March 2012
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If you’re passionate about something and you believe in it, then it’s going to work for you.
No idea where I heard this but I know it has to go online. So there.
February 2012
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My Super Sweet 16
An Argentine wine and empanada-fueled 16th marathon in Austin, TX.
Be the MVP of your life.
http://walktothemailbox.com/2012/02/23/texas/
Ritual unions got me in trouble again.
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Why Epsom Salt Baths?
Besides the fact that it feels really good to just chill out in a hot bath for 45 minutes (who does that anymore?) I love taking epsom salt baths the day after a long run, hard race, or marathon. Why?
According to Livestrong.com:
One old home remedy that works is an Epsom salt soak for sore muscles. The scientific name for Epsom salts is magnesium sulfate. When you soak sore muscles in Epsom...
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Exit, stage south
I arrived in Argentina today and what an excitement-filled 11 days it’s going to be! Here’s what I’m excited for:
Sundresses in February Wearing this hat Grass-fed beef and Malbec Meeting up with Hadley Cooking class Bike rides Tango shows Flying home by way of Austin, TX to run marathon #16 BBQ and tex-mex Cowboy boots Wearing a super cute outfit for the race… pic...
Mileage Log: Jan. 30 - Feb. 5, 2012
Hello Birthday Month, I love you! February is set to be a wild ride. Let’s do the tango, drink some malbec, eat a taco, run a marathon, blow out 29 candles and watch some hockey, eh?
Monday:
Run 7 miles: 3 mile warm up, 3x1600 repeat at 6:58/mile, 800 recover.
Tuesday:
Run 6 miles easy
Wednesday:
Unplanned OFF day, work in the way. Grr.
Thursday:
Bikram, 1:30:00
Friday:
Run 16...
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Whole Foods Salad Bar Recipe Swipe
My friends and I have been joking that we treat the Whole Foods salad bar like going “home for dinner”. The only difference though, when I go home for dinner it’s free. At Whole Paycheck Foods it’s most certainly not free. Hence my inspiration to re-create one of my favorite items from the salad bar after a $14.00 salad on Monday night.
I am a frequent lover of the Detox...
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Mileage Log: January 23-29, 2012
Less than a month to go… feeling okay but maintenance programs are hard and frankly, uninspiring. Craving a 30-day yoga challenge. Needing to redeem my last attempt. Spent the weekend learning how to be a more powerful, authentic, compassionate and inspiring leader at the Landmark Education Forum in Chicago.
Monday:
7 miles, 7:42/mile
CP2 at CorePower Yoga, 1:00:00
Tuesday:
5 miles...