Just a few miles left until the race! I ran 4.5 miles today and walked to cool down 🙂
Jamba Juice Oatmeal Review
Here is my quick review of Jamba Juice’s Oatmeal. We were in Paso Robles and I was freezing outside, but it was too loud to do it inside (with the whirling blenders and all). So, I may be shivering a little 🙂 Also, I say the topping is cinnamon/sugar – that is not true. It is a brown sugar crumble….
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Lesson # 8 – Chafing, yep you heard me.
This is the reality of training for a marathon – CHAFING. It sucks people, but I am not here to lie to you. There will be chafing. Before training for a full mary I had ran 13 miles many times. I had experienced some irritation, but nothing really bothersome (I don’t think it’s necessary to get into the details, you’re…
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Run 1/26/2009
Wedding planning aside, let’s not forget – I have a marathon to run this weekend! Crazy. This week is a taper week, I am really appreciating that since I am so swamped with everything else! The taper week schedule: Monday – 5 miles Tuesday – 4 miles Wednesday – 5 miles Thursday – Rest/Yoga Friday – 3 miles Saturday – Rest Sunday…
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Wedding Location
After 2 weeks of intense research we found a location for the wedding!!! We are getting married in Paso Robles. You guys know how much I love that place 🙂 I am very happy. It’s a special place to me and the fiance since he took me to Paso on one of our first road-trips. We have had a lot of good…
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Marathon Lesson #9
#9 – You will figure out your best carbo loading dinners (through trial and error) Since I had ran a few half marathons before training for the full I had an idea of what foods worked for me, but I did have a few bad pre-run meals that I regretted ;( …like that night of a huge bowl of ice cream or that time…
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10 Day Marathon Countdown
I only have 10 days until my First Full Mary (!) and I thought I would share my thoughts and experiences as a countdown. Lesson 10 – You will make plans around your runs I have turned down dinners out, movies and parties because I had to get up early the next day to run. I have planned road trips around…
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Down to the wire!
I just realized Oh She Glows is holding a contest for Honest Foods bars – which I love! I think I barely made it in time to compete 🙂
Run 1/22/2009
6 Miles – Today I got out early and saw a big ol’ raccoon on my run 🙂 That is not a common site around here. I was kinda scared of him(her?) because he was so BIG! Luckily, he was more scared of me and scurried into a sewer drain when he saw me coming. When the BF and I…
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