Happy Valentine’s Day!!

I’m not usually a big Valentine’s Day person – it’s a total Hallmark holiday – but I think being around the students got me excited for it this year.
I’m not sure what O and I are doing….we’re not big on Valentine’s Day & anniversaries, so we’re usually do something low key for those holidays.  Probably [...]

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Sticking to the Plan & Going on a Break

I’ve been a good little marathon trainer and have stuck to my plan all week (well, more or less).  I did 7 Tuesday + 20 mins of yoga, 5 on Wednesday + weights, 5 on Thursday, and I woke up at 5:30 today to run 3 miles before work!  That’s dedication for ya.  I wanted [...]

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Half-Marathon and a New PR!!!!

I ran the Bronx leg of the NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix this Sunday.  It was a great race!  Perfect weather (I actually wish I had worn shorts!), a nice flat course, lots of Gatorade available, and I set a new PR!  I am so excited about this:
Total Time: 1:51:39
Mile Splits: 8:31
Wow, I’m psyched about that [...]

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Recapping my long run

So I finally got my lazy butt out the door and did my 18 miles yesterday.  I fueled up with a bowl of banana oats with a spoonful of peanut butter (pb + oats  is such an amazing combination!) and a yogurt.  In all honesty, the yogurt was a weird choice but I was in [...]

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