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3:30 am + the next race!
by Chic Runner
posted October 19, 2009 at 2:54pm
So every night, for the past 6 months I’ve woken up at 3:30 am on the dot regularly. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I wake up and have trouble falling back asleep. Usually it takes me about 30 minutes to fall back asleep. I wake up like it�...more
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Columbus Marathon: Ready to run...
by Endurance Meg
posted October 16, 2009 at 12:58pm
The Columbus Marathon is on Sunday. I'm leaving for downstate tomorrow morning, going to wave hello to the Mackinac Bridge, and will hopefully miss the rush hour traffic of Detroit and Ann Arbor. Saturday morning will be a relaxed departure from my parent...more
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Race Recaps: I’ve gotten all emotional on you…
by Chic Runner
posted October 15, 2009 at 2:05pm
So, I told you I wanted to post about how I really felt after San Diego and how I felt after Long Beach. There were some pretty drastic differences after both races for pretty apparent reasons. I’ll start it off with my first marathon, San Diego.
I had...more
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Glowing like a firefly
by Chic Runner
posted October 14, 2009 at 4:11pm
So since my great race, I’m stoked to run again. Shocking, I know. Last night I wanted to run so badly, the weather was absolutely perfect, but I know recovery is important so I’m taking some time to watch endless amounts of TV and sleep-in. I do have...more
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Running on the Inside
by Cool Adventure Girls!
posted October 14, 2009 at 4:08pm
I’m sitting on the outside…but I’m running on the inside.
I admit it. I am a runaholic. I think about running day and night. I schedule my days around my workouts, and I am often caught in running clothes even when I’m not running. I read as man...more
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Long Beach MARATHON race recap!
by Chic Runner
posted October 13, 2009 at 12:57pm
So, sit back, relax and get ready to read the longest race recap of your life. Hey, if I had my go-to vodka-tonics for everyone, I’d be passing them out, so cheers to imaginary celebratory drinks. But, on the bright side, 26.2 miles is a long way to run...more
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3:55:57 and REDEMPTION
by Chic Runner
posted October 11, 2009 at 7:45pm
Race post will come. Most likely on Tuesday, but I just wanted to update and thank you all from the bottom on my heart. This race was MY day, and I just had to believe in myself! I looked like this the entire race.
Mind you, I have no idea who the guy ...more
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Weekly Twitter Wrap
by LHiggs
posted October 9, 2009 at 4:54pm
I had some major Celebrity/Athlete lust as I read through tweets this week. It's like the lifestyles of the rich and famous around here. Being a great athlete can really take you places (literally) and expose you to amazing adventures. I am wishing I had ...more
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Race Day: It is upon us.
by Chic Runner
posted October 9, 2009 at 3:14pm
I have the feeling of butterflies in my stomach. I also have the feeling that I’m swimming and about to be eaten by a shark. I don’t know how those mix, but it leads to some crazy thoughts. Well you all know what I’m wearing this weekend. You know w...more
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Like an old lady
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted October 8, 2009 at 5:19pm
Guess what? Yesterday I tripped walking the stairs at work, hit my knee in the next step and my elbow in another one. Ouch, that hurt a lot. Bruised knee and arm. It's not only that I'm an old lady, I actually act like one too!Morning run became short and...more
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Birthday Fun + New Playlist additions
by Chic Runner
posted October 8, 2009 at 12:41pm
So this year started off pretty good! For my birthday I got some pretty sweet gifts too, including a new pink ipod that was totally unexpected and has already been loaded up with all my race songs for this weekend! I tried it out this morning on my three ...more
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Bicycling Mag's take on gluten free diets
by Endurance Meg
posted October 7, 2009 at 3:11pm
I posted the following topic on Slowtwitch this afternoon, but I thought it could also serve as an entry for this blog! Let me know your thoughts!I follow a gluten free diet. There are at least a handful of pros that do, too (rappstar, Brandon and Amy Mar...more
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One year ago was my first race…
by Chic Runner
posted October 6, 2009 at 2:54pm
So it’s race time again, as in, Long Beach this weekend race time. I can’t believe I am already ready to get back on that starting line and give racing another shot. It’s funny because when I look back over the past year, I realize that the race I w...more
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Closing in on race dates
by Endurance Meg
posted October 5, 2009 at 4:11pm
My taper officially starts today. I am excited about this week's runs: 3x1600m repeats on Thursday and an 11-13mile run on Sunday. That's it for "critical" workouts. I hope for nice weather at least one day this week so I can spin on my QRoo outside, but ...more
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Race Day Gear
by Chic Runner
posted October 5, 2009 at 3:53pm
So obviously I’m running the Long Beach Race this weekend, and I’m super excited about it. I remember for my last race, San Diego, I wanted to find the ‘perfect race shirt’. I searched high and low and everywhere to find something and I had a huge...more
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Online community: Dailymile
by Endurance Meg
posted October 3, 2009 at 3:28pm
Hey, folks! I just became a member of dailymile, a website designed for tracking workouts, finding friends (and competitors), and finding challenges. It also has a bunch of listings for running, biking, and triathlon races.I can sync it to Twitter and Fac...more
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I'm a track runner, yes I am!
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted October 3, 2009 at 2:41pm
You know when you're running a race and you're not sure if you can do well or if it will be a really crappy race? Well, I guess I knew it wouldn't be superb today at Norwegian Championship in Cross Country, but I was hoping to push myself and do as good a...more
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Weekend training: 'Mill or Mud
by Endurance Meg
posted October 2, 2009 at 3:23pm
This weekend is my only "big" weekend of training between IMoo and the Columbus marathon (which is only two weeks away!!). It still isn't a god-awful weekend, either... but I guess having five weeks between races will do that.Anyway, the schedule is as fo...more
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Why are T-Rex’s Arms so small and other things.
by Chic Runner
posted October 2, 2009 at 1:17pm
Friday, Friday, Friday! Welcome back, and how I love you. I don’t know if I can ever top my icebath video last week, but I’ll try with more funny things. So I have google analytics on my site. It’s entertaining to me to see what people come to my si...more
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Cheers to Month Number 10!
by Chic Runner
posted October 1, 2009 at 7:08pm
Hooray! It’s finally October! This means so many good things! First, my birthday is quickly approaching! It’s only 5 days away. Hooray. Then we have Long Beach which is now 10 days away. Then I have pretty much the most epic halloween costume EVER, th...more
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Nice and light jacket from Nike!
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted October 1, 2009 at 1:13am
Find your stride and never look back in the Nike Dri-FIT Pacer Women's Running Jacket, engineered with a lightweight feel and woven overlays for added protection from the wind and cold. That's what Nike promise:) - And I think they can keep that promise. ...more
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Busy weekend running
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted September 29, 2009 at 11:50pm
(Photo: Kjell Vigestad, Kondis): Me and the banan-eating guy at 10 kmSaturday I had the first threshold session in a very long time. Sunday I raced my first 10 km. That was the last day of the Nike Journalist Challenge. The girls ...more
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Taper Madness you say?
by Chic Runner
posted September 29, 2009 at 4:48pm
Maybe it’s just me, but I have a confession to make. All the time I read posts about people experiencing ‘taper madness’, where the miles in the training session start to dwindle and race day approaches. Now, I’m running Long Beach and that is r...more
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