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Time to Buckle Down
So I guess it's been a month since I've blogged. Oops! My blogging frequency seems to be directly related to how well I'm doing with my Weightwatchers and exercise goals. The better I am doing, the...
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Wal-mart ego boost and a double digit run
Last week the fridge and pantry got pretty bare because I could not bring myself to do a major grocery shop with all 3 kids. When things got desperate I finally decided to hit up Wal-mart at 10pm and...
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Yesterday Rocked!
I really should be cleaning my house right now but the baby is asleep and the girls are playing so nicely that I'm taking a quick minute to document yesterday's awesomeness.Two things:1) Went to my...
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Dear neglected running blog...
Dear running blog,I wish I had time for you but the whole 3 kids thing is still kind of kicking my butt. I love those precious little nuggets more than anything in this world but let me tell you, 3...
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Tomorrow...
Applefest is TOMORROW and I'm kind of freaking out!! I get pre-race jitters like you wouldn't believe, especially when I've set an ambitious goal for myself and let people know about it. I get all...
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Lululemon Giveaway
So I totally need to post about Applefest but I had to take a minute to enter this awesome giveaway for a $50 gift card to Lululemon. They have awesome workout clothes and since I literally live in my...
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Applefest Half Marathon Race Report: Finally!
I totally posted my race report on my family blog and forgot to put it up here! I know it seems like the running blog would be the more obvious place to post it but I like my race reports on my family...
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BORN TO RUN!!
I'm BACK!!And I'm ready to take on a marathon baby!It's been 2 1/2 years since I ran 26.2 and I finally think I'm ready to revisit that monster again.There are 18 weeks until the DC Marathon and if...
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9 Months on, 9 months off
I know Heidi Klum and many other genetically blessed mamas are back in their skinny jeans just weeks after giving birth, but my body doesn't like to give up weight that easily.For me the rule seems to...
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Training recap: Week 1
Well week one of marathon training is in the books and I gotta confess, I might've been a little idealistic when I said I was going to train and eat like a Tarahumara runner. : ) I mean, I DID work on...
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Turkey Trot, Week 2 in Training, and the Alphabet block that almost killed me!
On Thanksgiving morning, Taber and I decided VERY last minute to get up early and run the local Turkey Trot 5K. I figured that somehow those 3 little miles would make all the gluttony of the rest of...
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Week 3 in training: New running friends and a house full of sickies
Week 3 of training was a tough one. Taber was out of town in Minnesota for the first half of the week so I was flying solo on mom duty. It was exhausting being on the clock 24/7 with no backup, but I...
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Weeks 4 and 5 in Training and keeping the holiday pounds at bay (sort of...)
Well, the first 5 weeks of my marathon training is done. I gotta admit it's been a little tricky trying to squeeze in training during the holidays. It seems like I have so much going on, especially...
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Week 6 in Training and a Christmas Eve run with the guy who started it all!
Week 6 was a lot of fun because my sister and her husband Kevin were in town and they are the people who got me into running. Kevin is a big time runner and him and Naomi encouraged me to sign up for...
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Week 7: Goodbye Holiday Eating, Hello Healthy Eating!
Week 7 was the last week of the holiday season and my last week of eating like a little piggy.It was fun while it lasted, but as my jeans got tighter and the number on the scale got higher I knew it...
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Week 8: Losing 8 lbs in 2 days is not cool...
Week 8 of marathon training got seriously derailed by a horrible bout of the stomach flu. It took out our whole family, except for Cam. Brinley got it, Teya got it, Taber got it, and after cleaning up...
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Week 9: Winter Warriors and a Bomb Diggity New Recipe!
I made it to the halfway mark! Just 9 weeks to go and the miles are ramping up! I've got 17, 18, 19, and 20 milers coming up in the next few weeks and I'm so SCARED excited to see how they go : )Last...
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Week 10: I think I messed up my back : (
After logging 33 miles last week my back is KILLING ME! It seriously feels like someone took a broom stick and jabbed it into my upper back over and over again as hard as they could. It hurts so bad! I...
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Week 11: Cross training and my longest treadmill run ever...
Well I finally started cross training last week and it made me realize how pathetically wimpy all my non-running muscles are! Here I am thinking I'm so tough because I'm training for a marathon and...
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Week 12: Food and marathon training
So if you know me, you know that I love food. Like, really really love it. And I would definitely have to say that one of my favorite parts of marathon training is getting to eat so many extra calories...
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Week 13: Bruises, Doubts, and Confidence
Last week I took a ridiculous fall that bruised the heck out of my knee. I was parked on a steep hill and as I was climbing down from my car I slipped and fell and my knee slammed hard into a metal...
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Week 14: Shins and Girl Issues
Week 14 wasn't my best week. Basically after my 19 miler I ran a speedy 5 miler, and ever since my shins have been giving me some trouble. Nothing horrible but enough that I've backed off the speed...
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Weeks 15 and 16: LIFE IS BUSY!! 20 Miler, and Taper Time
Life has been busy. BEYOND busy. So yeah, I guess blogging has kind of fallen to the back burner.With both of us training for the marathon, that eats up a lot of our time. We've also been doing play...
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DC RnR Marathon Race Report: I'm officially a sub 4 marathoner!
So I posted this report on my family blog (because I print that blog out in blog books and I like my races to be in there) But I thought I should post it over here too for my running blogger buds!...
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Quick update!
2 things:1) Haven't run since the marathon due to a bad case of tendonitis in my right foot. I thought it was a stress fracture but the foot doc said it was tendonitis most likely caused from the worn...
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