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July 10, 2009 07:23 PM EDT --
The day that I did my half marathon, I climbed aboard a bus that took me 21.1km away from the finish line in a very unfamiliar city. In February. I was... nervous.
As I looked around, pretending to . . .
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June 30, 2009 12:29 PM EDT --
I ran a half marathon last February. Between the dangerously icy roads and frigid conditions, it was a challenge to get my long runs in. So that's why I chose a marathon at the end of summer. No snow, . . .
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June 14, 2009 08:40 AM EDT --
Long and leeeeeean.
How I would LOVE to be long and lean. My whole life, I envied small breasted skinny girls. Even pear shapes!
I am, quite frankly, not long OR lean, never have been, never will . . .
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June 09, 2009 03:49 PM EDT --
My daughter just turned one. In the past year, I've lost more than 40lbs, ran my PB in a 5k, 10k and a half marathon. I've juggled being a stay-at-home Mom, keeping my sense of self, taking time out to . . .
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June 03, 2009 11:23 AM EDT --
Hidden Valley Crunch Oats bar with peanut butter
Carnation Instant breakfast
Apples!
bran muffins
Yogurt
cheese cubes
boiled egg
water, water, water, water (and then some with Crystal Light . . .
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June 01, 2009 06:28 AM EDT --
I ran 12kms yesterday, a hilly route. I was strong and it was a good run, so things have definately started off on a good foot.
However, my concern is fueling. At a slower than race pace, my run yesterday . . .
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May 30, 2009 10:07 AM EDT --
After my Half Marathon in feb, I kind of got slack. We moved and there was a trip to Florida and well, things went blah.
Now I'm back with a new goal. A full marathon on October 11, 2009.
It will . . .
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February 23, 2009 05:51 PM EST --
Success! I completed the Hypothermic Half in 2h26mins. Much better than the 2.45 I was anticipating. It was beautiful and sunny and warm and ahhhhhhhhhhhh.
And now, with sweet victory in the air, dare . . .
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February 17, 2009 09:09 AM EST --
I've been in the "cool down" stage of my running for a couple weeks (the race is Saturday). And so not only have I not been running as long, I haven't been running as much.
Mix not . . .
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February 16, 2009 01:01 PM EST --
I am running a half marathon in 6 days.
Ah, crap.
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January 27, 2009 09:05 AM EST --
I've been flirting with needing new sneakers for a while now, but my run on Saturday was the decidiing run. My knees have been sore for a while, but now I've come across the tell-tale achy-burn . . .
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January 24, 2009 01:20 PM EST --
My life right now is, well, perfect. I stay at home with my two girls, two and a half and eight months. My husband works from 6am until 4:30pm everyday, so he's home in time to help me with the kids . . .
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January 22, 2009 12:06 PM EST --
A friend of mine recently signed up for Cross Fit. I'm not sure who's heard of it, but it's a super intense, full body workout. And she's lost 12lbs in a month.
After reading . . .
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January 20, 2009 08:15 AM EST --
It's cold. The sidewalks are snow covered. The drivers angrily glare at you if you run on the road. Getting dressed takes so long. The girls are at the babysitters and I'm sitting in front of . . .
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January 15, 2009 12:33 PM EST --
I succumbed today, to the cold. To the treadmill. It's -24C PLUS windchill, Environment Canada has issued a severe windchill warning... and so I ran on the treadmill.
It's not like I'm . . .
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January 14, 2009 12:53 PM EST --
Despite some minor setbacks (my half marathon was full, so I ended up registering for one in a different city three weeks later), the countdown has begun.
I'm running 18kms on Saturday and will . . .
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January 05, 2009 08:06 PM EST --
Wow. Where'd those two weeks go?
Christmas was a big ball of wrapping paper and turkey and laughs. Having two young kids make the holidays so special again.
My husband had three weeks off work, . . .
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December 23, 2008 12:03 PM EST --
I spent most of the week making everything I could get done in preparation for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. My in-laws are coming tomorrow night with stockings and two young children in tow. My sister-in-law . . .
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December 20, 2008 08:33 PM EST --
I told myself yesterday that I would go for a run today. I told my husband I would, too, so it wouldn't be so easy to back out when I looked outside and saw how low the thermometre was dipping.
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December 12, 2008 06:19 PM EST --
Remember how I was going on about how "in control" I feel and how great things are going?
Well, last night I stood over the kitchen sink and shoveled Tostito after Tostito covered in . . .
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