February 2012
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Finally done with school stuff.
Excited for my Saturday run! :D
"Not every race is perfect, not every run is...
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Watchsokatchan:
“Daddy interrogates daughter to get a confession on who is her favorite parent.”
can i have a husband like this please
lolololololol. omg
LOL aweeee soo cute!
LOL HAHA.
LOL
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27 Rules for Conquering the Gym! →
fierce-fit-fabulous:
1. A gym is not designed to make you feel instantly better about yourself. If a gym wanted to make you feel instantly better about yourself, it would be a bar.
2. Give yourself a goal. Maybe you want to lose 10 pounds. Maybe you want to quarterback the New York Jets into the playoffs. But be warned: Losing 10 pounds is hard.
3. Develop a gym routine. Try to go at least...
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Day fortyone recap.
Day41; 12 miles.
The lonnnnng run of the week.
12.03 miles in 2:11:42.
Tried a new route. 0 gels. 0oz of water (till after).
Minor blister. No pain. Successful run!
I need to start looking for a hydration belt, 15+ miles without water and gels would be hell…
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One more day till im done with Pt1 of this sheet!! :D
Now that we got that out of the way.. it’s...
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The plan: Saturday edition.
Filling breakfast before run.
Slice of flax bread + 1 egg + 1 egg white. Slice of flax bread + 2 tbsp peanut butter (i love pb). Cup of hot tea Consumed? ~500 calories
Go Run.
12 miles Burn? ~1100 calories What?! I get to eat 2k more fooooodsz?! :DDD Benefits of a mfing runner.
Study.
Human Anatomy. Paper. PSC113.
The end.
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Day thirtynine + forty recap.
Day39; 3 miles rest day
Rest dayyyyyy.
Day40; rest day 3 miles
Ran 3.11 mi in 28:40. 9:12 pace! *pats myself on the back. February goals are looking kinda good right now.
My running warehouse gear came in today. returning 2/4 things (yay for free shipping + returns). Keeping the two long sleeve tops, returning a sleeveless top, and a headband.
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Oh dear twelve miles...
My mom is so cute ^_^v
She always know the right things to say when I feel stressed, groggy, or the taboo word.. fat. Funny, down to earth, best-mother-on-the-face-of-this-earth status. For her, it was always kids > everything else. It boggles my mind how much time and money she invested in my two younger siblings and me. She never ran out of love or patience. Especially patience. We were horrible kids, we...
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Running warehouse apparel sale!
Running Warehouse has a liquidation sale with an additional 25% Off (discount auto-added to cart). If discount is not automatically added to cart then apply coupon code “FEBSAVE25” during checkout. Shipping is free.
Men Apparel
Long Sleeves from $15
Jackets & Vests from $37.50
Short Sleeves from $7.50
Shorts from $7.50
Pants from $11.25
Women Apparel:
Long...
True Love: Some of Us Would Have Been Happy With a...
Roses and some chocolate (really good chocolate, in a box) on Valentine’s Day are great, but the roses come with possible pesky environmental issues, and as for chocolate, free trade issues, not to mention the marketing battle over whose bittersweet is better. A man in San Francisco set the bar a little higher, biking a path for Valentines Day, tracking it with his iPhone and GPS and...
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Day thirtyeight- recap
Day38; Six miles
Ran by myself (in the daytime too!). I noticed I run longer during the day-there are more distractions. I wanted to quit by mile three, but thank goodness I didn’t.
Ran 6.92 miles. Pace was 10:17, which I think is pretty good for having a 11:33 mile @mile three. Without the stoplights maybe my pace would have been 10:00. Who knows.
Right now = in the best mood ever....
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Mmm 6.92 miles feels good :)
+ my 2:00 PM lab got canceled. TODAY IS GOING TO BE A GOOD DAY. ^.^v
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I'm actually pumped for my 6 miler at 12 :)
running bug is back? woot !
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Day twentynine + thirty + thirtyseven recap.
Day29; rest day
Intended rest day. But bought new gear and decided had to try them out. Ran around three miles, conversational pace, untimed.
I absolutely love my compression socks! 60 bucks? Totally worth it. Next time, i’ll just buy them online—it’s a lot cheaper. The insoles were bothering me, but I dealt with it.
Day30; three miles
First run in the rain (i’ve...
Mondays got a little bit brighter.
My OT internship always brightens my day. Gotta keep working hard to become an occupational therapist. It’s what i’m destined to do. I can do it!
12 miles.
Are done. They weren’t fast, but they’re done.
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What? You run?
………..
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Year of the ..
2012 is the year of the marathons.
2013 is the year of the triathlons (and marathons PtII).
2014 is the year of the ultras.
I will do it all.
(Pumped up for my 12 mile run today. Expect a run update late tonight.)
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Coffee saved my life this morning.
I like how Davis is trying to be more eco-friendly. :)
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Am I dreaming?
What? I might be running the Tough Mudder this year? Oh really?! Isn’t it a tad expensive?
Wait what? One of your cousins is paying for your registration? As an early graduation present? Forreal?
Theres more? Your other cousin offered to pay for one of your marathons? You’re freaking kidding.
I was just talking to my friend about how taking up running as a sport can be expensive....
At the Gym: Who is Looking at Whom →
mr-smit:
Courtesy of The Oatmeal
(Potentially NSFW language in text format)
Rocky Raccoon 50 Miler
amandagetsfit:
runwithrach:
OR Fifty Miles of Mud…
Saturday I finished Rocky Raccoon 50 Mile Endurance Run, my first ultramarathon and first trail race.
Friday started with early morning travel and a stop at Chick-fil-a.
After seven hours in the car, we arrived at packet pick up and our first look at the trails.
My daughter ran the kid’s one mile trail race and came back with our...
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I got mail!
Running pants + running capris came in today!!!!!!!
I’m super excited, can you tell?! :D
I also went to the running store after my midterm, got me some gear (I need to fix these shin splits + ankle pain before it gets too serious).
Superfeet insoles
Compression socks
Few flavors of GU to try.
I’m thinking about returning the compression socks, they were pricey. 60 bucks for a...
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Day twentyeight- cross training
Didn’t go to Davis’s running store (realized I was a broke college student ..who has a midterm on Monday). Instead, I went to the 24-hour room on campus, which is a huge room where students study. Stayed there from 1PM-9PM. Had lunch/dinner at subways (Veggie delight ftw!). Came home, watched two episodes of Nikita while doing a total of 100 pushups in intervals of 15-20.
Hopefully...
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Today will be a productive day.
Visit Davis’s Fleet Feet (Athletic shoe store)
Buy moaaaar running socks
Buy maybe some insoles? (I still have minor pain in my ankles when I run)
Buy GU (oh goodness, I feel like a real runner!)
Study Human Anatomy till I die..
And weight train/ridebike/anycrosstrain at the ARC
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Day twentysix + twentyseven recap
Day26; Rest day
Carbs alll day, everyday.
Had to fuel up for my long run, yknow?
(26th day out of 126.. 100 more days!)
Day27; 11 mile run
I’ve been looking forward to this run since Monday. But within half a mile of running, I wanted to call it quits.
My thoughts went something like this:
The first three miles are always the hardest. The first three miles are always the...
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Is two months enough?
Today, I came across a marathon in Oakland that interested me. I really want to run this. It’s close by and a big event. It would be an awesome first-marathon. What im wondering is, is two months enough time to train for a marathon? If it is enough time, what runs should I cut and keep? I’m almost at the end of week four (the training schedule is 18 weeks long). I’m worried if I...
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Day twentyfour + twentyfive recap
Day24: “six” three mile run
Day after my 10 miler, and I wanted to take it slow. Ran a quick three mile run before class.
Day25: “three” six mile run
Ran with a friend. We talked about family, future plans, and our college experiences. My pace was slower than normal, but it was nice. The run felt pretty short. :) The weather was perfect (it was around 45*...
“Today’s limits are next year’s warm-ups!”
– I didn’t really start distance training till last year, went from running 2-3 miles to 9+ miles. Hardest part is starting!
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January recap + February goals
January goals
Start my marathon training
Cook more often
Get an internship (got two!)
February
Run 100 miles (my training asked for around 98, a little extra wouldn’t hurt.)
Pick up my running pace (from 10:30-11:00 to ~10:00-10:15)
Be able to run 14+ miles nonstop
Be injury-free
Stretch more (especially after my runs)
Build more muskkkkkleeees (muscles)
Spend less money eating...
Sigh....
melanieisdoinglife:
I wish I could go to Chicago. :(
Yeaah, everyonees talking about the marathon. :((((((
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..is this really happening? Marathoners reading my blog?
I’d be lying if I said it didn’t make me a little nervous..