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Running has gone to the dogs!
Shelter dogs that is! So I work for a local shelter and have been working for the last few months to start up a running program for our larger and/or higher energy dogs. This morning my shelter manager...
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The glorious sound of the run
Last night I took the pup out for his last potty of the night. It was dark but it was an ideal temp for running. Then in the distance I hear that all too familiar sound. The rhythmic pound of the...
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Keeping the promise
Ok first I have to start with exciting news! My super awesome husband decided to give me my Christmas gift early! So I am the excited new owner of an iPad 3!! It is so fun! I got to open it yesterday...
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Holiday Streak
Well HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone!! I have a lot to be thankful for this year. However, I won’t bore you with the details! I will say that I am super happy today because I opened our local paper and...
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Sunday is D-Day
So this Sunday I am supposed to run a local 15K. A 15K is 9 miles (Sadly, I had to ask my husband how far that was, lol). I have marked this race my D-Day Race or Decision Day. This Sunday will be...
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A 12 challenge
Today is 12-12-12. Being someone who can never remember what the date it I love days like this. SUPER easy to remember. So, with Sunday’s race being a successful (in that I finished) I now have to ramp...
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January Jump Start
I like to have a reason every day to make sure I get my mileage in. I can’t help it I work better with a goal. My pal Jenny (visit her blog here) and I have started a January challenge. Get a jump...
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A letter to Triathlon Training
Dear Triathlon training, When I started working with you three weeks ago I honestly dreaded our time together. You are so much more demanding then half or even full marathon training. You require so...
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A reminder of what’s important
I think yesterday gave most runners and their families a moment to reflect. Not only on the importance of their families and the sport but also on the deep rooted connection runners have with one...
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Zooma Annapolis
So on Sunday I ran the Zooma Annapolis 10K. I really enjoy this race because it as great swag and I don’t have to get up super early to run since it is in my backyard! So this race season I have been...
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A minor setback
So if you read my race report for Zooma and/or Dragonfly Heart Tri you know that I thought I was fighting an achilles issue. I knew it was even more of an issue when I was at my Team Challenge event...
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To the svelte runners
Dear Svelte Runners: I know it is hard for you to understand when you come gliding past someone like me that maybe this is my normal speed/stance/self. I don’t look like a typical runner. I tend to run...
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5 things I did this summer
Every Friday some blogs I follow do a Friday Five link up. This week I liked the topic so I decided to join in! If you haven’t you should check out You signed up for what, Eat Pray Run DC, and Mar on...
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The siren call of the interval
In 2010 I began learning to run using intervals, or the Galloway method. Well that isn’t completely true, I started using the Couch25K app and then met a group of people who were doing Galloway and I...
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The 14 miler
I am now in the prime training time for my third full marathon event. My A-race for the year is the Walt Disney World Marathon in January. My last two marathons had times just below the 7 hour mark. My...
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A re-introduction
So I’ve been getting a number of new followers lately and I am part of a blog hop this week and I figure now is a good a time as any to say, HI! 6 years ago, when I was 24, I decided I needed something...
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Whatcha reading?
You ever buy books and then not really get around to reading them. I mean you have good intentions but things just get in the way? That’s how I had been with the Matt Fitzgerald running books. I bought...
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Am I a runner?
This is something I’ve been asking myself the last few weeks. I don’t mean the type of runner of run/walker vs runner or jogger vs. runner but I mean am I really a runner? 6 years ago when I started...
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Where is the off-season?
Right about now Northern runners, triathletes, and the like are gearing down for a winter of easy workouts and a leaner schedule. Here is Florida most people have the summer of easier schedules and a...
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Bored running
Oh man I am so behind on posts in the past week! Sorry kids! The In-laws were in town and it majorly threw me off. One thing I did learn from their visit was that apparently I have a routine that I...
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