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smoothie season {green power smoothie}
Last weekend I did something totally crazy – I bought a blender. I know, living on the edge over here, right? But anyone with a small NYC kitchen and (extremely) limited counter and storage space will...
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plant-based diets {thoughts}
This past weekend I watched two documentaries about plant-based diets, veganism, their effect on the environment and our health – “Vegucated” and “Forks Over Knives.” As a nutrition expert (it feels...
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2014 Buffalo Marathon Race Recap
So, I ran a marathon on Sunday. smiling around mile 26 I started thinking about maybe running the Buffalo Marathon in the beginning of May, right after the New Jersey Marathon (the one I had been...
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recovery, thoughts on “eating clean”
{thanks for your comments to my last post!} The past week has been all about recovery and a little celebrating – both the marathon and this birthday thing that happened. It’s been fun to not really...
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marathon training part 7; summer hydration {nutrition}
Getting back to running after a marathon is always tricky business – at least for me. I know a good amount of rest and recovery is necessary both mentally and physically, and I’ve been trying to honor...
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oakley mini 10k race recap
I signed up for the “mini” probably back when there was still snow on the ground – it’s a fun race and I missed it last year due to injury. It was 1.5 months after the New Jersey Marathon, so I figured...
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countdown to chicago {marathon plan}
Seventeen weeks seems like a super long time, but when it comes to marathons it’s (usually) just enough time to get down to business. I feel a little unprepared to “officially” start training, mostly...
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catching up {work/nutrition things, long runs}
Blogging is definitely the first thing to go when things get busy around here! I have no idea how we’re already almost halfway through July. Yikes! One of the (many) things I’ve been keeping busy with...
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fueling fumbles {a bit on glycogen depletion}
Not really sure how it’s been more than a month since I last posted, but here we are! This summer (which is now almost over??) has been pretty busy with work and life things, but mostly good so I’m not...
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training update {brief}
Not going to lie, I’ve been a bit nervous about Chicago for the last couple of weeks because of some IT band and hamstring soreness. Haven’t done any workouts and kind of felt like my training was at a...
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catching up & Chicago {updates}
So here we are, less than two weeks out from the Chicago Marathon. I haven’t been great at tracking my training here (or anything else!) – my job, other side projects and life in general has taken...
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2014 Chicago Marathon Recap
I meant to blog again before the race, but… oops. Sometimes taper seems to last forever, but this time it flew by and before I knew it I was meeting Betsy at the airport for our flight to Chicago. We...
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running lately & san fran adventures
Yikes, it’s been a while! Since Chicago, I’ve wanted to blog a bunch of times, but for whatever reason (usually busy, work-related stuff or just fun stuff) it hasn’t happened. I wanted to talk about my...
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2015 check-in {part 1}
It’s been a while! I can’t believe it’s 2015 (and that I graduated high school in 2000… yikes!). Like most people, I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on the past 12 months and wondering where I go...
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calories {good vs bad, what 2,000 looks like}
The other day one of my clients asked me a question about foods that have “bad” calories and what they should be eating instead of those foods. I automatically flinched – one of the things I really try...
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2015 check-in {part 2 – running}
I spent a good amount of time after Chicago (three months ago now? Another yikes), being fairly low key with my running. I think I needed some time to not think about workouts, mileage and race times...
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sick day(s), immune-boosting foods
A couple weeks ago, one of my co-workers was sick and had to stay home most of the week. I caught myself thinking, “man, maybe I could get just a little sick so I could stay home and have an excuse to...
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slowing down; feel-good, nutrient-packed new-to-me recipes
I can honestly say I haven’t been as sick as I was the past week in a long time – a nice flu/bronchitis combo – and it thoroughly kicked my ass. It’s still kicking my ass, as it’s hard to go outside in...
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something to add on diets “free” of seemingly everything
A recent survey of about 500 registered dietitians asked what they (we) thought were going to be the biggest diet and nutrition trends in 2015. I love stuff like this and think it helps spark...
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running update; nyc half recap (ish)
Yeep! It’s been quite a while. I had the best intentions earlier this year, but guess I’m best at updating this blog when I’m sick and incapacitated. So here we are, in some kind of pseudo-spring in...
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