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wineglass training w/o 8/19; vacation
I’ve just returned from a refreshing mini-vacation to Boston and Portland, Maine with my sister. We planned this one a while ago, and it was pretty much what I’ve been looking forward to for most of...
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wineglass training recap {5 weeks to go}
Betsy and I were talking yesterday and agreed it feels really weird to be coming into the home stretch of marathon training so early in the season. We’re both so used to training for the NYC Marathon –...
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wineglass training {1 month to go}
Instead of noting how many weeks have passed in training, I’m going to start counting down because (gulp) there’s less than one month until Wineglass. A part of me keeps wishing I had a bit longer to...
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wineglass training recap {taper time}
It’s officially taper time! How the hell did that happen?? It feels like this training cycle has flown by, and in a way it was all leading up to now – taper time. It’s what we fantasize about during...
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training recap {taper week 1}, sports nutrition workshop
One of the many cool things about my job is that we are allowed to take “conference days” and attend educational conferences, expos and lectures about nutrition-related stuff. We are always encouraged...
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wineglass taper week #2; race day fueling
What’s this? I’m running a marathon this weekend? Oh goodness. So I guess now is a good time to talk about my {tentative} fueling plan and some other gems learned from Nancy Clark at last week’s sports...
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squashing the doubt
I don’t think a taper has ever driven me more nuts that this one, especially this week. The last week of taper is when shit gets real. This really “beautiful, summer-like” weather we’ve been having is...
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2013 wineglass marathon race recap
The good: I loved everything about this race except the weather. The bad: The weather. Long story short, I didn’t BQ and I didn’t PR, but I did have a damn good weekend and probably sweat more than I...
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reverse taper, recovery nutrition, watch review
Thanks so much for your nice comments earlier this week! I can’t believe it has only been five days since Wineglass – seems like so much longer already, but not in a bad way. I’m still riding the high...
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Wineglass –> NYCM {week 1&2}; Pizza
The first week post-marathon was kind of a recovery slash slow return to running, and I guess NYCM training week 1 of 4. That doesn’t really make any sense, but let’s go with it. Running went pretty...
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2013 Poland Spring Marathon Kick-off
I run the Poland Spring Marathon Kick-off 5 miler every year, mostly because it’s an excellent way to kick off marathon week (i.e., the best week ever in NYC). It’s also a perfect way to get in one...
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quinoa stuffed acorn squash {carbs}
This whole “taper” has felt slightly surreal and weird following Wineglass, and it feels a little odd to be excited about the race this weekend because of what happened last year with Sandy. All of the...
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2013 NYC Marathon Race Recap
NYRR’s theme for this year’s NYC Marathon was/is, “You make it the marathon.” I like how they don’t really specify who “you” is, because really and truly, it’s the spectators who make this marathon....
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post-marathon blues(?)
Post-marathon blues, anyone? A few days ago, I would have said it’s not possible for me to be bummed after NYCM – the high lasted for days. Even Friday, I was walking to and from work with a smile on...
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going for it
Recently an old co-worker of mine sent an email asking to interview me for a story she was writing on “Career Innovators” for a website called Quarterlette – voted “Top 10 Sites for Millennial Women”...
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running lately, spring races
It’s been three weeks since NYCM, and I feel pretty much recovered. It’s been nice not having to run a certain amount of miles or do a specific workout in the mornings, and my anal self has actually...
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thanksgiving thoughts
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and per usual, I am staying in NYC and hosting dinner at my apartment with my sister and Susan. Our menu is going to be fairly traditional: Roasted turkey breast (we’ll...
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thanks, food, some running
Around this time last year, I was nearing the end of the dietetic internship and stressing out big time about when/if/how I would find a job as soon as possible afterwards. It was really hard for me to...
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just go {cold, gear, quick recap}
We had a few “shorts” mornings last week in NYC (running-wise, not normal life-wise…), but now the cold is back! And I don’t hate it. Ask me this again in mid-February, but cold-weather running can be...
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2013 Ted Corbitt 15K Race Recap
Have you ever raced in a snowstorm? Well, the beginning of a snowstorm actually, before the roads are a hot mess but when pretty white flakes are flying all around? kinvaras for the win It’s so fun!...
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