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Weekly Recap: Starting the Plan
Countdown to B2B: 11 weeks This is the first week that I actually used a set training plan. Honestly, the training didn’t change much from what I had been doing before, just added a little structure,...
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Weekly Recap: Derailed
Countdown to B2B: 10 weeks Little play-on-words there with the title…since training was derailed due to a bike crash early in the week and my bike was somewhat literally “derailed” by the rail road...
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Weekly Recap: Hood-to-Coast
Countdown to B2B: 9 weeks Just for the record, this is NOT my start of the never-ending, on-every-blog Hood-to-Coast posts! I wanted to recap the week first, then tomorrow, I will bombard you with all...
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Weekly Recap: The Aftermath
Countdown to B2B: 8 weeks We interrupt the regularly scheduled Hood to Coast post for a little weekly training update… The theme of this week was lack of motivation. After returning from the most...
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Weekly Recap: Hamburg Week 1
Countdown to B2B: 7 weeks I have to say, I am a little embarrassed that I am posting yet another weekly recap before finishing my Hood to Coast recaps. Between travel and choosing to READ blogs instead...
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Weekly Recap: Hamburg Week 2
Countdown to B2B: 6 weeks Nothing spectacular or any real low points this week. It was a solid week of training for running and biking and yet another light week on swimming (tough with no pool...
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Weekly Recap: Stepback (kind of)
Countdown to B2B: 5 weeks (Week of September 17) The stepback week really came at a good time. I finally found my training motivation and was getting on a roll, but my legs were a little fatigued after...
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Random Musings
As you can imagine, now that I am within the 2 week window of my race, my thoughts are starting to get a little crazy. I won’t go into details about how I get butterflies every time I think about the...
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Woofstock 2012
After Saturday’s 5k, next on the fill-the-weekend-with-fun agenda was Woofstock. It was a fundraiser for our local Humane Society that included “brews, bands and barks”. We took Walter and Ernie and...
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Embracing the Hills
When we first moved to Greenville, I was terrified of hills. In my life, up to that point, I had lived in Houston, Central Illinois, South Florida, Singapore and Hamburg. All pancake flat. If you...
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Rained Out
Last night I tweeted this: I was fully aware that it was supposed to be rainy and windy this morning for my run. But I actually generally like running in the rain, and have run in the rain more times...
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Taper Survival Kit
It’s here! I have completed my final week of peak training (56 miles!) and now have officially entered my first week of taper. I will cut back 20% this week, another 25% the next week and then will...
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Emotional Roller Coaster
My life over the last week has been nothing short of a huge emotional roller coaster. It’s been highs followed by lows, then quickly followed by highs… One week ago today, as I was preparing for 3 days...
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An Update on the Move
Just in case anyone was wondering (and for myself to look back on later), I wanted to give a quick update on The Move. I capitalize it like an important event, because over the last month all things...
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Boston Week 3: Five!
14 weeks to go… I was finally back to 5 days of running this week for the first time since before I got hurt in September! That is a great feeling. The not so great thing this week was blowing off...
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Friday Fun VI
I am back! With all things fun this time. No more bitching. Hershey’s Spreadables. On graham crackers, strawberries, bananas or just with a spoon. I am not even a huge chocolate person (give me all...
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Friday Fun VII
Woah. I am going to have do some research on my roman numerals if I keep this tradition going :) Birthday. Today is my birthday! I guess I am getting old, because I didn’t have any desire for a big get...
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Friday Fun VIII
Happy Friday!! This week flew by, but I couldn’t be happier for the weekend to be at our doorsteps. So many things making me happy these last couple of weeks. Here are a few: Nuun Energy. My favorite...
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Friday Fun IX
Happy Friday Everyone!! This list is a bit short and sweet this time…mostly because I am a little preoccupied by #1 on the list :) Visitors. My brother and nephew are in town visiting from Texas. They...
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Friday Fun X
Is it just me or did this week feel SUPER long? Maybe it’s my anticipation of a little race that is approaching or the fact that I am on my 2nd rest day in just 3 short days? But goodness I am happy...
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