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14
May 2013

Picking Up Ryan Hall Today & #fitblognyc

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Bloggie 115

This week is a whirlwind running week. When people ask me what I do for a living or what I enjoy I typically say - all things running - which makes sense to me but maybe not to them. I do love all things running. There are parts I obviously love more than others but really I love it all. Every year I am on a special committee that volunteers at the ACLI Capital Challenge race in DC. While working at Moving Comfort I had the privilege of meeting some pretty awesome men and women who have … [Continue reading...]

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13
May 2013

Run Me Home 5K, Leesburg, VA: Race Recap & Review

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Run Me Home

Race Name: Run Me Home 5K Race Location: Leesburg, VA Race Date: 4.27.13 Race Website: http://www.runmehome.com/ Results: http://prracing.racebx.com/files/results/4d9205ce-7a0c-46c1-8929-4f56c0a86522/5109864b-99b4-4ca8-9140-1841c0a86524/2013%20Run%20Me%20Home%20overall.htm Parking: Plenty of parking located at Catoctin Elementary or Loudoun County Highschool Photos: Free photos from a couple of different local photographers Eric and I decided race morning to sign up for this local 5K. My mother-in-law [...]

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13
May 2013

Mother’s Day 4 Miler, Reston, VA: Race Review & Recap

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Race Name: Mother’s Day 4 Miler Race Location: Reston, VA Race Date: 5.12.13 Potomac River Running Race Website: http://prracing.racebx.com/events/ Results: http://prracing.racebx.com/files/results/4d9205ce-7a0c-46c1-8929-4f56c0a86522/50bd6e7c-6de0-4a16-b533-523ac0a86524/2013%20Devotion%20Overall.htm Parking: Plenty of parking located at Browns Chapel Park, short walk to race start. Stroller recommended if you have small children. Photos: Free photos {this is an awesome perk of all PR Race Series [...]

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11
May 2013

Athlete Bio: Adam Condit

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Name: Adam Condit Age: 29 Location: Cedar Rapids, IA Running Blog: runblog.adamcondit.com Running Homepage: run.adamcondit.com Twitter: @adamcondit Occupation: Systems Engineer Years Running: 16 years Why did you start running:  I started running in middle school to be in a sport my friends were in. At the time bike racing and soccer were my sports of choice, but soccer wasn’t offered in middle [...]

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02
May 2013

Running Playlist: Top 10 May Workout Songs From RunHundred

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Nike Womens Half

Looking for some music to add to your workout playlist? Check out Run Hundred for their April List   Ash – Arcadia – 151 BPM Krewella – Alive – 128 BPM The Band Perry – Done – 102 BPM Daft Punk & Pharrell – Get Lucky – 116 BPM Alex Gaudino & Mario – Beautiful – 128 [...]

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30
Apr 2013

#bostonstrong Saucony Lace Medallions

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Saucony - Lace Up

In an effort to inspire runners to honor and support the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15, Saucony has created the #BostonStrong Lace Medallion to be offered as a fundraiser for The One Fund Boston. The two-sided medallion features the viral hashtag and unity motto #BostonStrong on [...]

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30
Apr 2013

Health Update & More Running

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Run Me Home 2013 shoes

Though I feel like my body and I are still at war, slowly but surely I am figuring out what is going on. My iron was a 14 and while my doctor {that I don’t care for and am no longer going to} believes this is perfectly normal because the range of normal is 10 – 291, I believe {through [...]

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29
Apr 2013

Believe I Am Superwoman Giveaway #believeiam

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Believe I Am Contest 2

Superwoman: su·per·wom·an (spr-wmn) n. 1. A woman who performs all the duties typically associated with several different full-time roles, such as wage earner, graduate student, mother, and wife. 2. A woman with more than human powers.   As I sat down to reflect superwomen in my life the first ones who came to mind were [...]

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28
Apr 2013

Reader Round Up: #irunthisbody

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Reader Round Up - I RUN THIS BODY

  Want to see more I RUN THIS BODY pictures? Visit this page on Mile Posts http://www.mile-posts.com/personal-records/the-people-the-places Send me a picture of you in your I RUN THIS BODY shirt or use the hashtag #irunthisbody in your instagram pictures you may see yourself in a reader round up photo post! email irunthisbody@gmail.com Interested in purchasing an I [...]

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26
Apr 2013

This Just Happened!!: A Chat With Kara Goucher {Courage To Believe}

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I literally just got off the phone with Kara Goucher and I’m smiling from ear to ear. Pinch me. Did that really just happen? Kara is in Nashville this weekend for the Rock N Roll Nashville Marathon. She had a few moments to spare before a shake out run with around 400 Nissan employees {who [...]

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25
Apr 2013

The Top 5 Coolest Places To Run You Have Never Heard Of {Eric Orton}

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(1) The Cool Impossible_Ometepe Island

Today’s post is a guest entry from Eric Orton, author of the new book The Cool Impossible, hitting shelves May 7th. The Top 5 Coolest Places To Run You Have Never Heard Of, by Eric Orton People run for all reasons, ranging from purely fitness, to racing, to adventure experiences, and travel.  I am fortunate [...]

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23
Apr 2013

Early Morning Running Safety Tips

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8 warmer miles this morning: Mile 1: 8:22 Mile 2: 8:07 Mile 3: 7:56 Mile 4: 7:44 Mile 5: 7:52 Mile 6: 7:47 Mile 7: 7:20 Mile 8: 7:18 I’m not training for anything in particular right now but it’s still a VERY good idea to mix up the paces on my runs. If you have the [...]

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22
Apr 2013

Early, Dark & Cold

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My birthday run on the 11th kicked off a week of early morning running. I am more determined than ever to make it a habit to wake up early and run. Finishing my run under the light of the stars means a couple {okay more than a couple} of things. 1. I’m not stressing about when I am [...]

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21
Apr 2013

Running With Mom & Dad: Run Washington

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Reston Marathon 3

Check out the latest issue of Run Washington for an article I wrote for Mother’s and Father’s Day about the influential affect parents can have on running. If you don’t live in the DC Metro area you can find the article by visiting www.runwashington.com or http://mydigimag.rrd.com/publication/?i=154152 - the article starts on page 69. I also wanted to share [...]

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18
Apr 2013

Winners: Sparkly Soul Headbands & I Run This Body Shirt

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The winners of last week’s giveaways are: Spark Soul Headbands: Becca at http://onelittlebecca.com/ I Run This Body Shirt: Laura at http://pinterest.com/diffraction/ Email me at irunthisbody@gmail.com to claim your prize!     *Note: I am now SOLD OUT of all colors in size XL. Only pink and grey remain in size small. If you are interested [...]

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18
Apr 2013

Boston Marathon 2013: Heartbreak

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Mommy Boston 1

I’ve waited a couple of days to write about this….. I’m not sure I have the right words and I even considered NOT writing anything. I blog because I love it but it has also become what I do as a source of income. I do not want to make money in any way off of this [...]

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10
Apr 2013

Sparkly Soul Birthday Giveaway & Coupon Code

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Sparkly Soul

It’s no secret that I love Sparkly Soul Headbands – they are one of the ONLY companies who make headbands that actually do not slip off my head. What’s the secret? Unlike other headbands that use elastic at the bottom part of the band to make it fit around your head, these bands use the [...]

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09
Apr 2013

Birthday Giveaway: I RUN THIS BODY Shirt

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Reader Round Up - Tara

Want to win an I Run This Body shirt? Two days left until my birthday! I happen to like celebrating with giveaways – because YES they are fun for me – so here is the first giveaway of my birthday week {because yes I am still 11 years old at heart and have a birthday [...]

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05
Apr 2013

Stuck In A Moment

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Not long after the end of my parents 20 year marriage, I graduated from college. The end of college seemed small in comparison to the end of the family I had known my whole life. When I moved home I lived with my mom in a tiny two bedroom apartment. I could touch the walls [...]

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05
Apr 2013

Kind Healthy Grains Review: Gluten Free

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Kind Clusters

I’m a BIG fan of Kind Bars so I was {really} excited to try something else from the Kind line up. The three flavors I tried were: Oats & Honey Clusters with Toasted Coconut Dark Chocolate & Cranberry Vanilla Blueberry Clusters with Flax Seeds I was going to say that out of the three I liked the [...]

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04
Apr 2013

I Am Enough

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I Am Enough

Lately it seems that corners I turn are filled with negativity. Someone telling me I did something wrong. Someone telling me I didn’t call them enough. Someone telling me that they didn’t like a picture I posted. Someone telling me I didn’t tell them about a race I decided to run. Someone telling me that I didn’t [...]

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03
Apr 2013

Top 10 April Workout Songs: RunHundred

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Reader Round Up - 6 Bri

Looking for some music to add to your workout play list? Check out Run Hundred’s April List.   Alex Gaudino & Jordin Sparks – Is This Love – 129 BPM Miranda Lambert – Mama’s Broken Heart -  112 BPM Of Monsters and Men – Little Talks – 107 BPM Will.I.Am & Justin Bieber – #thatPOWER – 129 [...]

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02
Apr 2013

RunGuard Glide Review

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Run Guard 1

There were many things that went wrong during marathon #24 and a few things I did wrong AHEM overdressing but there were some things I did right! I use body glide on every single run. It doesn’t matter how much I weigh, my thighs rub. It doesn’t matter what sports bra I wear, I always [...]

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02
Apr 2013

Keratosis Pilaris: Feeling Low

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Marathon Life Lessons

You know those days that you feel low? Lower than low? Yesterday was one of those days. When I opened my email later in the day and saw one had come from Saucony I’ll admit it made me smile. Saucony isn’t just a company that makes running shoes. They feel like an extended part of [...]

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01
Apr 2013

I Feel At War With My Body

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Today I ran for only the 4th time since marathon #24. 4 easy treadmill miles. My 1st run back was an easy 3, followed by an easy 4 the next day. Saturday I ran 6 miles outside. I needed to feel like a runner again and feel the fresh air in my lungs. I needed [...]

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29
Mar 2013

Didn’t Get In Marine Corps Marathon? Run With Runner’s World!

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RW Challenge

Missed out on registering for Marine Corps Marathon?  Had a terrible time getting through the online system the day of registration? Still want to run? Register for the Runner’s World Challenge for your entry into MCM 2013! Runners who sign up for the challenge receive VIP treatment race weekend including: ·         Entry into the always sold [...]

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26
Mar 2013

Want To Chat With Kara Goucher? Runner’s World? Google + Hangout

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Kara Goucher

Nissan Innovation for Endurance is hosting a Google Hangout today with Olympic marathoner Kara Goucher and Runner’s World Editor-in-Chief David Willey, from 3 to 3:30 p.m. ET. Kara is running the Boston Marathon Monday, April 15, and Nissan is giving running enthusiasts everywhere to opportunity to join in the chat and submit questions for her. [...]

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20
Mar 2013

You (Only Faster): Greg McMillan

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Book - You Only Faster

It’s no secret I’m a fan of the McMillan Running Calculator. I’ve been using it since I was a 3:59 marathoner and it hasn’t let me down. The training paces have changed a little over the years but still have continued to help me see results. When I got an email saying that Greg McMillan [...]

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19
Mar 2013

Making Time To Train For Marathons As A Parent

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818 marathon

I ran my 24th marathon 4 days ago. It went nothing as I had planned, in more ways than one, but it was a marathon finish and for that I’m proud. There are many emotions that go along with running. Emotions while training, emotions while thinking about running, emotions during the race, and emotions post [...]

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Categories: 26.2, 818, B and A Trail Marathon, marathon
18
Mar 2013

Top 10 March Workout Songs: Run Hundred

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Fashion wisdom from Nordstrom

Looking for some music to add to your workout play list? Check out Run Hundred’s March List.     Flux Pavilion & Childish Gambino – Do or Die – 145 BPM Cee Lo Green & Lauriana Mae – Only You – 110 BPM Baauer- Harlem Shake – 140 BPM DJ Pauly D & Jay Sean – Back to Love [...]

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