February 2012

Long run done right

February 29, 2012

  I’ve been fearing long runs ever since I began training for the half marathon this spring.  I dread how exhausted I feel at the end.  I don’t enjoy working that hard for that long.  All the miles after 6 just became “not fun”.  And I finally figured out my problem. I was running too [...]

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Can someone explain…

February 28, 2012

…why the one race I ran this month required ridiculous amounts of clothing to survive the cold when I’ve spent most of the month running in shorts? …why my boobs are the first place I lose weight? It’s not like I have that much there to begin with… …why I’ve totally lost my cooking mojo [...]

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Flat.

February 27, 2012

One of the things we learned in RRCA Certification is that you should rotate between hard and easy through the week.  Long runs are hard, just by sheer length.  Easy runs should be both shorter and not a whole lot faster.  This gives your body a chance to heal from the muscle damage done on [...]

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Sunday Sweat to Street Coming Soon!

February 26, 2012

I was involved in a discussion recently about how all running bloggers talk about is their workout clothes.  You all know I love my Alo capris, my Ryders sunglasses, and my huge collection of running shoes, ranging from Brooks Connects to Vibram Five Fingers to Zemgear Ninjas.  But do you have any idea what I [...]

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TTT: Spilled milk, wasted gas, and low mileage

February 23, 2012

1. Today I’m having one of those days where I’d like to get back in bed and start over. So far today I’ve spilled an entire thermos of organic milk (at what that stuff costs per gallon, I do nearly cry over spilled milk), dropped my fried egg on the floor, and showed up for [...]

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It’s not Running’s fault

February 21, 2012

Some days, I think to myself “I hate running” and “I just really don’t feel like running.” I’ll sit there with my cup of coffee and my computer and procrastinate getting out there. Once I finally get outside or on the treadmill, I enjoy it. Even runs that don’t go as planned (because my legs [...]

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Sometimes the stars align

February 18, 2012

I’ve been kind of out of sorts lately.  Nothing big is going on, I’m just feeling like I have a lot of balls in the air.  Some of the “balls” are fun things (vacation, races, work). Some of them are not so fun things (taxes).  Some are just “things” (my garmin, homework for Jones, volunteer [...]

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Running in Socks

February 17, 2012

I try to run at least one run each week barefoot on the treadmill.  I feel like it helps me be really aware of my form and how my feet are landing.  I find it virtually impossible to heel strike while barefoot as it just hurts too much. My treadmill has kind of a rough [...]

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TTT: Garmin gone bad, private yoga, and new states

February 16, 2012

It’s been (is still being) an expensive week around here.  February is when we end up purchasing our tickets for our summer vacation + summer camps AND we are having some technology issues.  Even though we save up for it and I have the money, I swear I can hear my credit card crying from [...]

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Wordless Wednesday and a Winner

February 15, 2012

Not my worst race picture. Not my best. Coffee I won from Courtney of  Pancakes and Postcards Winner of the Sparkly Soul headbands… Kelly, shoot me an email with your info and exactly which headbands you want. I’m off to yoga to try and release some of the stress I have swirling around me right [...]

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