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Motivation Monday!
Time for a weekly dose of motivation – or just a fun running-related video, link, etc, as is the case this week: 28 Reasons Why Training For A Marathon Is The Worst Thing Ever Yeah, perhaps not the most motivating. But admit it, it was worth the read (scroll)! In other news… I went home for…
Grandma’s marathon & training recap
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My first week and a half as a mom!
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Foot update – and looking forward to training again!
Since I know everyone is dying for a foot update (and another lose-your-lunch photo), here it is: Doesn’t it look great? I’m pretty amazed at how quickly it has healed. Interesting to watch it heal from the inside-out, actually. The far left side is almost healed to the original skin levels. Crazy! 3 years ago,…
Stopping on a repeat, and paced by a 12 year old. Just your run of the mill tempo workout :)
The email last night to Jerry after the workout: Little mental hic-cup tonight 🙁 Workout: 4×10-12 at tempo w/ 2 minutes rest, 2 mi WU and CD Recap:2 mile warm up. Legs felt a little rested, but weird. Like I didn’t have good control over them (or had sort of forgotten how to run?). Started…
LOVE IT! I'll be there 🙂
YAY! 🙂 Practicing those push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups, right? 🙂 You have some "prizes" to win!
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