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Go Green! Go Irish!

March 17th, 2011 | 1 Comment

I love St. Patrick’s Day. On a simple level I love the color green, corned beef and cabbage, and lucky 4 leaf clovers. On a deeper level I love the celebration of my Irish heritage. But let’s be honest most of the things we celebrate on St. Patrick’s day are more American commercialism than true Irish traditions. But that’s OK, we can all have fun non the less. I feel like I’ve been celebrating for a … Read entire article »

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And The Health Coach Says

February 7th, 2011 | 6 Comments

Another month means another check in with my Health Coach, Greg. After our last meeting I recorded 8 days in an online food journal for him to review. I’ve mentioned before that I do this every once and a while to reevaluate my nutritional highs and lows. Even before I handed it over to him, I noticed a few things that I did not like. One, too much cheese. Do I really need to eat this … Read entire article »

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And Garmin Says….

September 5th, 2010 | 4 Comments

Marathon Training Recap: 20 miles 3:15:05 9:45 pace I can’t be happier with the results of today’s run. This is the first of three 20 mile scheduled training runs before race day so it is my belief this was a perfect start to the trinity. I believe each will make me stronger and the stronger I get the better my time. Marathon PR here I come!!! Do I feel like I ran 20 miles? That would be a YES. My hips are a bit sore but nothing a day of rest and stretching will not take care of I think. The one weird result of today’s run is that my back right rib cage is extremely sore also. My only two thoughts on why this would occur would be either my fuel belt or just wacky running posture. … Read entire article »

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Long And Winding Road

August 29th, 2010 | 4 Comments

One of my favorite Beatles/Paul McCartney songs is Long and Winding Road and that is what I felt like I was on with my long run this morning. I decided on more of a figure 8 course instead of my usual out and back. I traveled along a rolling rural road passing 2 golf courses and 2 farms bringing me around to beautiful water views ending through various neighborhoods. So much to see and experience today. Marathon Training Recap: 18 miles 2:52:49 9:36 pace 619 ft elevation gain 5:30 am wake up call to scurry downstairs for a quick bite to eat of Ezekiel 4:9 toast topped with honey almond butter and half banana but did not make it out the door until right before 7 am. Typically I eat a bowl of oatmeal with half banana, but after … Read entire article »

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Second Chances

July 18th, 2010 | 1 Comment

What a glorious day for a long run! I got out a little later than I wanted due to stomach woes but it all worked out perfect. 12 miles in the books in just under 2 hours at an overall pace of 9:31. It was just a good run full of energy, strong legs and of serenity. It has been a while since I have been able to put it on auto pilot and just zone out and enjoy a long run. Insert happy dance here. Refueling the body after a long run which according to the Garmin Forerunner burned 1423 calories is key to recovery. I followed the run with a Green Monster with Vega Shake & Go Smoothie with all of it perfect protein added to the mix and some healthy pancakes made … Read entire article »

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Snapshots

July 13th, 2010 | 3 Comments

My Greenie runneth over My Vibram Five Fingers finally arrived! How great are these babies?!? Thunderstorms and Noah are like Oil and Water. They do not mix! … Read entire article »

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