April 2012

Team ALI Virtual Run

April 30, 2012

  This weekend, I ran a run as part of the Team ALI Virtual Run.  Suz and Allan at Cows and Lasers and Everything in Between asked us to choose a distance and run it in honor of their niece Ali, who was born weighing only 2 lbs 6 oz.  Ali’s parents started Team ALI [...]

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Sweat to Street: The no style edition

April 29, 2012

Welcome to Sweat to Street Sunday’s! Each week my fabulously fit co-hosts and I will link up with one everyday outfit AND one fitness outfit that we love! Meet Your Hosts! Family and Life in Las Vegas (Emily) Wild Things RUN Free (Charlotte) Running and Cupcakes (Samantha) BONUS today!!!! Stop by Samantha’s blog and enter [...]

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From 5k to Marathon (or not)

April 27, 2012

I’m an adult onset runner.  Sure, I used to run around the neighborhood in high school when I wanted to lose weight.  And I did lose the “freshman 15″ by running the summer after my first year of college. But I was 37 when I ran my first race.  In March of 2007, I ran [...]

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TTT: Confidence, consistency, and connections

April 26, 2012

1.  Confidence – One of the best things I got out of the recent Blue Ridge Half Marathon is confidence.  I’ve been questioning my ability to run far.  I’ve been convinced I can never run fast again.  I honestly wasn’t really sure I could even finish the race (and this was before I saw that [...]

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Discombobulated

April 25, 2012

Last night, I wrote the outlines of a Three Things Thursday post because I was absolutely convinced today was Thursday.  This morning, I panicked when I woke up because I was sure it was Friday and that I’d overslept.  Never mind that it’s Wednesday and I actually woke up before my alarm. I could really [...]

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Sqwincher Lite review and some packets for you

April 24, 2012

I recently was given the opportunity to review Sqwincher Lite’s Qwik Stick Version.  I’d never heard of it before, but I have a really hard time drinking plain water, so I figured I’d give it a try. I was sent 50 packets of the lemonade flavor. Each packet makes one 20oz drink.  I found that [...]

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Blue Ridge Half Marathon Race Report

April 23, 2012

AKA the “Hardest race I’ve ever run!” Short story: I finished in 2:20:48 (my slowest half where I wasn’t pacing someone), 13th in my age group and darned proud of my finish. At the end, I felt like I’d run a full marathon, not a half. Long story: I caught a ride down to Roanoke [...]

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Sweat to Street Sunday: the runner to mom edition

April 22, 2012

Welcome to Sweat to Street Sunday’s! Each week my fabulously fit co-hosts and I will link up with one everyday outfit AND one fitness outfit that we love! Meet Your Hosts! Family and Life in Las Vegas (Emily) Wild Things RUN Free (Charlotte) Running and Cupcakes (Samantha) MCM Mama (Erika) Boobs, Barbells, and Broccoli (Tenecia) [...]

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Five Confessions Friday

April 20, 2012

1.  I haven’t run since Tuesday.  Wednesday my calf hurt too much after my chiro appointment.  Thursday I went on a field trip with Jones and then came home and took a nap.  (Anyone who knows me knows how odd that is.  I don’t nap.  Ever.  And of course, it left me feeling all discombobulated.).  [...]

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Cue the Panic Button

April 19, 2012

This will be my eighth half marathon.  I’ve never run a half marathon that didn’t include the words “hilly” or “challenging” in the description.  This one is no exception. I started my half marathons with the Zooma Annapolis half marathon.  It was the first hot day of the year.  I’d spent the day before at [...]

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