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The Vacation Hangover Cure
My first week on the Slow Carb diet (aka The 4 Hour Body) went extremely well. I lost 2.4 pounds in the first week of the eating plan. Then I went on vacation. I spent all of last week near Cancun, Mexico at an all-inclusive resort. I thought about waiting to start the Slow Carb…
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10 Mile Do-Over
Yesterday, I set out to run my long run of the week. It was about 23 degrees out and cloudy. I wanted to get in 10 miles, and I wanted to pace them at 12 minutes each. My speed really suffers during the final third of my long runs and I want to change that.…
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Slippery 7 Miles
I made sure to get out and run today because the forecast is not looking good for the next several days. Starting on Monday we’re supposed to have temperatures as low as -15 degrees. We had a lot of snow this week, including yesterday so I wasn’t expecting great conditions. I got what I expected.…
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A Fasting 10 Miler
I set out today, mid-day in an attempt to run 10 miles. It was a glorious winter day, about 35 degrees out and the wind was pretty mild. I decided to do this one as a fasting run since I am running to lose weight. I learned about fasting runs from this article on Active.com…
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10 Miles in the Wind
I set out for my long run today around noon. My training plan said I was supposed to run 8 miles, but on the drive to Portland, I kept forgetting that and thinking that I was supposed to run 10 miles. So thanks to my Garmin 305, I kept going and ran the 10 miles…
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Resolution Run in the Mud
My husband ran the Maine Running Company’s Resolution Run today while I watched the kids. He came back and said it was beautiful running weather. He ran in shorts and a t-shirt, in January, in Maine. When he got home, I drove to Portland and ran my own resolution run. I did the Trail to…
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Day 360 | Running Outside in Winter
It was in the low 20’s today, with a wind chill that made it feel about 16 degrees F. According to the media, there is supposed to be a blizzard tomorrow so I really wanted to get a run in today. I dressed in layers, I wore long underwear and a long sleeve wicking shirt.…
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Day 311 | Bookending the Pregnancy Saga
I decided on Friday that no matter what, I was going to run the Maine Coast Half Marathon today. There were many reasons why I should run, and lots of reasons why I could have stayed home. But in the end, I believe what it came down to was that I needed to bookend this…
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Day 309 | Deciding to Run
I have a choice to make. I can either run 13.1 miles on Sunday or I can not. I’m signed up to run the women-only Maine Coast Half Marathon (aka another Pikermi) with my sister-in-law. I haven’t trained for this one. My longest run since the Bar Harbor Half in September was an…
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Day 303 | Running Again Tomorrow
I am feeling so much better. I have lost the extra weight that I gained from the surgery (phew!) and am back to where I’ve been. I was dizzy for a few days but now am ready to start running again. I’m up in the midcoast of Maine this weekend. It’s cold but absolutely beautiful. …