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Ding Dong – December is Over!

January 3, 2010

Since December is over, the dust is finally settling. I work for an online gift retailer and we’re so busy for Christmas, the entire month of December is always a blur. We’re a multi-million dollar “small” company, which means we’re “all hands on deck” for our busiest holidays. Regardless of our positions with the company, [...]

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Running a Half Marathon With a Bum Achilles

October 17, 2009

Today is the day. After having saint like patience (maybe a little bit of an exaggeration) for the last week and a half, I finally ran this morning. This is D-Day – Decision Day – to determine if my achilles will cooperate for the half marathon tomorrow.
After an “easy” 3-mile run this morning, I’ve decided [...]

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To Run or Not to Run

October 12, 2009

After running 11 miles with some serious pain in my achilles, I am having to take it easy and see how I feel for the upcoming half marathon I’ve been training for. I had a physical therapy appointment on Friday, right before heading out of town for the weekend. I think I surprised my physical [...]

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Safety Guidelines for Runners

October 6, 2009

I run alone a lot and although I’d like to think I’m pretty safe about it, my husband would probably disagree. If I’m on a trail when it’s starting to turn dark, if I don’t take my pepper spray with me, he turns into a nagging old bitty. (Sorry, honey, but you do) If a [...]

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Timed Run

September 5, 2009

It’s early on a Saturday morning and I’m about to head out into the rain to run a timed 6.5 mile run. The Girlfriends Half Marathon is 6 weeks away so this timed run of half the distance will give me an idea of my pace for the upcoming event. It will also help determine [...]

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The Power of Encouragement

July 1, 2009

Once again, I have fallen behind on my blog. I’ve been trying to navigate the waters to transfer You Mother Runner to self hosted and I’m learning a ton. It’s more complicated than I realized it would be so it’s taking more of my time. (Time that I don’t really have) I should have planned [...]

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Run Strong

April 26, 2009

These are the words I repeat to myself when I’m running, at least when I’m running well. So simple, yet powerful – run strong. I’m sitting here writing this blog post after finishing a great run. I’m still dripping with sweat and I’m thrilled that I ran strong. I know the phrase is nothing new. [...]

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The Grass is Always Greener

April 11, 2009

I was really looking forward to this break from running. I was going to slow down so that I could feel restored and ready to go harder and better. I tell ya, the grass is always greener on the other side. Now that I have this down time, I hate it. I want to hit [...]

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Badge of Honor

March 25, 2009

I was recently having dinner with my husband and another couple when the subject of athletic shoes came up. As the two men were talking about their super stylin’ shoes that are still in pristine condition after months of wearing them to the gym, I wanted to break out in song. “You’re so vain!” came [...]

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Aches and Pains

March 19, 2009

There is one thing about running that continuously perplexes me. I expect running to help me have a higher level of fitness, yet much of the time, several parts of my body ache. I have an arthritic knee, so although it doesn’t hurt much during my runs, it gives me a lot of grief after [...]

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