Monthly Archives: August 2011

One little compliment goes a long way

August 31, 2011

I slept in Saturday and Dave and I did some shopping. I ended up in Lululemon. This is my third time purchasing something from there.

This shopping experiences was interesting for two reasons and not because of my purchases. Here are the reasons why:

One. I wore a pair of shorts and a tank I got from there, but felt slightly awkward because maybe people would think I’m a very knowledgeable Lulu woman, but really … [Continue reading]

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Categories: personal


Guest Post: Avoiding Running Injuries

August 29, 2011

Philip J Reed from Hydroworx graciously offered to write a guest post regarding injuries and avoiding them!  This is such an important subject, so you should definitely read up on this one!

Here is Philip’s post:

If you are a runner, whether serious or amateur, then you are well aware of the possibility of suffering a running related injury. Despite great care to avoid such injuries, most serious runners will have at least some sort

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Categories: guest post, injury


Changes

August 29, 2011

Did you know I used to wear high heels to work every day? I wore flats one day and someone asked if I was feeling ok. I didn’t know why, but she had said, “You are not wearing high heels!” Once I started running high mileage and having feet that swell, high heels were not my top priority. Hello black flats! I had to get a new pair because my $20 Target ones have had … [Continue reading]

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Categories: personal


Dreadmill Long Run and a new Coach?!

August 28, 2011

I skipped out on my long run Saturday morning. I had decided to make it out to my work happy hour and be social for once. I had too many people texting me peer pressuring me to go-hey I’m popular! …Just kidding just kidding!  It was fun to hang out and just catch up with some coworkers.

I was a little worried about being able to get in my long run because of Hurricane Irene, … [Continue reading]

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Categories: food, running


4′s again

August 26, 2011

I didn’t end up running yesterday. I felt drained from work and just needed a relaxing night. I had stopped by Wheelworks on my way home because my bike was still doing some funky stuff. I found out it was because my derailer was a little bent. This is probably because my bike fell this morning after I unlocked it. Doh!

Yesterday I had indulged with a sticky sticky bread pudding from Flour Bakery with … [Continue reading]

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Categories: cycling, running, training