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This was my spring break week and I took full advantage of it by breaking in new shoes (Saucony) and firing up the garmin. I have kept my garmin in my bag for the past few weeks because I tend to get really obsessed with time. By taking it off and just running because I …

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A few weeks ago, Saucony sent me a pair of Virratas from their Natural line of running shoes. I posted my initial review and fell in love with them. Since then, I have put about 80 miles on them so I wanted to give a follow up review after some mileage.   1. They still …

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When I first started running a few years ago, I had no idea how much it would alter my life. Nor did I know how I would go through various stages in frequency, intensity, distance. In some ways, running is ever-changing but in some ways it’s a constant force in my life. No matter how …

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Throughout the past few years, the name Cathe Friedrich has been mentioned frequently and with the highest praise. I knew she was THE standard for home workout DVDs but that is about all I knew. A few weeks ago, the entire 10-disk set of her newest series, XTrain arrived at my door. Within the first …

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My goal for this year….be healthier than I was last year. Let’s compare: 29lbs lighter than March 17, 2012 fasting glucose 94 3 sizes smaller running more miles lifting more weight in CrossFit no stomach issues which I now know is gluten contamination I would say goal has been met! This morning was beautiful! I …

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Most years, my birthday (St. Patrick’s Day) falls right in the middle of Spring Break. That is why I have usually had a “birthday week” because I always had a week away from school on my birthday. This year spring break is the last week of March and I guess it’s about time I grew …

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Dearest Sole, I know I have treated you badly in the past. It’s not your fault that you’re really a gigantic hamster wheel for humans. I’m really sorry for all the times I called you a Dreadmill because I really do not DREAD running on you, I just prefer things like breezes, sun, trails, and …

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    When Fitfluential presented the Ambassadors with the option of joining the latest Diebet, I jumped at the chance. I’m still slowly losing about 1-2 lbs a week, so why not get paid for it? As I posted earlier, my previous 2 DietBets were very successful. I lost almost double my “goal” percentage and …

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This week was not-so-good. It started off great with some CrossFit WODs and 3 days of good running. However, I overdid it on the rowing and pullups and 150 squats. My legs were shot and my arms started swelling late Wednesday so I took the rest of the week off until Sunday. I just did …

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I’m HUNGRY this week! I had 3 hard days of workouts and I’m not hydrated enough and now I’m craving serious food. I don’t want snacks. I don’t want *gasp* “chick food”.  I want red meat. I found this recipe from the Pioneer Woman and while I wish she would disclose her original recipe sources, …

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The start of 2013 has been life-changing for me. I had no idea on January 1st that I would be here 3 months later singing the praises of things like the Whole30, Paleo eating, unbelievable gains in CrossFit, effortless running, and DietBet. The words “diet” and “bet” gave me a pause at first. It is …

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This week, I’m backing off of re-introducing anything. I’m not going complete Whole 30 because I like to leave my options open, but I’m sticking very close to it. No grains, minimum dairy if any, and no sugar! Last weeks’ adventure with rice and potatoes is not something I want to live again this week. …

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