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TRAINING TIPS

9 Healthy Meals for Runners (Plus 3 Healthy Desserts!)

Training Tips
Best food for running? Eating good fuel foods did not matter at all to me at that point. Obviously that is not ideal for health, and as my inside tracker showed, but it also meant that when we came back, Steve and I looked forward to eating better and getting on track. I love to experiment with…
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Back to Basics: Rocky Balboa Style

Training Tips
I have mentioned before, that Steve and I see ourselves as like the Rocky and Mickey of the running world. We do not go to altitude, we do not work out on Alter G (or underwater) Treadmill, we do not use all kinds of fancy machines in the gym. And I like it that way. Honestly,…
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The Mistakes We Made and Improvements for 2017

Training Tips
As I mentioned on Monday, 2016 was a big year for my running career. When we reflect over our lives, we tend to forget about a lot of the negatives, and only see the positives. I am particularly guilty of this as an optimist, and Steve often has to remind me that there were also…
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17 Gift Ideas for Runners 2016

Training Tips
We leave tomorrow for California. How is that even possible!? It seemed like December was a lifetime away, yet here we are, ready to go, and after this post, I will be checking out until Monday. I am not sure if I will update my blog for Monday. It really depends on the sleep situation…
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We HAVE to Believe: That Defining Moment

Training Tips
I remember when I was in college. When you had a bad race it seemed like the end of the world. You felt like that race would be with you for that race for the rest of your life. You could barely wait to prove yourself the next weekend in your next race. But once you…
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Show Those Race Week Workouts Who Is BOSS!

Honesty, Training Tips
If you have been reading for a while, you will know that I usually write what is on my heart at the time I sit down to write. I don’t think of a topic ahead of time, I literally just start writing, and see where it goes. I have found that for me, Saturday mornings are the…
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