*RECAP* Gone For A Run's Run Now Beer Later *Virtual* 10k

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*RECAP* Gone For A Run's Run Now Beer Later *Virtual* 10k

What would you do the day after a half marathon? Relax? Put your feet up perhaps? Maybe sleep in?

Well I completed the Gone For A Run Run Now Beer Later *virtual* 10k. I had planned on doing this BEFORE said half marathon, but my schedule had different plans! :P

According to the site, Gone For A Run wanted you to complete the race between September 25-27. Well I already had the ZOOMA Women's Half on the schedule for September 26, which left two possible dates. That is where work threw me a curveball leaving me with enough time to squeeze in a 5-miler on September 25. So the 27th it was.... 

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*Marathon Training Update* Rockin' Savannah In 59 Days...

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*Marathon Training Update* Rockin' Savannah In 59 Days...

When we last left the marathon #9 training story, I had the hydration plan under control thanks to Essentia Water... but the rest was a mystery! :P

Well that was a start, but there was the small detail of a training plan that needed to be addressed. I haven't followed a really structured training plan in a couple of years. Outside of my long runs that were set by Tedy's Team for the past couple of Boston Marathons. Now I am not recommending this plan to folks - haha - it's just what ended up transpiring in my life. I was kind of winging the weekday workouts, which didn't really bring me the results I wanted. Shocking I know. ;)

So this time around, I wanted a little more structure. I had dabbled in the idea of getting a running coach, but that wasn't in the financial cards. 

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Run Now Beer Later *Virtual* 10k From Gone For A Run ... Have You Registered?

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Run Now Beer Later *Virtual* 10k From Gone For A Run ... Have You Registered?

Are you looking for your next piece of race bling?

Unable to find a race worth participating in in your area?

Want to run a race on your time?

Then you will want to check out the next installment in the Gone For A Run 2015 Virtual Race Series.

Run Now Beer Later 10k (September 25-27)

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From Thick To Thin Apparel Reminds Us That #WeAreAllAthletes! Plus Giveaway!

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From Thick To Thin Apparel Reminds Us That #WeAreAllAthletes! Plus Giveaway!

What would you say there is a whole apparel line built onbuilding ALL women up?

I mean these folks are the ultimate cheerleaders for women ofALL sizes. 

Meet From Thick to Thin Apparel!

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*RECAP* Gone For A Run Sole Sister *Virtual* 7-Miler

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*RECAP* Gone For A Run Sole Sister *Virtual* 7-Miler

Wouldn't you like to end every training run with bling? Okay well that might just be me, but seriously I wish I could. I have been known to come home from a run and put on bling from a past race just to make myself feel that extra sense of accomplishment. ;)

Enter virtual races. I love using a virtual race to jazz up an otherwise hum drum training run.

So I used yesterday's 7-miler (which I wasn't really looking forward to) to complete the Gone For A Run Sole Sister 7-miler. 

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*RECAP* Race To The Row 5k

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*RECAP* Race To The Row 5k

Note: I was given a complimentary entry for the race, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. Ain't nobody got time for lyin'!

How can you pass up participating in a race that is literally across the street from your neighborhood? I mean the commute alone is a huge PRO! ;)

2015 marked the third year of the Race To The Row 5k at Assembly Row in Somerville and the third different course. Haha. There has been a lot of change to the area (improvements) so the course had to adjust as well.

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Face It Friday: Success Thanks To Getting Back To Basics And Meeting THE Skinny Doll

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Face It Friday: Success Thanks To Getting Back To Basics And Meeting THE Skinny Doll

Last week I hit a breaking point. I saw a number on the scale I never wanted to see again. If you missed the post, you can catch up here.

I'll just hang out here while you read it.

Do do do do do do do (Jeopardy theme song)

All set? Good!

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Missed My First #MedalMonday Periscope? Check It Out Here!

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Missed My First #MedalMonday Periscope? Check It Out Here!

I love sharing stories with others. For me each race medal encompasses the run, the story and the lessons learned while on the course. 

So I launched #MedalMonday yesterday - a weekly Periscope where I share the story behind one of my 100+ medals.

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