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Tour de Heat
August 16, 2010
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Okay seriously, where did the weekend go? I swear it’s like I blinked and it was gone. Probably had something to do with the fact that it was so chock-a-block…
A lunge butt kicking
August 14, 2010
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Do you know what it’s like to have a stomach that looks like the arm of a heroin addict? I do. Ever since going on the insulin pump, my belly…
The unfunctional running rainbow
August 12, 2010
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Today was Dairy Queen’s Miracle Treat Day and there was no way I was missing it. Not only was it a good deed to buy a DQ blizzard, with $1…
Walking just doesn’t cut it
August 11, 2010
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Oh man I totally wimped out today. I skipped tonight’s run, just like I did yesterday, but unlike yesterday, I’ve pretty much been berating myself all day for that decision.…
Restful reminiscing
August 10, 2010
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Ahh crud! I am so totally paying for that hard run that was supposed to be an LSD run on Sunday. My hip wasn’t quite screaming at me, the last…
Rock star on the run
August 9, 2010
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Fear can mess with your head AND your blood sugars. We only had to run 19 km yesterday (I love being able to say to people “just 19” when they…
Attack of the monster calves
August 7, 2010
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I really do need to learn some restraint, as it sure would come in handy whenever I walked into a running store. I had to go birthday shopping for my…
Carbs: a runner’s best friend
August 6, 2010
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Oh-my-goodness. Last night, I left for my run with my mouth agape. Seriously agape. Runners, we like to talk, and not just about your run-of-the-mill, how’s-the-weather kind of stuff. We…
Shopaholic in denial
August 4, 2010
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I have a confession. I think I might be a shopaholic – in denial. Case in point: Last week, I went on a bit of a shopping spree, but it…
More prepared for the reward than the race
August 3, 2010
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How’s this for getting things done: A 6 km run before 5:30 a.m., flights booked for Europe before 6:30 a.m. and off to work before 7:30 a.m. Now that’s what…
Zombieland: not just for Woody Harrelson
August 2, 2010
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Welcome to Zombieland, a place I tend to visit every Sunday, Monday and even sometimes Tuesday. Following a long run, my body and brain are in major lethargic mode, which…
A baker’s bliss
July 31, 2010
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Ahhh the sweet smells of baking, one of the best scents in the world. As I sit here typing this entry, the smell of fresh tarts is wafting all through…