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A Swelltering, Sweaty, Glowing Mess
by Chic Runner
posted August 3, 2010 at 3:49pm
So this might just be me, but when I run in the summer I feel like I’m getting so much more out of it. I usually do not like sweating, but when I work out, I want to sweat. A lot. I feel like it’s working better then, so bring on the summer months. If...more
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Race report: Mud Run
by Byline to Finish Line
posted August 3, 2010 at 3:41pm
Actually, this more of an event report than a race report. See I don’t exactly race cross country events. I participate. I leave the racing to others. In fact, I leave the fast trail running to others. When I try to pick up the pace or even match the pa...more
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The Training Plan Shuffle
by Run Girl Run
posted August 3, 2010 at 1:05pm
I mentioned yesterday that July was a perfect month of training. I hit every single run and I didn't have to adjust my schedule once. I'm not going to be so lucky with August. I should still be able to hit all my targeted runs, but August will be the mont...more
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20 miler. CHECK!
by Chic Runner
posted August 2, 2010 at 4:36pm
So FINALLY I got in a decent 20 miler. I haven’t had that in… probably almost a year. The night before I laid really low and got prepared for it. Since I’m a giant klutz, I also totally jammed my knee into the corner of our ottoman in our living roo...more
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Capping off a perfect July
by Run Girl Run
posted August 2, 2010 at 2:07pm
Sometimes we just have those wonderful runs that remind us why we drag ourselves out of bed insanely early on the weekends.Saturday was that kind of run for me. My nine miles couldn't have really gone better for a mid-summer run.Splits:1: 9:532: 9:243: 9:...more
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Help little girls dream big
by MarieS
posted August 1, 2010 at 12:14pm
Someone recently introduced me to Go! Go! Sports Girls - dolls that are symbols for what young girls should be doing - living at their own age (versus a 22 year old Barbie) with normal kids clothing on (not a sexy 2-piece) and getting out there and gettin...more
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Top 5 Friday: Best advice for beginners
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 30, 2010 at 1:10pm
A friend who started running recently asked me what to do about sore knees her workouts. She doesn’t have any pain and is fine when walking around but get to a set of stairs and her knees just ache.
I have to be honest. I kinda smiled. Because it’s s...more
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Jalapeno juice burns eyes
by Run Girl Run
posted July 30, 2010 at 12:43pm
D.C. summer, I am officially over you.I've had enough of your wicked thunderstorms leaving me, my friends and various business establishments without power.It happened again last night. An afternoon thunderstorm rolled through the area while I was at work...more
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Dream Interrupted
by Run Girl Run
posted July 30, 2010 at 2:18am
I was in the middle of the strangest, yet most interesting dream ever when my alarm went off this morning. I dreamed I was back at my old job at the newspaper, but I wasn't friends with any of the same people, and I worked for a different editor and was g...more
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West Nile, Flat Tires and Mental Training
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 29, 2010 at 3:17pm
On an easy run day, Best Boyfriend Mark asked if I wanted to do a trail run with him and and a friend. Sure, I said after confirming that (a) his training plan called for an easy paced run and (b) it would, in fact, be easy paced by my standards.
Once ...more
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Chisago Lakes Triathlon 2010- Race Report
by Endurance Meg
posted July 29, 2010 at 2:23pm
I decided to race Chisago again this year, somewhat on a whim.
My race schedule originally had penciled in my first ultra, the Voyageur 50mile trail race, near Duluth, Minnesota for this weekend, but my lack of long runs at mid-June and early season illn...more
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San Francisco 2nd Half Race Report
by Chic Runner
posted July 28, 2010 at 5:05pm
Last year I ran the first half of the San Francisco Marathon. It was tough but the views and running across the golden gate bridge were thrilling. It also was at the somewhat beginning of my ‘racing’ career, if you want to call it that. So this year, ...more
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Negative Splits at Last
by Run Girl Run
posted July 28, 2010 at 1:26pm
So that big thunderstorm that still has lots of people without power, had one positive effect. It pulled the temperatures down several degrees. It did nothing for the humidity and the dew point, but this morning the soup bowl that I'm used to running thro...more
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McCartney/adidas introduce glow-in-the-dark running gear
by A Glam Slam
posted July 26, 2010 at 7:15pm
In the midst of creating her RTW collections and being tapped to design the GB uniforms for the 2012 Olympic Games, Stella McCartney has managed to come up with another great sportswear idea in collaboration with Adidas.
As we enter the Fall/Winter 2010 ...more
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Don’t be a hero in the heat.
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted July 25, 2010 at 3:18pm
We all have heard the phrase “pain is weakness leaving the body”. I hate this phrase. While we should push ourselves beyond the point of comfort, we shouldn’t be stupid. **Note: there is a difference between emotional pain, telling yourself you ca...more
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Hennepin-Lake Classic coupon code
by TJ's Turf
posted July 23, 2010 at 4:26pm
Have you registered for this summer's Hennepin-Lake Classic yet? 2010 marks the 33rd running of this Minneapolis late summer tradition. This year's event is Sunday, August 1.This is one of my favorite races all year. (And, no, my favorites are not only ev...more
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Goals for San Francisco Half Marathon
by Chic Runner
posted July 23, 2010 at 3:35pm
This weekend I’ll be up in San Francisco for the Marathon Events up there. Since they are a part of the CA Dreamin’ series that Long Beach is a part of as well, we are going to the expo and involved in a lot of parts of the race. Perhaps you remember ...more
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First run sans Garmie
by Run Girl Run
posted July 21, 2010 at 12:57pm
This morning was my first ran sans Garmie since I got the little guy a few months ago. His battery died five minutes in. I'm usually so anal retentive about making sure it's charged, but I forgot yesterday.So this morning I was supposed to do 1.75 out and...more
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Four Shoe Review
by Chic Runner
posted July 20, 2010 at 5:18pm
After the whole beloved Nike Volmero but my toes won’t stop bleeding debacle ( don’t click if you don’t like blood ), I decided it was time for new shoes. I visited the K-Swiss Store in Santa Monica one day and picked up two new awesome pairs of sho...more
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A few words from a former data-junkie
by Endurance Meg
posted July 20, 2010 at 2:54pm
Hello, my name is Megan, and I am a recovering data junkie.
You see, I’ve been clean now for nearly three weeks. My GPS watch has been stowed away in my suitcase since my trip to Florida, and I took the PowerTap SL+ out of my online shopping cart. My h...more
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Finding the right thoughts
by Byline to Finish Line
posted July 20, 2010 at 2:12pm
What do you think about when you run?
A friend asked me that question recently, in sincere curiosity, and at the time I struggled with my answer.
Hmm.
What do I think about when I run?
Some days, I think about things in my life: work, family, relation...more
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Seven training observations
by Run Girl Run
posted July 20, 2010 at 12:38pm
I'm just about a quarter of the through my training plan for the Rock N Roll Philly Half Marathon and I wanted to share my observations so far.1. Getting up at 5 a.m. gets easier and easier. It's definitely darker at 5 a.m. now than it was earlier this su...more
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