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@skippygirlsmom-Skip is adorable. You have every right to be a proud momma. I hope her guy is a good catch. Also, I will second that McDonalds is a good place to stop for water. Everyone in my running group agrees that, for some reason, the water from their little beverage spigot tastes so good in the middle of a long hot…
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I am looking forward to dinner tonight. A while back I asked my butcher what the best meat was for cheesesteaks and he told me to give him at least two hours notice and he would put a round steak in the freezer so that it can be shaved thin for cheesesteaks. Let me tell you, it makes the most incredible cheesesteaks. I had…
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Hang on to that fiance of yours ;) My husband's response to the alarm going off at 4:30 AM was "You're insane". @fitoverfortymom - I feel very much the same about trails right now. Wednesdays and Sundays are my trail days and I find myself looking forward to those days all week. BTW, it's now 2:30 and I am suddenly…
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She's beautiful!
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@polskagirl01 - Helping a friend to start running and having fun with your kiddo on a run sounds like a fantastic day to me too. Glad to hear it was worth the nettles!
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When I was in Italy, most of the hotels we stayed in served an assortment of meats (salami, prosciutto, etc) and cheeses for breakfast. I would eat those along with a hard boiled egg and olives. It was divine. Oh, and the chocolate croissants (but I don't think that's what you're looking for ;) )
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@shanaber- I don't usually run in the mornings, but days like today make me want to start!
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Spoken like a true runner!
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@mgiron- Volunteering to be the DD is a no fail way for me to stay sober. It's easy to make the decision to stay sober in advance and then cave in when the party starts, but I find that if I am accountable to people other than myself, i can stay strong. Also a great idea about taking a limited amount of cash. Good luck to…
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6/1-rest day 6/2-6 miles (hot and humid) 6/3-7 miles (mix of trail and paved) 6/4-rest day 6/5-7 miles total including 4X1000m speed work and strides I had a great run this morning. The past two days have been near perfect weather with temps in the 70s and zero humidity. This morning I was meeting some folks from my old…
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They might not be too interested, but they don't seem to mind!
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This is such a beautiful photo!
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I see what you did there ;) @shanaber- It must be a man thing. My husband always over buys everything. In fact, I was looking in the meat compartment of the fridge today and realized that we have 2 packs of kielbasa that my husband bought the last time he did a shrimp boil. He only needed one, but of course he had to buy…
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I ate the leftovers from the shwarma bowl for breakfast today, minus the chicken because we ate it all. But the quinoa with the tzatziki and salty olives was a nice change from my usual protein bar. This weekend was a mixed bag for me. On Saturday I had a lara bar before my run then I made omelets for me and the hubs when…
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@polskagirl01 -Fantastic race report! Congrats on the PR on a tough course. @katharmonic _ Another great race for you! I love that you and Katherine Switzer are BFFs! That's so cool. And kudos for consistency. My first three half marathons were all 2:05 and change. I may have not been the fastest, but I was consistent! I…
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I have always been an "antsy" person. I don't like to sit still. I am a chemist and about half of my time is spent in a lab moving around and the other half is spent behind my desk. On days when I am in my office all day, I am constantly getting up to do things because I can't sit in one place for too long. When I get home…
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@Honunui- Hugs to you. May must have been a super tough month with everything piling up like that. Here's hoping that June brings you a fresh start. @Pastorvincent- Great job on the top 10 finish! I ran an evening 5K last June and it was horribly humid. I was surprised at how much it slowed me down. Speaking of humidity,…
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6 easy (but not so easy...stupid humidity) miles with the group this morning. Tomorrow we are meeting to run at a local park. It will be half (likely muddy) trail and half paved path. I can't decide if I should wear trail or road shoes. I love my trail shoes, but I am not sure how well they will perform on the pavement.
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Thank you for this. There is a lot of truth in your post. I read the post upthread from @donimfp that giving up alcohol is not depriving oneself but giving oneself a gift and I would like to agree. In fact, I have even expressed that sentiment myself before. Unfortunately, I have that alter-ego that is constantly trying to…
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Bumping to keep this great thread alive.
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This question has popped up quite a bit lately, so i thought I would try and revive an old thread that was helpful to so many people in the past. It's pretty comprehensive in answering a bunch of questions new runners might have. hope it helps.…
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Hi friends. I am going to try this again this month. After doing a good job of drinking moderately Jan-March, I decided to go for a dry April, or at least dry until the last week when we were going on a mini vacation and I was allowing myself to drink. So that worked out real well, but then I went and made up for it in…
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@ariceroni - Great to see you back! Good luck in Chicago. I hope you get that BQ! I am going to run Chicago in 2019. It has been on my bucket list and since I time qualified I figured I should go ahead and do it. @marisap2010 - So sorry to hear about your pup. I love that you dedicated a run to him! After having a bit of a…
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I made the chicken tzatziki bowls last night. They were sooo good. The chicken was delicious. I think my husband's words were " This chicken is *kitten* outstanding" and he never really says much about food, he just eats it. Needless to say, I have no leftovers for lunch today so it's going to be more tofu and veggie…
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I am in for 120 miles for June. That's nothing but a guess, I really have no clue.
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But are you in the same age group? ;)
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Maybe not exactly an alternative to tomatoes, but I think this would be good with roasted eggplant.
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That face!!! I just want to hug him!
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@Teresa502 -Looks amazing!! @shanaber - Great job on hitting goal! Hope you get that callus worked out. @mobycarp- You are not alone. I am struggling with motivation right now too. I am hoping my brain will reset itself on June 1 since I always kind of slack off in May since it's such a busy month on the home front. good…
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@Elise4270- Yum, chicken caccatorie sounds delicious. What time is dinner?
