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Living For The Weekend

January 30th, 2011 | 5 Comments

Where to begin? Big weekend of friendship, shopping, baking and of course running. How was your weekend? I was able to get my long run in on Friday so my Saturday run was a quick recovery run of 4 easy miles. It was warmer (26 degrees) and the roads seemed less icy which was definitely a plus. I had Saturday plans with a good friend so I had to hurry and hit the road for our … Read entire article »

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Ice Wars

January 28th, 2011 | 3 Comments

This morning’s 8 mile run was probably not the smartest move on my part. It was crazy icy. Snow covered ice. Choppy ice. Smooth ice. Black ice. I encountered it all this morning. With my IceSpikes securely fastened to my shoes I feel more confident on wintry roads and only had one slight bobble. I did however stay upright, thank goodness. Love this product! I did notice today that I need to replace a few of … Read entire article »

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Something Old & Something New

January 26th, 2011 | 3 Comments

And it’s snowing, again. In their attempt at safety, work closed early releasing us at 3:30 so that we could be home before dark. Good idea except it seems everyone else was going home at the same time making for a frustrating ride home. Something old: Snow. Enough is enough already! Why or Why did I choose this way home? For dinner I tried something new. Steel Cut Oats for dinner? Am I wrong to consider this more of a … Read entire article »

Filed under: Clean Eating Magazine, Running

Speed Play In The Snow

January 25th, 2011 | 3 Comments

With yesterday’s temps in the single digits I stayed inside and completed another Jillian Michael’s 6W6P workout. Each time I do this workout I feel stronger and after this week (just 2 more times) I will move onto Level 2. Honestly, I can’t wait for the switch…I’m getting a little tired of the same thing but I am committed to finish. I was, however, very optimistic that I would get an outside run in today when … Read entire article »

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3 In 3

January 23rd, 2011 | 4 Comments

Crazy runner. That is who I was today. I mean really, 3 degrees and I still ran outside. OK, it was not a long run…just 3.77 miles but it was 3 degrees! Brrrrrr. It was hard the first mile, I warmed up a bit the second mile and was comfortable into the third but not sure I would have wanted to go that much further than I did. When I got back I stated that my cheeks … Read entire article »

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A Little Speed & Lots Of Fur

January 22nd, 2011 | 3 Comments

Our New England Winter has been in a word, Harsh. Snow, ice, freezing rain, and low temps. I like to think that it is making me stronger having to endure these frigid conditions. Today, was another morning to test my will, but this morning was different. I felt so comfortable and it was only 14 degrees! I started out with my iPhone playlist and somewhere in mile 2 it hit a Coaching compilation that I had … Read entire article »

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