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Pancake Flippin’ and Motivation
Yesterday morning, I decided to make a batch of healthy pancakes for my brother and me. I had seen a few recipes on Pinterest and wanted to tweak them to my liking. I threw a number of things into a...
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A Stranger Can Change Your Life
You never know how a random trip to the gym can affect you. I’m going to share the story of a stranger who unknowingly shed so much light upon me. Her blind faith in me has changed my life. When I got...
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Paleo Running Fuel
Edit: This smoothie (recipe given below) worked like a charm! I didn’t hit a wall while running (which was fantastic) and I felt strong the whole time. Huzzah! We have a winner! I’ve faced a challenge...
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My Running Playlist “Must Haves”
One thing that is extremely important to me when I run is the music playing in my ears. It boosts my mood and keeps me going, providing motivation when necessary as well! I have a variety of...
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Managing Stress
I can control everything I eat, keep track of every ingredient of every food, resist every temptation to eat something with even the slightest hint of a nightshade, but if I am stressed out, the effort...
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Borrowing Legs for 26.2 Miles
My friend Taylor recently started her own blog (check it out here!) and she has a “Marathon Mondays” segment that I love, so I decided to jump right on the Marathon Monday bandwagon! Here goes nothing…...
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Shin Splints & Zensah Compression Sleeves
Shin splints. They are every runner’s nightmare. They are the aching reminder that stays with you for days after a long run. They even ruin the short runs. What can be done about them? I hadn’t has...
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Daddy’s Girl
I can sum up my relationship with my dad with one story. A story that still brings me to tears when I think about it: Daddy and me, after my second full marathon. May 1st, 2011 was the day of my first...
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10 Questions to Never Ask a Marathon Runner
Happy Marathon Monday!! (source) My friend Monica and I sat down to dinner last fall and had a good laugh over the various questions we’ve received as marathon runners, either while training or...
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