of SWIMMING! Eventually, I would like to see this culminate in the participation in a tri or something, but for now, I'm

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I have been up since 6:15 and have continued to be shocked at how light it is outside. I'm going in to work late today for a different reason, but will be using this time to get some things out of the way for the week, including getting a 12-14 miler in. Also, let the countdown to PHILLY begin! 13 days til the race, 12 (or even possibly 11 until we leave). AH - philly is just so much than just a

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For most people, I think summer or spring is their favorite season - spring break, warm weather, trips to the shore. And don't get me wrong - I definitely partake in my fair share of those trips and greatly enjoy those experiences. However, to me, there is nothing more exhilarating than fall race season. My fall race season has traditionally begun at the end of September (when I was living in

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No, the title isn't a reference that someone passed away. It refers to the fact that I have been gone, but I haven't been forgetting running. I've been running - I've just also been doing 100 million other things.I am SO GLAD that I made the commitment to myself to keep running a priority in grad school. Granted, I've had to back down on the mileage the last few weeks due to some new feelings I'm

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Thank you to the folks at http:///www.runphotos.com They took a TON of photos!As you can see, Detroit kicked ASPHALT!Those bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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4 weeks until the Philadelphia Marathon! I am SO EXCITED I CAN BARELY CONTAIN MYSELF! How am I going to last 28 more days?!?!?!? How am I going to get all of the work for school done between now and then is also a very appropriate question. Whatever, it always gets done.I'm staying with my aunt and uncle for the race and they are the BEST. I emailed to confirm that these were the plans we made

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And I'm up studying! Oh, the life of a grad student. I wish I was taking a nice run through Ann Arbor on the University of Michigan campus like I was last Saturday morning, but sadly I am not. I've been taking it fairly easy this week. There was some leg and knee soreness early, and as I am super paranoid about any sort of stress fracture or over training, I have just been taking it slow. The

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How could I have completely forgotten NOW's "Love Your Body" Day? I really miss my work with the Bryn Mawr College and V-Day. Letting something like this slip by just shows you how focused on graduate school and marathon training I've been. Hence, the extra post today. Body image is something that effects everyone - men, women, all races, body abilities, ages, sizes, etc. When we are confronted

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I am still smiling ear to ear from my amazing weekend up in Michigan. I was up there to visit my best friend and run with her in her first half marathon. The race we chose? The Detroit Free Press Half Marathon. I cannot say enough nice things about the race. It was was a nice large size (19,000 runners total between the marathon, half, marathon relay, and 5k). The expo was a lot of fun - great

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AH! I am so excited for the Free Press Half Marathon in Detroit. While I know that Detroit is not the most glamorous city to run a race in (ahem cough cough like say Chicago or NYC cough cough), it is a large race near Ann Arbor - which is key. I will be running with my best friend since 4th grade. Well, okay, we've known each other since 4th grade. The best friend deal didn't really get sealed

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Recovery week was great last week. Hobbled around and did some nice easy runs. Finally got the photos from the race. Eek - I am not an attractive runner. There are people that look good when they run, and sadly I am not one of them. That is okay because when this picture was taking (and even now still) I don't really care how I look because I WAS RUNNING A MARATHON. Take that, negative

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..Since I'm still to sore to run this morning. Maybe later?I choose to include this above clip because it's BOMF and it inspire. It's a speech from one of the Philly team members at the opening of the program in Chicago. They do such amazing work and the runners really move me. So much, in fact, that whenever I have seen any running at a Philly race, I get really emotional. I know how much

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Ah, so much has been going on that I keep forgetting to update. Real quick (since I did get up to complete a post for class, not for blogging) the Wineglass Marathon was this weekend. Will include a longer race report this weekend when I actually get time to type one out. But long story short: AWESOME RACE AND NEW MARATHON PR! SLAYED my own time by 26 minutes and 20 seconds (how Ironic - 26.2!).

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Ah! First off, I can't believe I blog so inconsistently. But i guess if i blogged more, that would mean grad school and marathon training (as well as other aspects of having a life) weren't keeping me busy enough.I cannot BELIEVE THAT NEXT SUNDAY IS THE MARATHON!!! Ah! The leaves are starting to look gorgeous and I'm hoping that they will look even better next weekend as we run to Corning. I can

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New schedule - we are getting SO CLOSE to Wineglass!Hard - 16 miles (last 3 at goal race pace)Hard - 6 miles, hill repeats! Find that hill and give me 4! Taper time! :-)Hard - 6 miles, 8:50 paceEasy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - offThose bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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The BOSTON MARATHON! Didn't you hear? Just kidding! But I feel like I did! No, you would certainly know if I won any race (let alone if the Boston marathon had mysteriously moved to the beginning of September from the middle of April). But I'm excited because I DID win something from the Nike Women field reporter twitter. There are these cool new t-shirts with motivational mantras submitted and

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Here's the schedule for this week:Hard - 20 miles (last 3 at goal race pace)Hard - 7 miles, hill repeats! Find that hill and give me 7! Since you have a block up, over, then block down, over, etc... this is awesome. This is what I had for my repeats. Run hard up AND run hard down. You need to learn control going both up and down. This builds strength in the quads and butt and also builds speed

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Still feeling good after the 20 miler yesterday. I'm very excited for a nice little recovery run at the track later today (emphasis on the nice & little). Also, can hardly wait for WINEGLASS which is 4 weeks from today!!! AH!!!!Oh, and I also really enjoyed this blog post about goal setting! :D Those bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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Excellent 20 miler this morning at the rail trail! Cool, crisp, and partly cloudy - my kind of running day! Actually, have been able to keep up with the schedule this week (i would say honestly 95%). The speed work was hard to do with the hot weather in the afternoons. Did my best with what I had though. I'm just really excited that i've been able to keep up because it was also the first week of

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Hard - 17 miles (last 5 at goal race pace)Hard - 7 miles, hill repeats! Find that hill and give me 7! Since you have a block up, over, then block down, over, etc... this is awesome. This is what I had for my repeats. Run hard up AND run hard down. You need to learn control going both up and down. This builds strength in the quads and butt and also builds speed believe it or not. Let me know how

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Great 20 miler on the rail trail this morning! I did see, among many things, a pregnant mom running with a dog in shape-ups pushing a jogging stroller wearing an edward culllen tshirt. Running pregnant women in general terrify me. I feel responsible for them. If they go in to labor and I'm the only one around, I have to help them. Seeing as I know absolutely nothing about baby/labor, this scares

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Made it through the first day of grad school orientation AND got a run in after class with JP at the rail trail! Great 4 miles and great to be able to just "go out for a run" with her. She's come so far with her running - so proud!Here's the schedule for the week! Hard - 20 milesHard - 7 miles, 4, 1 mile repeats at 7:40 - 7:45 pace; easy 400 meter (.25 miles) jog in between eachHard - 8 miles, 8:

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“Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.” – Ann Landers“When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell“We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us.” – Joseph

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The summer is rapidly coming to a close. How is it the end of August? August just began? At most, it should only be the end of June...Today I am leaving Maine, where I have spent a majority of my summer. Back to central New York to start grad school orientation on Monday. I can't believe it's here! It's been a long time since I've had to go through the "new school, new people" experience. I'm

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Hard - 18 milesHard - 7 miles, 4 CTLs up to 4, so 1,2,3,4,3,2,1. 7:40 pace for the "on" time.Hard - 7 miles, 8:50 paceEasy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - offCan't believe that grad school orientation starts next Monday!!Those bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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Wow, did not accomplish ANYTHING i set out to do with blogging in august. Yes, there are still 15 days left, so I'll do the best, but wow. Vacation happened and away the blogging went. Amazing time on Cape Cod. Did not miss blogging, I have to confess. In Maine for a week now and then graduate school orientation starts next Monday! Back to normal schedules then - work, life, and of course,

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Hot today! AND rainy! unfortunately, no 18 miler due to early morning thunderstorms. Hopefully tomorrow. Did some nice 8X800m with some weight training in between intervals. Fun day - hoping to get long run in tomorrow! Those bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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Look at this whole "writing daily" thing. I'm impressed. I mean, not going to break my arm patting myself on the back yet, but...This week's schedule:Hard - 18 milesHard - 8 miles, Tempo Run. Warm up 2 miles, then miles 3 - 6 run 8:15 pace, use 7 & 8 as cool downHard - 7 miles, 8:50 paceEasy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - offAlso, Wineglass is 2 months and a day from today! Booyah!

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It's unbelievable how quickly time passes. I remember being excited for the start of July and here it is, August! It's bittersweet, as I've enjoyed time off relaxing, sleeping past 9am (omg, i can't remember the last time I've done that for days consecutively). However, grad school can't come soon enough and of COURSE fall race season always gets my heart racing (ha, nice pun) when I think about

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I'm having a really down day today. My thoughts are with a friend who's far away going through some stuff. Wasn't able to sleep last night, so no 18 miler for me this morning (although hopefully tomorrow!) Whenever I get down, I like looking at/collecting motivational/inspirational things. It's one of those days. * Drink FRESH water and as much water as you can. Water flushes unwanted toxins

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Boy has it been hot!!! Haven't been able to wake up early enough to venture outside to get the morning run in, so I've been treadin' it. I don't mind too much, but I do miss the runs in Maine with the mist and cool ocean breeze. In other news, Steamtown Marathon has already sold out! So no double week (as of now) for me in October : ( I'm a bit disappointed but it's probably better since

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Hard - 18 milesHard - 8 miles, Tempo Run. Warm up 2 miles, then miles 3 - 6 run 8:15 pace, use 7 & 8 as cool downHard - 7 miles, 9:00 paceEasy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - offThose bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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If this isn't motivational/inspiration, I don't know what is (also, I want a John Williams-esque score for every time I workout/race). It will feel even better sleeping past 5am tomorrow because I will NOT be competing in the Lake Placid Iron Man (not that i was planning on it, but it just makes the sleep that much nicer). Not this year.Also, I can't believe that I am lucky enough to know someone

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Ah! How is it that I either blog daily or every week or so. I hate this "all or nothing" mentality. Really need to stick to just a few posts every week. Perhaps my goal will be at least 2 blog posts a week. I think that sounds reasonable. If i exceed that, great! If not, I've still been more consistent than just blogging once every 1-2 weeks. Okay, glad I got that off my chest. While the blogging

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Weekly schedule from the coach : )Hard - 17 milesHard - 8 milesHard - 7 miles, Intervals.. 5 800's 3:35 - 3:45Easy - 4 miles, 2 CTLS 8:00 pace, 1,2,3,2,1Easy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - offThose bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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Schedule: Hard - 16 milesHard - 7 milesHard - 7 miles, Intervals.. 5 800's 3:35 - 3:45Easy - 4 miles, 2 CTLS 8:00 pace, 1,2,3,2,1Easy - 4 milesEasy - 4 milesEasy - offThose bumper stickers don't lie - LIFE IS GOOD!

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Best part of taking time off? I GET TO BLOG ABOUT RUNNING A TON - and actually read all of the blogs I follow. I am LOVING Maine. Its great to be up here. It's still really hot, but I am not going to complain about running in the heat. It's a lesson in planning ahead and adjusting to the conditions. After this morning's debacle of a 4 mile run, my new rule is that all runs must be COMPLETED by

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Fourth of July yesterday! Was a great day! Unfortunately, there were no easily accessible 5 or 10ks for the day (up in Maine, there are only a few major roads and LOTS of tourists. I did not want to finish a race and get stuck in holiday traffic all hot and sweaty!) Did my long run in Rockland - 15 miles! It took the same time as last week's 16 mile long run. I was DUMB though because I 1)

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Great training this week! I am still in complete AWE of my Garmin - and I still haven't figured out all the odds and ends. I'm excited because it even syncs up with my training log at Buckeye Outdoors. Can't wait to figure that out!In other news, I was excited to get an email from my Fellowship Advisor this past Wednesday. It was a general update on the program and getting us excited for the

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I always tend to update more, but then life happens. So, last weekend was Vestal XX with K-Switzer (see previous post for the dets on that fabulous event). Rewarded myself for great training and my awesome recommitment to running, especially the past 6 months (whewhoooo, 2010!) with a new GARMIN ! I had been cyber window-shopping this FOREVER. Finally, the price dipped down low enough and I was

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Saturday was great. I really learned a lot. It was very hilly - the hilliest race I've run - up and down most of the way. There were only a few stretches of relatively flat course so it was a great learning experience from that angle. It was also by far the hottest race I've run. I'm proud of myself. I thought i ran a really smart race and am very happy with that. I made sure to go out slower so

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Ah! The race went really well! Finishing up race report and will post pics as well! Training for the week:Hard - 14 milesHard - 6 milesHard - 6 miles, stride outsEasy - 3 milesEasy - 3 milesEasy - offThrow in some strideouts into one of the hard runs this week. Don't want to put too much on those leggies after the race because of the effort put in and the hills. The strideouts will stretch your

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Ah - I keep forgetting to update! Ah! The training is going GREAT! Need to be better about getting to the track but other than that, everything has been going well! This week's schedule: Hard - 12.4 race!! YAY!!!Hard - 6 milesHard - 6 milesEasy - 3 milesEasy - 3 milesEasy - offNo intervals or track. Save it all for the race!!! In one of your hard runs towards the beginning of the week, just do

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How am i so good for a few weeks and then so horrible? I HAVE been running, just not blogging. Priorities I guess?Hard: 14 milesHard: 7 miles - 9:15 pace with 3 x 800's at 3:40 (meaning doing two laps (=800) around the track in 3 minutes 40 seconds), then do one lap jog easy pace and then do another 800; and repeat one last time. Let me know if you need any more explanation on these if you

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So excited! Needed to do a 10k fit test and I did not disappoint! 48:59! Happy Miles!

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So excited! The training has been going really well! And I'm excited because today starts the 18 week cycle for Wineglass! Schedule for the Week :DHard: 15 milesHard: 6.2 miles at 8:23 race pace. OR faster if you're up for it! :)Hard: 6 miles 9:00 paceEasy: 4 miles 9:20 paceEasy: 7 miles 9:20 paceEasy: 4 miles easyEasy: OffHappy Miles!

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So EXCITED! Just got my first hair cut since February 2009. And the best part? My stylist is a RUNNER! It was the most fun I've ever had at a hair cut! We talked about shoes, training, races run, races we want to run, how crazy we are if we don't run. We even had a nice rant about how we are self proclaimed unattractive runners (like, who wants a picture of themselves red faced and looking like

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new post! going to post something motivational every monday, start out the week with a positive attitude and mindset! "to laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the aprecation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a

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First of all, it is so amazing to be in a city again. But not just any city - Philadelphia. It's not that far of a drive from Bing and I just need to make it down here more. Came for Garden Party . And what made it all even more amazing is that P-Saf (roomie from 2 years of bmc) flew in from Vancouver to make an appearance. Epic times were had by all of the 09 crew. Things just get better because

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Did not wake up and do the long run as planned. a bit disappointed in myself. However, yesterday was a rough day (mecury in retrograde KILLS me - thank goodness its coming to an end soon!) so JP & I just decided to brush off commitments and chill out with some Buffy. I even did a hard 2.8, but still was in a funk. I feel a little better this morning. Just want to get through the day so I can come

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So happy to have reached 37 miles for last week's training!!!This weeks plan: Hard: 12 milesHard: 7 miles 9:20 pace, throw in 2 sets of CTL (1,2,3,2,1) at 8:23 pace. See how that feels. We'll start throwing in some speed here and there to get the leg turnover going and and then start sharpening closer to your race.Hard: 6 milesEasy: 4 miles 9:30 paceEasy: 4 miles 9:30 paceEasy:

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Just finished 11 on the tread mill! Watched a great movie (Sliding Doors) while I ran. I kinda like this new Friday morning ritual of watching a movie and getting the long run in. It makes Friday afternoon so much more enjoyable knowing that I've really done ALL the work for the week! I will also be looking forward to my post work nap so that I can thoroughly enjoy and take advantage of the

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It's WEDNESDAY! It never ceases to amazing me how quickly the weeks go by. After Wednesday, I feel like the weekend is practically begging to be enjoyed/celebrated. How quickly times flies when you are having fun, and running. This feeling reminds me of an article I read recently about running in this old person magazine that one of the patients at work left in the fitness center. it was an

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Not the runs, the WEIGHTS. Did a most excellent medicine ball & balance ball routine and WOW. I would much rather run for 2 hours. I love the zoning out part of the run, where I don't have to think beyond "left foot, right foot, repeat". I do need to work on cross training. My runs always feel so much better after I do, especially when I work on the arms and abs. It was nice to be done with my "

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First, it's MONDAY again? How do the weeks go by so quickly! Sometimes I'm worried that the workouts make the week go even quicker, but at the same time, they help me keep track of my accomplishments -- make me feel like I'm actually doing something meaningful and important for me. GREAT weekend. Got 2 easy runs in, which is GREAT! Nice to make running a priority. Also nice to have a REAL life (

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How is it May? Where did April go? I guess it's hard to feel like we are progressing in to Spring/Summer when we keep having INSANE weather here (39 degrees Thursday morning and 76 degrees now!). Just an interesting thought....Life is good! I am so happy so many of my friends have started or rekindled their relationships with running. Nothing makes me happier! I know how much it does for me and

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woke up at 4:30 to get 10 miles in before work. (and at a (9:22 to be more precise, which is good for me). it was AWESOME. have been so happy with the running lately. more of an update tomorrow, but in short, running life (and life in general) is AWESOME ! so happy : ) Happy Miles!

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small race, nice size (about 600) and it DOES help to research the race course (both topography, runner size, and crowd support/water stations) before hand. i did not and have learned my lesson. it started at 10:15, which is LATE in the day. i was happy b/c i felt like i wore appropriate attire (tons of people were really over dressed). overall, i am really happy with my first non-philly half

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Trying to update a little more. My legs are still pretty sore, and i am just waiting for this toe nail to fall off (eww, gross, i know, but welcome to LDRing...long distance running, for those new to the lingo). it is a relatively easy week, which is a relief. i am racking my brain trying to figure out what to do next...hmm...decisions, decisions.Happy Miles!

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Official Chip Time 1:59:32 (i had something faster on my watch but that's what the clock said when i crossed the finish, i want to say its 45 seconds off, but HEY, i'll go with the official time b/c its still under 2:00!) average pace was 9:08, came in 48th out of 108 in my age group (298 out of 465 finishers overall)Schedule for this week: Hard: 8 milesHard: 4 miles 9:45 pace,Hard: 4

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need to update more, but in short: HOLY HALF MARATHON PR, BATMAN!!! hurrah for skunk cabbage and a wonderful day following that in ithaca!! : )race report, and more frequent blogging to follow!Happy Miles!

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What a great start to Monday!!! A great and easy 4 miles. Was going to do one of my 3 milers but just felt like doing another one when I got to 3. What a great feeling to be able to do more! I think it is going to rain today - doesnt look like there is any sun trying to come up right now. What a great weekend too! It was so beautiful! I wish I could have gone to Virginia Beach, VA with everyone

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Schedule for the week. Hard: 15K Race!Hard: 5 miles 9:45 pace, negative split (9:45 first 3 miles; 9:15 last 3 miles)Hard: 5 miles 9:45 paceEasy: 3 miles 9:10 paceEasy: 3 miles 9:10 paceEasy: 4 miles easyEasy: OffHappy Miles!

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So, this weekend was great! I'm so happy with my 4 miler race. My only disappointment was the lack of mile markers after the first mile. I found out that it really helps me to know what distance I'm at, when it comes to speed/effort. I cam in 186 over all (out of 619 runners), 8th out of 65 in my age group, and 4th in the athena group!!!Looking forward to this week's training: Hard: 14 miles

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are a MUST! They make me feel human again.Happy Wednesday and...Happy Miles!

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Reeealllllllly need to get back on track with the regularly scheduled updating....Happy Miles!

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I feel SO MUCH BETTER! I am confident that my FUNK IS GONE! Hurrah! Had a great 5 miler and watched Tabitha's Salon Takeover on the dread mill/tready. Also, got to leave work earlier due to lack of patients and TONS OF SNOW! Life is pretty good!Happy Miles!

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The past two days I have been in a funk, and I'm not sure why....It could be that my espresso machine broke, and that the lack of caffiene is having strange effects...Well, pulling myself up by the boot straps. Here's to black tea! and a little inspiration: "Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it."-Oprah Winfrey Happy Miles!

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Day 1 of my pre-birthday month "challenge" went well...although it takes FOREVER to add food into online calorie counters...jeez.i think i will only do that this week just to get an idea of what i'm eating/proportions. Hopefully day 2 is just as good as day 1! Oh, and happy ground hogs day!PLEASE LET SPRING COME SOON! Happy Miles!

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Wow, where did January go? How is one month of 2010 already over? Running-wise, I'm so happy with the progress made just in this last month (i.e. an awesome first 10k pr...too bad it was soo cold the other weekends and I was sick that I couldn't run again and try to break that time). Since my birthday is coming up in a little more than a month now, I thought that I would give myself an earlier

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Even though it was on the treadmill (which made it a bit harder to do), my fartlek session last night was AWESOME!(fyi: fartlek, swedish for "speedplay": Fartlek Session: Climb the ladderThe typical nomenclature is 20 to 40 to 20 by 10s climb the ladder, 3 times.First a warmup: a few miles at easy pace.During miles 2 - 5, the 20 to 40 to 20 climb the ladder would be: (counting strides every time

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Ah! After 2 days of rest, THAT RUN FELT AMAZING!!!!!!Happy Miles!

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After sipping on gallons of Theraflu, I am finally feeling MUCH BETTER -- probably bak at 95%. I am hoping to feel fully recovered by this evening to hit the t-mill for a nice evening run :D I am going insane because I took Saturday and Sunday off. Is this what restless leg syndrome is like? Happy Monday----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Unfortunately, it was not in the cards/stars for me to race the final 10k in the January Freeze Series. I have a head-cold, and didn't want to risk getting sicker or dehydrated. So, I will have to wait for another Saturday to kill my 10k PR. To make myself feel better, I'm just going to sip tea, soak my feet in some bath salts, and have a mini spa day while of course indulging myself with some

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Wow, what a great weekend! No 10k racing for me this weekend - turned out I had a ton of stuff to do, and was worried that if I raced like I did last weekend, the only thing I would want to do on Saturday afternoon is sleep. Turns out all I wanted to do Saturday afternoon was clean the house, which sounds lame but is actually really great since now everything looks really good and feels organized

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Ah - only 8 more hours til my weekend starts! I dont think I'm racing a 10k tomorrow (per me, per my coach) cause it just zapped EVERYTHING out of me last saturday, i have a ton of stuff to do, and i simply MUST FINISHED MY GRAD SCHOOL APPLICATION THIS WEEKEND! i'm planning on my long run tomorrow morning, as well as hopefully going to the sportin goods store to get some weights : ) and a mirror

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Slept in today since I did a double day workout yesterday. I have to say, it's much harder to get up at 6:40 than 5:40 (at least in my opinion). I could be because I feel like I have less time to get ready and am therefore more stressed? I don't know. I am looking forward to running and working out when i get home tonight. Maybe if I workout then I wont be super exhausted by the time 9:30 comes

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Hurrah - FINALLY able to finish a complete scheduled work out. It's nice to have a full run in the books : ) Just to keep up with and combat the soreness, I'm going to hopefully do some more yoga or something cardio-but-non-running when I get home so I can 1-get some more stretch in and 2-not fall asleep at 9:15pm. I just feel like I have so much more energy and can stay up later if I do

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So, I am still glowing from my Saturday PR but I am NOT excited about still being so sore. Good thing I have a very knowledgeable coach that was able make some suggestions about why I may be so sore and how to deal with the soreness. Got up at 5:40am to do some running and stretching. Didn't get as many miles in as I was hoping, but I'm glad I got at least some running in. Hope to do the same

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Wow, I can't believe that I havent blogged at all yet this year! Way to stick to my resolution of being a better/more consistent blogger (to my defense, there has been a TON of stuff going on and i feel like I am just now finally catching up from the holidays). Training has been going well! I got a new coach for 2010 and I'm so excited to work with her. She is a friend of mine, and a close friend

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Wednesday already...where do the weeks go? Can't believe that Christmas Eve is a week from tomorrow and this time next week, I'll be in MAINE! Can't wait to run the hills in the snow! I'll be sure to take pictures (and hopefully bring along my flip video for some winter wonderland footage). I've never done a New Years Day race, but I'm hoping to do this Resolution Run in Portland (since we will

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need them when it's SO COLD and SO DARK outside, all the time...“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.” - Goethe “The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.” - Michelangelo“It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference."Paul Bryant Happy Miles!

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and i RAN : )I am feeling SO MUCH BETTER!!!Haven't gotten an email back from the running club listserv to see if anyone is interested in joining me tomorrow, so I might try out my first hot yoga session. Either way, I am feeling SO MUCH BETTER. Time to finish watching Philadelphia (what I was watching while running on the tready) and cook enchilladas for dinner!Happy Miles!

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Wow, I have decided that running is definitely the best stress release-er and a daily workout (whatever it may be) is not to be missed ! The consequence of this is, unfortunately, irrational thinking, anxiety, and overall nasty-stressy-ness. I didn't realize that this was such a vital stress release even beyond college. In happier news, after my evening run tonight, I'm going to research a bit

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Work was pretty good today, and even better - I had an AWESOME post-work run :D 5 miles in the books. I'm also really excited because we are supposed to get snow tonight.Also, found this cartoon and found it funny. Enjoy!Happy miles :D

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what a LONG day at work - thank GOODNESS it is over! i would have liked to run BEFORE work but instead i enjoyed a nice destressing post-work run today!)and as always, from the coach:Here is the plan for the week. Hard: 16 miles 11:15 paceHard: 7 miles 10:40 paceHard: 7 miles 10:35 paceEasy: 3 miles 10:05 paceEasy: 3 miles 10:05 paceEasy: 3 miles 10:05 paceEasy: Off Per usual

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Another week gone by - I can't believe it! I got my order for Lucy - I LOVE my new work out pants that I ordered! Very good purchases! I'll post pictures soon. Also, got a new Shiva Rea yoga video - wow, what an ass kicker she is; but i LOVE it, also. And as far as inspiring things go, going to borrow this pic from ultraprincess Happy Saturday!

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calvin & hobbes : )also, i NEED to get up earlier in the morning (and by that, i mean, DONT HIT THE SNOOZE)ah, having hard time getting up and i end up doing my runs in the evening. NOT COOL.

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