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Baltimore 10 Miler Review
Good morning! I have been MIA because I have been traveling up and down the east coast. My sister, BIL and nephew just moved to a new city and new home. I told my sister as a house warming gift that I would help her paint the living room dubbed as the “red room of pain.” So I decided to make a trip of it and travel up to Maryland for a long weekend (with Scout in tow of course!). As I was thinking about the need to motivate myself to run, I looked up races in the area for the weekend. The Baltimore 10 miler was scheduled for the…
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How To Get Motivated To Run
I have been in serious need of running motivation. While I enjoy running everyday (well mosts days), I find myself lacking the motivation that comes when training for a race. When training for a race, I am so much more motivated to get out and go and push my body to its limits. Recently, I have been averaging around a 9-10 minute mile which is slower than my usual 8 minute pace. While it feels good to listen to my body, I feel the need to push a little bit harder than I have been. This afternoon, I decided that enough was enough and I am getting back in training/race…
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What is the best protein bar? and 90 degree Run
Wow it has definitely heated up in Greenville. Yesterday, I went for a HOT 6 mile run. I take full responsibility for my bad timing, but a girl can still complain a little ;). I wasn’t able to go for a run until around 2:30 yesterday aka the heat of the day. It was a little sluggish, but overall I had a pretty good run. I wanted to add an additional 2.5, but since I forgot money (to buy water at CVS–I hate running with water bottles) I opted out and just did my normal 6. Following my run, I ventured to Trader Joe’s to pick up some protein bars…
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Girls on the Run Coaches Dinner, Strawberry Pie and Charleston Run
Hello from Charleston! Drew and I woke up super early this morning and made our way down to Charleston. We are celebrating my mother-in-law’s birthday in Edisto this weekend and came down early so that Drew could work in Charleston (he travels to Charleston a couple times a month for work). My sister-in-law, Meredith, and I are going down to the beach house later this afternoon and Drew will meet up with us a little bit later. After Drew dropped me off, Meredith and I ventured to pick up some last minute items from Trader Joe’s–which lets be honest I went in needing to get lettuce and walked out with…
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Spring Cleaning and Old School Finds
My morning started off with a brisk 2 mile run with Scout. I took my own advice from yesterday and decided to take advantage of the warmer weather/cool morning weather and go for a run rather than walk in the morning. I am so glad that I did–the temperature was in the low 70’s coupled with a cool breeze making the weather and my run perfect! I ran into many familiar faces that I haven’t seen in months–the same group of people tend to walk around the neighborhood that I run in (around the same time everyday–I am assuming!). Yesterday, I decided to do some spring cleaning. Admittedly, I have…
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Morning Walks, Afternoon Jogs and Dining Room Decorating
Good morning! In my opinion, there is nothing better than waking up and going on a walk with your dog and a cup of coffee. I started walking with Scout in the morning when we first moved to Greenville. Our neighborhood is not very big–but going from cul-de-sac to cul-de-sac totals about a mile. Our walks turned into runs and now have ventured back into walks. I am not a big cold weather girl, so waking up and going for a run in the cold weather is not for me. But the warmer weather and not wearing 500 layers means that I maybe starting back my morning runs instead of…
