Let’s See How Far We’ve Come

Oh wow, it’s been quite a year. I say that both in a calender year sense, as we all get ready to drink too much cheap Champagne and barf all over our equally cheap, overly-sequined Forever 21 dresses to celebrate the close of 2010, and in a blog year sense, as today marks my one [...]

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How I Stopped Hating Running

A few issues ago, Runner’s World did a story on Kara Goucher. Goucher is a world-class runner, but apparently, she psyches herself out before every race, which is like, kind of a big deal when you’re competition could feasibly give you a 20 minute head start and still out-kick you at the finish. The article [...]

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5.5 miles and what i hate about running

i’ve been doing a lot  this lately: which means that i have not been doing as much of this: but, now that i’ve seen a doctor, who assured me that my knee pain does not mean that my patella is going to explode out of my leg (despite my best efforts to convince him otherwise,) [...]

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detox day 1 or oh, the things i would do for a cracker

well, i’ve made it through day 1 of detox! i mean, yes, it is only 8pm central time and there’s a half-full box of peanut butter bumpers in my pantry. but if i’ve made it all day without a processed carbohydrate binge, i think i can make it another 3 hours until bedtime. day 1 [...]

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sunday funday: 10.8 blustery, drizzily miles & turkey chili

when i first started this blog, i intended it to be a venue for me to share stories about healthy eating and running in hopes that the two would combine forces and result in weight loss. in reality, it’s turned in to a place for me to demonstrate my penchant for self-deprecating humor, to reveal [...]

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why does 6am make my life hurt? or how i reconciled with this piece of shit treadmill.

every family has a black sheep. every litter of cute, furry mammals has a runt. every high school class has a nerd. these are the facts of life. they keep the universe upright and spinning on its proper axis, and they afford a certain commonality across cultures. in keeping with this trend, i’d like to [...]

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