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Did my 10K!
1 hour, 7 minutes! :) So much fun... 15 000 runners in total with 4 000 doing the 10K here in Calgary! Got a medal and made it back in time for work! Thanks for your positive energy!
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Lifting and long endurance training at the same time?
Is anyone an expert on strength training and combining it with long distance running? I love the look of the women who lift but I also want to have a sustained cardio program that I can run in 10K charity races throughout the year. Anyone do both?
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Running in a 10K Race this weekend... wish me luck
It's been a while since I've entered a race but I decided that this one would be a good one! It's the 50th Anniversary of the Calgary Marathon (which I ran in 2007). I've trained for the 10K this time but just as nervous as if it were my first run! I just want to finish in time to get to work three hours after the start…
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Way to Go, everyone!
When I need a little boost of motivation, I come on here and look at your Before and After photos and read your stories... I may not comment on each and every story, but I read them all and am so impressed with your fortitude! Here's to all of your happier and healthier lives... Bravo!
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Getting back on track after holidays
After a 5 pound gain (over 2 weeks!), I am back home from holidays and back at 'er. I've got my workout planned and my meals planned for the day… had my water (and my coffee! LOL) for the morning and looking forward to getting back on track. I know why I gained (alcohol consumption leads to snack consumption) and hope that…
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NSV!
Yesterday, my daughter and her friend were doing a science experiment that involved a mass quantity of mini cupcakes and many different flavours and colours of icing (does colour of icing change the perception of what it should taste like?) I didn't have one. Not one lick of icing, not one scrap of cupcake lying on the…
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Introducing myself and need accountability
Hello, My name is Maureen and I am a mom of three who works part time and lives in Canada. I have 30 pounds to lose…. it has crept on slowly and if I had made changes last year at this same time, i would be at my goal weight. I have tried Weight Watchers several times but always leave because the meetings never change. I…
