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Rock & Roll Half marathon Chicago
Anyone planning on running this years Rock & Roll half marathon in July? or have run it in the past--looking for feedback and reviews before I sign up at the end of the month, this will be my first 1/2 marathon, I've only done 5Ks up until now Thanks :smile:
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Run to Wrigley 2014
Anyone running the 5K -run to wrigley this year? I just signed up and can't wait. It will be my first time running this race as well as my first race/event of the year! If you ran this race before, how was it?
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firefly 5k
Anyone signed up for the firefly 5k/10k night run in September? I recently signed up with a friend and I can't wait-great motivation to get back into running :)
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Tapas Restaurant ?
This weekend I am going to a Tapas restaurant with a few friends to celebrate one of their birthdays. For those that don't know Tapas is spanish food served in appetizer portions ment to be shared with a group... I've eaten at this location before and LOVE the food--I checked for nutrition information and none is…
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Bring my scale or leave it at home?
I know some may think this is extreme but its really bugging me today: My husband and I are visiting a couple of friends and will be away from home this weekend and won't be home till sunday late afternoon, early evening. Over the last couple of weeks I have been doing really good with eating healthy and working out 3…
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C25K success and 1st race
So this past weekend I had my first 5k race since HS (11yrs ago!). This was a smaller race about 41 runners-all very friendly.(wrote a blog on here for those that want to check it out in detail). I finished with my personal best of 36:37 shaving 7 minutes from my practice times when I run alone!! :) Even though I can in…
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Finding time to Exersice--need to vent!
So I have been doing really well with eating better and trying to work out more for the most part. Its getting really hot and humid where I live so I try working out inside at the local YMCA. I have started running again and training for my first 5K as well, From training indoors for a while and up to 2 miles I tried…
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Food dyes are a no-no!
Intersting and Scary article--time to stay away from "rainbow" foods! http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/why-youre-better-off-not-tasting-the-rainbow.html
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Diet making you gain?
I came accross this article that discusses reasons why you may not be losing weight and instead gaining... http://www.active.com/nutrition/Articles/Is_Your_Diet_Making_You_Gain_.htm?cmp=11-3428&utm_source=sendible&utm_medium=feed Great read-enjoy :)
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Cardio Trainer for the Droid phone...
Just wanted to share this app I found for my Droid phone. Its called Cardio trainer and has a built in GPS and Pedometer in the program. It tracks your distance, steps, pace, calories burned and maps your trail. You can also save your workout on it. It allows you to program your weight rounded to the nearest pound and lets…
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30 Foods that fight fat
here is an interesting article I came across today: http://www.active.com/nutrition/Articles/30_Foods_That_Fight_Fat.htm?cmp=11-3351&utm_source=sendible&utm_medium=feed
