By nature I am a shy person. That is actually how the whole turtle thing started. A friend of mine gave me a little stuffed turtle who could come out of his shell. My friend said that reminded him of me. Running has really helped me come out of my shell and it seems to [...]
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Today on DailyMile people shared their before running and after photos. So many people had incredible transformations. It was so motivational and inspiring. Some of them have lost over a 100 pounds and are now great runners.
It really made me think of all the changes I’ve made in my life over the past two years. [...]
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I’ve been having a hard time believing that I am going to be able to run a half marathon in one hour and forty minutes. The pace required seems to fast for me. Even though I have gotten faster over time, I really still consider myself a turtle when it comes to running. Setting goals [...]
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First week of training is done. Fast runs did not go as planned, I was winded and my heart rate was higher than normal all week. Last year I would have been worried about this but I’ve been running long enough now to know that this sometimes happens. Sometimes our bodies need a little rest [...]
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I was originally planning on running the Zooma Austin Half Marathon this year but found out about the Angie’s Half Crazy! Half marathon and decided to do that instead. One of my twitter and Daily Mile pals recommended it and I thought it would be fun to run it and spend the weekend in Houston [...]
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A couple of weeks after I ran the Rock and Roll San Antonio marathon my right ITB has been tight and painful. The knee pain has made me walk home a couple of times from a run or cut a run short. I keep thinking I have moved past it and then it comes back. [...]
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In an effort to gain the benefits of barefoot running without actually running barefoot or running in my vibrams (which I love but still haven’t managed to run more than 4 mile in) I bought a pair of Nike Wmns Free 5.0 V4 354751-301. I really love this shoe. They are light and comfortable. They [...]
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I started this blog one year ago the day before I ran the 3M half marathon. It was an amazing experience, I loved it and after I completed it I really felt like a runner and knew I wanted to do a full in the fall. This year once again I ran the 3M. I [...]
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I headed out for my weekend long run on Saturday thinking I would maybe run 18 miles or 20 if I felt good and my ITB was giving me too much trouble. It was cold out when I started (mid 30s) and this made my knee feel stiff so I started out slow and was [...]
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I kicked off last year with the 3M half marathon. It was amazing! I met my sub 2 hour goal and I was ready to tackle the next challenge. Over the course of the year I PRed in the 5k, 5 mile and half marathon distance. I even placed for my age group in two [...]
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