Ta-da! Ben and I dressed up at Fred and Wilma Flintstone for the Halloween party! We completely made these costumes ourselves that same day too! We are hardcore like that (and by hardcore I mean, poor). We went to the party with our friends Matt and Kristin (it was their friends’ party). There was a lot of food and beverages…
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Fit to Run
There is a great article in the San Jose Mercury News about the runners who have died in half marathon and marathons since September. Seven people have died trying to go the distance. It’s very sad. The article questions whether or not some people racing are really “fit to race”? Something to think about as more and more people join…
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Cloudy With A Chance Of Wet Run
I just checked the forecast for tomorrow and there is a 30% chance of rain at 6am and then it jumps to 50% at 7am and goes up from there! So, there is a very good chance I will get rained on during my long run tomorrow 🙁 Boo. I am planning on 17 miles. I will report back tomorrow…
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7 Things…
No, I didn’t truly get nominated for the Kreativ Blogger Award, but Bobbi did throw it out to everyone and I decided to catch it 🙂 So, now I am going to tell you 7 things you don’t already know about me…. 1. I have one tattoo 2. I always make “whore” jokes about myself and it causes problems in…
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The Buddy System
I did Weight Watchers in college and it didn’t work too well for me because it was hard for me to “buy into” the meetings since I felt out of place with the leaders other members, who were more like my mom than friends. But, I did always love that you had to go to a meeting and get weighed…
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Ice Cream in Season?
I love ice cream. More than you do. A lot more. Seriously. But, I usually cut back once it gets cold. I thought it was getting close to ice cream season being over, but today was nice and warm! So, I was craving ice cream!! I made a super fancy brownie sundae with banana soft serve, 1/2 VitaTop, granola and…
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Sushi It Is!!!
I packed my lunch today (like usual), but really wanted sushi for lunch. I thought and thought about it until I caved and walked next door to Giant for some store bought sushi (I live on the edge). It was nothing fancy, but did satisfy the craving. I got California Rolls (maybe a CA craving?). To round out the meal…
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Long Run Countdown
The Disney World Marathon is January 10th – that’s only 11 weeks away! I usually countdown to races by how many long runs I have left to train. Here is my long run plan for the rest of training: 10/24 – 17 miles 10/31 – 19 miles 11/8 – 16 miles (in SFO with Meghann & co.) 11/14 – 18…
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Fall Walk
My walk home today was gorgeous – I am loving all the pretty colors on the trees 🙂 I enjoy my walks home, but I will be very happy when I have my car! My afternoon snack was yogurt and granola. It was really good! But when I came home I discovered a new package of Vitatops on my doorstep…
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