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Base-Building/Maintaining/Attempting To Not Lose “It” In General
I still have more than two months until our official 16-week marathon training begins for Santa Rosa, so in the meantime, I’m in this Limbo Land (of the non-dancing kind) where I’m not required by Hal...
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Back in the Double Digits
(Written and edited during my lunch break, so apologies because there WILL be errors and probably some prepositions at the ends of sentences, but it has been almost 3 weeks, and I needed my blog post...
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One Run For Boston Relay Recap
There is a little baton named Miles Junior who spent the last month traveling in the sweaty hands of runners across the country. He made it to his final destination, the Finish Line on Bolyston Street...
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4/13/2013 Boston Strong
There is a condition called The Anniversary Effect, “defined as a unique set of unsettling feelings, thoughts, or memories that occur on the anniversary of a significant experience.” (thanks to...
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Marathon Training Prep Mode
Hola! If you are anything like me, then you were probably going NUTS yesterday when Shalane was leading the way (she ended up finishing 7th), when Meb just completely dominated and became the first...
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It Wouldn’t Be Training Without Some Spewage
Marathon training officially began 3 days ago and there have already been mishaps. First, The Plan: that color-coded excel spreadsheet that will dictate my life from now until race day. We are using...
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Marathon Training Recap: Week 1
Two years ago, I started doing a reflection of my marathon training every Monday in a series aptly titled Marathon Reflection Monday. In this weekly series, I would detail what type of workout I was...
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Marathon Training Recap (Weeks 2-3) + Irrational Runner Syndrome
I really need to get the training recap for the last two weeks out of the way before I get THREE weeks behind. But first, I did want to offer a little insight, into my brain, and maybe yours too. Ever...
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Marathon Training Recap: Weeks 4-6
There is no denying it: we are in full fledged marathon training mode right now. From that first 14 miler, the exhaustion, and the “runner tan” (racer back, shorts, compression socks), to the telling...
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Run Disney Finally Caught Me
Like most children of the 90′s, I spent my days memorizing every word to every Disney movie, perfecting every Disney song, and dreaming of ways to get my parents to take me to Disneyland. Again. My...
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Marathon Training Recap: Week 7
Over the last week, I’ve been watching a lot of soccer, judging players by how well they know their own National Anthem, and yelling more than usual at the television (Giuseppe just sits there looking...
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Marathon Training Recap: Week 8
The Green Socks. Last year, The Bataan Memorial Death March fell on St. Patrick’s Day. I didn’t want to go full-out leprechaun since this is a race to honor our Veterans, so I ordered green...
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Marathon Training Recap: Weeks 9 and 10
Today’s post brought to you by Rainbows. I wrote a draft for my weekly marathon training recap last Monday, and tried all week to make it sound less forlorn. I didn’t succeed. I’ve been trying really...
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Analyzing the Running 1-Piece
Confession: I am a somewhat reformed Lululemon addict. I discovered Lululemon at the same time I discovered running, so, I built up my running wardrobe with Lulu pieces, and would go on a shopping...
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Marathon #3, FOUR DAYS and Counting.
HI! It certainly has been awhile, hasn’t it! In my very long blogging absence, I have actually completed training for the Santa Rosa Marathon, and we are now more than 2 weeks into our 3 week...
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Santa Rosa Marathon Race Recap
“Someone is breaking into the room,” was my first semi-conscious thought as a loud rumble woke me from my pre-race sleep. I sat up and surveyed the room, trying to transition my brain into awake mode...
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Updates! Woo Hoo!
Hello? Hello? Anybody out there? It has certainly been awhile! Last time I checked in on this little blog, I was one week off the Santa Rosa Marathon, which was almost FIVE months ago. Sorry to say,...
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Run Disney’s Inaugural Star Wars Half Marathon Race Recap
Long, long (LONG) ago, we ran the inaugural Star Wars Half Marathon at Disneyland. My goal with my race recaps is to provide information to other runners (sometimes too much information), so I wanted...
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