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We all need a bit of something just for us…
Answered a prompt, and it got me thinking: what is “one simple thing you do that brings joy to your life”?
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Experimenting with cold showers post-workout… when are they more helpful or more hurtful?
Being the start of summer and all, this sounds refreshing, cost-effective, AND can help with muscle soreness on those harder days. But once the weather cools, would it be more of a problem?
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How much gear would you use while running a marathon (and how much SHOULD you wear)?
Funny how in pictures most folks take of marathons, you just see the runners with a bib over their running clothes, sunglasses, and maybe a water cup…. where’s all this other gear I keep hearing about?
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My first major stumbling block: learning how to eat to fuel up for heavy workouts, but I just don’t get hungry anymore…
It’s kinda funny: I’m gonna have to work on eating more in order to lose weight and gain health. That was definitely FAR from the case before last year…
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When those “Whatifs” get really loud in your ears & make you question your life choices…
Those who grew up with Shel Silverstein poetry books in the classroom or home probably get the reference. For those who haven’t or barely remember, let’s just say it’s all-too-appropriate for my day today…
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Desperately avoiding the “laziness slump” after a day (or two) of enforced rest… and succeeding?
A rabid night at work left me sleepless and craving it the next day… but I couldn’t get that sleep back and was still sluggish a day later. And yet… I’m back on track? Usually I would get lazy and give up. Perhaps I’m keeping those better habits strong.
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Book Review: “The Complete Book of Running for Women,” by Claire Kowalchik
Written by the former managing editor of Runner’s World magazine, this 25 year old book has quite a bit in it that’s STILL relevant.
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I’m so glad I learned there’s a difference between “recovery” and “rest” days before my first scheduled one!
232 days until my marathon & I need every bit of them to do my best if rest days are THAT important…
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