Race Recap: Runner’s World 5K and 10K

October 23, 2013 by 15 Comments
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Hi, all! This weekend, I tackled the Runner's World Hat Trick: a 5K, 10K, and half marathon in the same weekend. The good news? I survived! The bad news? The half marathon was, by far, my most difficult race to date. Hands down. No question about it. And that's including running … [Read more...]

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Weekly Workouts and Weekend Accomplishments

October 7, 2013 by 14 Comments
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Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! I'm especially excited to share my workouts from last week because I had a pretty eventful weekend -- I earned my green belt in Taekwondo, and I also tackled my longest run to date: my first 15-miler! Mon., Sept. 30: Rest Tue., Oct. 1: 3 miles Wed., … [Read more...]

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Weekly Workouts and Training for a Marathon

September 23, 2013 by 26 Comments
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So, big announcement here, for anyone who doesn't already know. I am now, officially, in training for a marathon. A freakin' marathon. After focusing all of my energy on running (and surviving!) the Dumbo Double Dare last month, I now have the task of training for the Dopey Challenge this … [Read more...]

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Weekly Workouts: 4/7-4/14

April 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Hope everyone had a fabulous weekend! The enormity of what I've gotten myself into -- registering for the Dopey Challenge as my FIRST marathon -- is really starting to sink in now, and I found myself at Barnes & Noble yesterday scouring the running books for titles like "Marathon Running for … [Read more...]

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My Incredibly DOPEY Decision

April 10, 2013 by 28 Comments
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So yesterday I did something crazy. Like, real crazy. WAY crazier than my decision to register for the Dumbo Double Dare, which I thought was just pure MADNESS at the time (and now just doesn't seem so scary after all). Yesterday, I got completely swept up in the excitement of Walt Disney World's … [Read more...]

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