June 2012
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Life Update
HELLO everyone! Sorry it’s been so long since I last updated— I am officially on the west coast until the end of August, so it’s hard to say if I’ll be updating in any kind of regular fashion, but I’ll do my best.
I’ve been in Washington since Monday night and will be leaving for California on Saturday.
I haven’t been running since Monday, and probably...
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5 More Days on the East Coast!
On Monday I’m heading west for 2 months—I’m pretty pumped. I get to spend a lot of time gallivanting around with one of my very best friends; could it GET any better!?
I went running yesterday and again today—my leg is still kinda bothering me, but not as badly. I doubt running through the pain is the best thing for it, but… it is what it is.
One of the things...
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SO.
I don’t know if I actually ~pulled my groin muscle, probably just strained it or something, but it’s feeling better today than it was.
I went for a bike ride yesterday which was fine, low impact and whatnot, but then I ended up going to the beach with my roommate and ended up walking for about 40 minutes so that irritated it again. Totally wasn’t planning to do all that walking,...
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Injured...
So it would appear that I’ve pulled a muscle in my leg—upon investigation, and consulting my roommate who knows about stuff like muscles and anatomy and whatnot, I think it’s my groin muscle in my right leg.
It hurts so badly. I can’t pick my leg up at all really without it hurting. I can’t walk without limping—it’s annoying, really.
It started after my...
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Triathlon Number 2
You read right!
I am 90% sure I’ll be doing another sprint triathlon in October with my dad. I’m really, really excited. The distances are all a little bit shorter than the one I did a few weeks ago.
I’m getting ready to head west for the rest of the summer—I’ll be spending 2 months in California with my best friend!—so training for triathlon number two will...
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Before and Current
I just added this photo to the About Me section (which you can find on the right hand navigation of this blog), but I thought since I just put it up, I’d share it here, too.
I was looking through some old pictures and was legitimately shocked by the way I looked. I never realized how out of control my weight really was.
And I never realized how far I’ve really come.
First of all,...
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Running Music
A friend asked me what music recommendations I had for running, so I figured I’d compile a little list of the types of things I listen to when I run.
Fair warning: What I listen to when I run isn’t a whole lot different from what I listen to when I lay around and listen to music. A lot of time I just put my iTunes library on shuffle.
Here’s a little bit of what I listened to...
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shannahh answered your question: The race is over… Now what?
I’m always looking for fun recipes that are healthy and easy to make - if you find them, share them and we can share our love of food! :)
Yes! I love finding recipes for easy, cheap, simple foods/snacks/meals/whatever.
Now I’ll have even more of an excuse to find them, try them, and share them :)
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The race is over... Now what?
Just because my first triathlon is over doesn’t mean I’m not going to keep updating this blog! Living a healthy lifestyle, and especially the fitness aspect of health, are things that are really, really important to me. I’ve become increasingly passionate about fitness and eating well over the past year or so of my life, and I’m excited to have this little outlet to share...
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pedlooo asked: hey i am going to compete for the ironman tirathlon next year but i need to start from somewhere!! i need a 36 week training program but all i have found cost way too much! like 200 euro or something! have you got any or do u know anyone that can give me one of those? i really appreciate it! thank you!
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The Oak Island Bridge to Bridge Triathlon
What. An unbelievable. Experience.
I set my alarm for 5 a.m.— I wanted plenty of time to get up, eat breakfast, get all my stuff together, and get down to the race so I could get body marked and find a good place to set up my transition area, but I didn’t realize my alarm was set for weekdays only, so, uh… I got up 45 minutes later than I was planning to. I wasn’t going to...
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teacupsandtrainers asked: Hey beautiful, just wanted to wish you luck for your triathlon! I've been watching your training and I know you're going to rock it! Don't worry about your gear or the technicalities, they'll all fall into place. Just do your best and we'll be so proud =) xxx
