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Heavy Weights
I’ve done a lot of reading on the inception of running, and while the etymology of the word jog is reportedly unknown, this much I know to be true: When distance running came into fashion in the 1970s, much conventional … Continue reading
Spice of Life
I eat oatmeal for breakfast nearly every morning, a home-packed salad for lunch nearly every noon*, greek yogurt for snack every afternoon and some version of the same 10 dishes every evening come suppertime. *Confession: More like 10:30 a.m. This … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Training, Weight Loss
Tagged plateau, Rhode Island, running, training, triathlon, variety
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Guest Post: Running My Way Through History
Note from the real RiledUpRunner: A special shout-out to my first guest blogger ever! Jamie, who writes her own blog about running in what Forrest Gump calls our Nation’s Capital, reflects on the beltway running scene in the following post. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Training
Tagged Captol Hill, DC, history, marathon training, Obama, running, Washington
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A Skeptical Namaste
Eleanor Roosevelt says to do one thing every day that scares you, and since getting advice from a former first lady’s ghost terrifies the hell out of me, I guess I’m already ahead of the curve. Other scary things in … Continue reading
The Weather Outside is Frightful
The month was October. The year was 2012. It was 7 a.m., we were on a Metro North out of the city and I was voluntarily dressed as a cat. Pretty typical Saturday morning if you ask me. My friend … Continue reading
Marathon Weight Gain
There are plenty of good reasons to run a marathon: the sense of personal achievement, raising money for a cause, offending a bear on a 26.1-mile-long chain. There’s also at least one bad reason to run one: to lose weight. … Continue reading
Life After 26.2
You know that feeling when you’ve been writing a blog about running for almost a year in anticipation of your inaugural marathon and then after running that marathon can no longer think of anything interesting to write about and consider … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Training
Tagged dogs, Hal Higdon, marathon recovery, Marine Corps Marathon, New York, running, yoga
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Accidental Recovery
After four months of painstakingly disciplined marathon training, I had big plans to throw caution to the wind this week and disregard everything I’d ever read about post-marathon recovery. A tad hubristic, sure, but after 16 weeks of scheduled workouts … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Training
Tagged Hal Higdon, Halloween, Hurricane Sandy, marathon recovery, marathon training, Marine Corps Marathon
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Practice Makes Perfect
I’ve received a lot of well-meaning advice as my inaugural marathon approaches (“Walk through the water stations!” “Don’t weave during the first half!” “Have a friend join you at mile 22!”) as well as some less-than-constructive suggestions (“Don’t run an … Continue reading
Posted in Races, Running, Training
Tagged Central Park, Gatorade, Grete's Great Gallop, GU, marathon tips, marathon training, Marine Corps Marathon, New York, NYRR, running
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You’re as Cold as Ice
Most everything that begins with the word ‘ice’ is A-OK in my book. Ice cream? Yes, please. An ice cold beer? Hook me up. 90s hip hop classic ‘Ice Ice Baby?’ Two times the fun. The newest addition to the … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Training
Tagged Central Park, ice bath, marathon training, Marine Corps Marathon, recovery
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