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no bloggity

Heeeey everybody, So I know you’ve probably been going into convulsions and seeing babies crawling across the ceiling because I haven’t blogged in a couple days. No? Bollocks. Anyway, I’ve had a harrowing couple of days at work. We’re doing … Continue reading

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I live for the carbo load

Thinking happy thoughts, thinking thoughts about my legs feeling good and my feet feeling good and my toenail not falling off tomorrow! Listening to my theme song. I made a faaantastic pre-race Mediterranean pasta (I added chicken) with a side … Continue reading

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The OCD in me…and lessons learned

When I started training for this half marathon eight weeks ago, I created a spreadsheet for my runs and added a column for total weekly mileage vs. the ACTUAL total. I envisioned these nice tidy rows of numbers as I … Continue reading

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I’m running a half marathon

Earlier this year I suffered a sprained ankle as a result of my own stupidity (read: drinking in high heels). I am happy to report that I made a full recovery. But the bad news is that I’m also delightfully … Continue reading

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