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Random Thoughts Thursday 3
Read this Post: Random Thoughts Thursday 3Another cold week here in Chicago! Man, I am ready for some warmer weather. Maybe not HOT and humid but definitely warmer than 20 degrees. I was off on Monday and it felt great to sleep in and do a…
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Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 7
Read this Post: Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 7Week #7, January 8-14 M OFF T Ran 3.32 miles W Did not run TH Quality Session (1.50 miles warmup, 5 x 3 minute intervals with 2 minutes recovery, 1.50 miles cooldown) F Ran 2.53 miles S Ran 5 miles S Ran 100 minutes for 8.46 miles…
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Random Thoughts Thursday 2
Read this Post: Random Thoughts Thursday 2This week I went back to work and it was tough! Even the kids struggled the past few days. Hopefully soon we’ll get back to our normal routine because we have lots of fun testing this month. Now on to…
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Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 6
Read this Post: Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 6Week #6, January 1-7 M Ran 3.01 miles T OFF W Ran 4.01 miles TH Ran 3.01 miles F OFF S Ran 90 minutes for 7.72 miles S OFF This week I was excited that most of my runs were “actual” miles instead of minutes. …
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Friday Five 2.0-5 Things I Am Looking Forward to in 2018
Read this Post: Friday Five 2.0-5 Things I Am Looking Forward to in 2018Happy New Year! How did you celebrate? I kept it very low key. Nothing exciting at all. My sister came over with my nephew. We ate and watched TV. Then they left and I went to bed at 10pm. Felt…
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Random Thoughts Thursday 1
Read this Post: Random Thoughts Thursday 1Happy New Year and welcome to my first Random Thoughts Thursday post. I hope you are having a fabulous week whether you are in a warm or cold part of the country/world. • How is is that years ago I…
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Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 5
Read this Post: Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 5Week #5, December 25-December 31 M Ran 30 minutes for 2.35 miles T OFF W Ran 45 minutes for 3.59 miles TH OFF F Did not run S Ran 80 minutes for 6.46 miles S OFF Started off the week on Christmas morning with 30…
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My 2017 Running Stats
Read this Post: My 2017 Running StatsHello there! We are so close to saying goodbye to 2017. It was another good year for me with great trips to Utah and Alaska as well as fun times with family and friends. I am borrowing ideas from Courtney…
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Friday Five 2.0-5 Best Races of 2017
Read this Post: Friday Five 2.0-5 Best Races of 2017Happy Holiday! Just a few more days till we ring in 2018!! I will end the year with 156 races (10 in 2017). I didn’t race as much as I would have liked to but I am happy with the…
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Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 4
Read this Post: Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 4Another great week of marathon training. I am loving these “easy” runs but I know that eventually they will not all be “easy”. The weather has been decent enough to continue running outside. Week #4, December 18-December 24 M Ran 30 minutes…
I was a late bloomer to this running craziness. One of my coworkers would always talk to me about… Read more ›
