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Random Thoughts Thursday 8
Read this Post: Random Thoughts Thursday 8Happy Thursday! It was a short week and it felt wonderful. Tomorrow all 2nd graders in my school are going on a field trip to the Museum of Science of Industry. It should be fun and I am actually looking to it! Read along for some of my random thoughts. • Are you a pet…
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Dear Running: I do love you but sometimes I don’t!
Read this Post: Dear Running: I do love you but sometimes I don’t!Last week I wrote about why I love running. But it isn’t always unicorns and roses. As much as I love it, there are a few things I don’t like about running. Let me tell you about it. • Chafing all over. Oh boy, that is definitely the worst. Throughout the years I’ve had my…
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Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 12
Read this Post: Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 12Week #12, February 12-18 M OFF T Ran 3.73 W Ran 6.40 miles TH Ran 3.20 F OFF S Ran 3.36 S Ran 9.72 miles This week was awesome!! At the beginning of the week I dealt with some snow on the sidewalk but we also got some warm weather and most of it did melt. Monday is…
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Random Thoughts Thursday 7
Read this Post: Random Thoughts Thursday 7Man, the groundhog was not kidding with stating that we’ll have 6 weeks of winter! Chicago got so much snow that schools were closed last Friday. And it didn’t stop there because we got more snow on Saturday night. Luckily it’s been warming up and the snow is melting. Hopefully that 6 week prediction will…
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Dear Running: I do love you!
Read this Post: Dear Running: I do love you!No matter how much I complain about running, I will always love it! When I started running in 2005, I couldn’t run a mile. Heck, I couldn’t run 5 minutes. It took me years to get to where I am now (I ran mostly for fun and never paid attention to speed). I focused more…
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Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 11
Read this Post: Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 11Week #11, February 5-11 M OFF T Ran 2.78 W Ran 6.51 miles TH Did not run F OFF S Ran Did not run S Ran 1.71 miles Ugh! What a week! I won’t complain that it is too cold. I will complain that all of this snow is ridiculous. This was Monday evening. Luckily it was…
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Detach Coconut+ Review
Read this Post: Detach Coconut+ ReviewDisclaimer: I received Detach Coconut Water to review as part of being a BibRave Pro. Learn more about becoming a BibRave Pro (ambassador), and check out BibRave.com to review, find and write race reviews! I’m in week 11 of training for the Illinois Marathon. This will be my 9th marathon and I am excited but at the same time…
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Random Thoughts Thursday 6
Read this Post: Random Thoughts Thursday 6Hard to believe it is Thursday already. The week definitely goes by fast! I am not complaining. Wednesday was a half day at school and while I’d rather have my kids for the rest of the afternoon instead of being in meetings, yesterday was actually pretty good. The 2nd grade team met and we were…
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Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 10
Read this Post: Illinois Marathon Training Recap, Week 10Week #10, January 29-February 4 M Ran 3.89 miles T OFF W Ran 3.02 miles TH Ran 5.32 miles F OFF S Ran 10.00 miles S Ran 2.80 miles This week’s marathon training began on Monday with 3.89 miles. It was windy and no matter which way I went, the wind was in my face. I was very…
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Random Thoughts Thursday 5
Read this Post: Random Thoughts Thursday 5How is your week going so far? Can you believe that I got sick again?!? Yes, Sunday night I started sneezing again and also had watery eyes. I didn’t feel as horrible as last week but did feel tired on Monday. It didn’t last long because by Tuesday I was better. Can’t believe January is…
I was a late bloomer to this running craziness. One of my coworkers would always talk to me about… Read more ›
