Remember when I was all excited about my new running shoes? Well, after running in them a few times I’ve decided they didn’t offer enough support so I took them back today. I traded them in for a pair of old faithfuls, Adidas Supernova… The salesman mentioned that I get 25% off of everything today (and today was the last…
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Own worst critic
It is very common for people to say they are their own worst critic. But – that doesn’t make it okay. Last night, in addition to writing a negative post about my run, I spent most of dinner talking about how my running is crap and I really want to achieve “x”, but I suck blah, blah, blah. After I…
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20 mile break down
I kinda wished I could have titled this post “20 mile Break Dance” and tell you how I did crazy break dancing moves on my run today and got the cars passing by to honk. But, that would be a lie. After Panera Bena nd I hit up Costco for samples, I mean groceries. When we got home I had…
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Twenty is More Than Plenty
I did it, I completed 20 miles today. BUT – I walked a lot in the last 5 miles or so. I basically walked all hills and at that point I didn’t care. Well, actually I did care when I would see other runners coming towards me. I wanted to say, “I’ve already ran 15 miles, and I have 5…
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Coffee and a Run
Good Morning! This long holiday weekend was great 🙂 But, now my family is back in California and I must get back on track with training and healthy eating. I am off for a run. Let me be more specific — I am off for a l-o-n-g run. This is the part of marathon training I don’t like. Once my…
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Thanksgiving ’09
I started the day with a 6 miler. My legs are tired from running four days in a row, but I wanted to get in some good mileage before all the eats! Breakfast was oat bran. I needed something warm after a cold run! I made the whole Thanksgiving spread with the help of my mom. This was our first…
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Thanksgiving in Costa Rica
Two years ago today, Ben and I were in Costa Rica for Thanksgiving week. I don’t even remember how or why we got the idea to go there, but I still think it was the best trip we’ve ever taken (maybe even beating our honeymoon in Belize)! So if you need more exciting places like this for you to explore,…
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Apples and Monuments
The best pictures of today don’t involve food. Well, there is one picture of me enjoying an apple at the WWII monument… Other than that it was all about the sights! My brother, Michael, wasn’t able to visit in August when my mom and Matt came, so we did some of the same stuff. Like, the Lincoln Memorial…My bros and…
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Running Through My Mind
This morning I had another wet run. I did 6 miles and had the most random thoughts today including: “I wonder if I could make sure I get pregnant to have a baby in the winter so it gives me enough time to get back into a bathing suit so I don’t miss out on summer at the beach…” “I…
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