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Sad sad day for me
I was pumped when i started rnning the crowd was amazing givig us asll high fives and everythign I was clipping a wonderful sub five to five pace and at about mile 15 to mile 16 i somehow twosted my ankle,. I was thinking Ill limp thru. i slowed to a jog and with every time i put dow my leg it killed me so I got to 17 ad…
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Marathon Newbies Group week three!!!
I had an off week as in cranking out 2 crummy miles. I am glad its early in so I am going to restart my week two training again its only fair to do that. We had a winter storm that made travelling anywhere even in a truck not a wise idea unless absolutely necessary my friend visited me ferociously and knocked me into bed…
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Tis the weekend of calling it quits..
I realized that on top of being able to take my pride and quit a marathon I also decided to quit dating. It seems like a small thing but i think it will be so much better in the end. Im sick of rejection, cheating, lying and other general pain associated with the dating world. I think the pain i felt yesterday was much…
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Mentally losing it...
And i dont have the time to lose it!!!! I am as trained as I can be I know I can do the half marathon(I am often hearing thats what u need to be able to do to finish a full) and I know if i set my heart toi it i can finish. Its been rough training over winter for this race and im not the only one saying it sadly...everyone…
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6 week/lenten detox
for six weeks im getting hardcore about my diet. I have been almost off the wagon recently and i cant afford to be off the wagon. so I am cleaning and greening my eating as much as I can for 6 weeks-and beyond. So I expect to be a mean/edgy joani for about a week...My NO NOS now are White anything-bread, rice, pasta,…
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Need encouraging!!!!
I am having trouble recently of believing in myself. Im actually more scared I have that evil evil EVIL voice in the back of my head telling me "who are you kidding a marathon???" I know they say never tell yourself anything you wouldnt let someone else tell you. Any tips on killing that mean little witch in my brain????
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WILLPOWER!!!
A resident's family brought in a full gorgeous(looked like a wedding cake gorgeous) cake as a thank you for putting up with her crazy dementia mom and everyone was grabbing pieces and I picked up a fork and said a SMALLL piece will be ok, and thought for a second and the first thing in mymind honestly was jillian yelling…
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Informative seminar for runners
The city had a training seminar which just what I needed it had lectures about the physical ntritional AND the mental aspect of intense training. I kida look at my diet in a ew light although healthy from a wieght loss aspect it may be to restrictive for my training. we were told to make sure we eat enough so our bodies…
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My destiny or "sign"
I got my new runners world in the mail today and after opening to a huge useless annoying ad for sommething irrelevant to me the first real page was a full color ad that caught my eye "run the city of bridges" and showed the clemente bridge with a shot from last year. It was an add to te running nation to run in the…
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Marathon Newbies Group week two!!!
This week i had a little difficulty getting in training and that made it tough for me which is ok in my early weeks i only cranked in about a 15 mile week, unfortunately...
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Loser TONITE!!!!!
I know I will be watching I think they are gonna have the heaviest ever contestant, I saw a teaser clip hes over 500lbs, If I saw correctly. I am way excited to get inspired and of course Ill cry for certain when I hear thier stories and know they want to change. Cant wait FIVE hours(EST) to go!!!!
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Wierd sign of fate via technology...
My one ex and I have had the Carrie/Big thing going on for like three years now and we of course are still good friends and civil. We both just ended not right for us relationships, that started at the same time and ended for reasons that we knew they werent right for us. But I did IM the ex(the one I am friends with) with…
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Need to hit an allergy specialist
I am going to have to go to an allerg specialist. I am getting sick after almost everting I eat. Mainl wheat products. Even whole grain, so Imm prayinng its not the dreaded celiac. Hopefully I just anxious and its nothing cause I dont wanna have to live on an allerge diet....
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Holiday Dress Slimdown
Whos nwith me on it? regardless if i go anywhere I want to drop 15-20 by chrisatmas day. Its over two months away so we have time to really crank it out! I am going to an arts benefit with my friend and I am dreaming of a cute cocktail dress and confidence to go with it. Plus well go into the new year a new us. Jump on…
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so i really did try
to make slimmed down lower sugar versions of holiday cookies and they were darn near inedible so sadly i broke down and followed the recipes EXACTLY as they were written and SUPRISE!!!! it worked of course. so much for tasty lo cal holiday treats, but thankfully its once a year this evil occurance happens
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Pound for Pound Challenge
Is there anyone doing the pound for pound challenge from the biggest loser. its a great extra motivator to get moving!!!! I signed up for it yesterday and pledged 35 lbs to the greater pittsburgh food bank. i know alot of this is honors system but it still is a great way to go for a goal!!!!
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How do I tell a friend shes worrying me?
I have a friend whos morbidly obese as in almost 400 lbs. she eats insane amounts of food and unhealthy food to boot. an average meal is pasta with a sider of pasta(all white) perhaps an appetizer garlic toast and an enormous dessert. all washed down by regular soda. all the while she whines and brace yourself....that "it…
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Marathon Newbies Group week one!!!
I had a decent reentry to running week. I did mabe a 12 mile weel, which was a tad less than i should have but again it is a week where i am rebulding my stamina. I also did a massive hill which caused people to look funny at me...
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Marathon Newbies Group anyone????
Is there anyone interested in starting a first marathon group to post on training/get support when it gets to us???? even seasoned vets should offer advice and help??? Mine is on May 2nd 2010!!!!
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Watching the biggest loser yesterday...
when they were talking about never imagining they would run a marathon the same thought hit me. If you had asked me two years ago to even THINK about running a marathon I would have laughed in your face as i inhaled my 6 pieces of pizza half huge hoagie and half dozen wings as well as regular soda(almost a full two liter)…
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couldnt believe it was easy
for me to crank out two 8:30 miles its my second best mile yet my best was a one time only 6:42. 8:30 is round my goal race per mile time to I just have to build the endurance up to an amazing level and become a machine!!!!
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a moment of pure genius i had
I got fairly inspired by being back on track so i wrote a note on my facebook page, about inspiration and drive. when i read back over it it impressed me, recalling the days when i was dedicated to my writing, so i am gonna post it here for you all!!!! I kept saying, im gona run the marathon. said it last year and never…
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reg for the marathon
this friday and shooting to qualify for boston. I need a time of 3:40:00 to get in. the marathon is on may 2nd 2010!!!!
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im IN
im officially registered in the pittsburgh marathon!!!!!! I am gonna write regular blogs ill say weekly or bi weekly to update!!!
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I have been gone for so long
I hadf a rough fewe months and part of that rough few months was getting my net disconnected. My truck needed over a thousand dollars in repairs, the other truck blew a fuel line....but finally i have my internet back. I admit i have been a slacker. I am back on track today i hit the gym and will dop so before work…
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Found a super amazing website for food/nutrtion!!!
and i HAVE to share you may know it but it even has charts for specific ratio diets and it its www.nutritiondata.com!!!!! it is great!!! Im almost addicted to it as this and facebook
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NEVEREVER EVER EVER thought Id do it!!!!
and that is go to a restaurant and immediately tell the waitress to pack what i didnt want and keep it away from me. I ate a standard portion and managed to stretch it out over three meals...it almost felt like the college days when I hadda do it....now I have to do it for a reason...to lose. I still enjoy going out I just…
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It was tough
but i did it unfortunately not as good as last year, i was about 8 minutes behind my time for last year. I should have trained better, I slacked and my time showed it. I finshed at 1:27 and some odd seconds. I was way back in the crowd of what hadda be 15,000 but I beleieve my official time will come in at about 1:10 to…
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I feel like a kid!!!!
I am super excited about my race tommorrow. I admit I didnt train as well as I shoulda but I am gonna set to run and finish running the duration. The weather is looking to be chilly and beautiful, I know what to expect, Ill have my ipod with for the run and the cheering crowd of random strangers that gathers to support us…
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UGH G20...
I am very grateful I dont have to go anytwehere near town and will do my best to avoid dealing with any of the shennanigans that are in tow. I cant wait till its OVER!!!!!!! Nothing but a headache for us here!!!!
