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Fitness Friday – The I DID IT!! Edition
When I sat down in December 2010 to right out my 2011 goals, there was a little part of me that didn’t think they would happen. It was more of a self-confidence issue than a practical issue. I based my … Continue reading
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Jingle Bell 8k Race Recap
From the moment I decided to do this race, I had mixed feelings about it. It was “just a club race” so there was no packet pick up or anything…you just show up the morning of, write a check, and … Continue reading
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Fitness Friday – Catching Up
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks here, best summarized in bullet form… We kicked off Thanksgiving with all of us doing some form of race Thursday morning. Dave and Emma ran the 1k, and as they crossed the finish … Continue reading
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Columbus Half Marathon Race Recap
I seriously cannot believe that it’s been more than a week since the Columbus Half Marathon. It seemed like it was looming for sooooooo long, and now it’s just… Over. There’s so much to tell. (WARNING: VERY LONG POST AHEAD) … Continue reading
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Run the ‘Hood 5k Recap
Yesterday was a perfect day to run/walk a 5k! We’ve been signed up for quite a while for the Run the ‘Hood Virtual 5k put on by The Sisterhood of the Shrinking Jeans and we were so excited to finally … Continue reading
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Fitness Friday – The NINE DAYS Edition
The half marathon is only 9 days away. NINE DAYS!! How did that happen? I feel like I’m ready for the race. As long as my knee holds up, that is. It was totally fine on my 9 mile run … Continue reading
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YMCA Women’s Only Sprint Triathlon Recap
Going into this race, my mind was in a strange place. Have you ever had so much going on that you choose not to do ANYTHING? That’s kind of where I was for a good part of September. I was … Continue reading
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Fitness Friday – Hey, guess what!
I’ve mentioned it a few times, but I guess it was just a sentence here or a sentence there. I’ve gotten several people over the last couple of days saying “Hey, I didn’t know you were…” So this shall now … Continue reading
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Fitness Friday – the JOIN ME edition
I’ve got some exciting news to share, folks! The Sisterhood is at it again with another Virtual 5k. But we’re upping the ante this time around. We’ve added a 10k option and a 1 mile family fun run. The concept … Continue reading
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Fort Ritchie Sprint Triathlon – Race Recap
Let me just open this little story up by saying this: changing from the Olympic distance to the sprint distance may have been the smartest thing I’ve done in my entire life. This race was hard. Really hard. Like, crying-tears-of-frustration-and-pain … Continue reading
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