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Fitness Friday: Plugging Along
I am still working hard towards my fitness goals. I know it seems like every post lately is a running/fitness post, but well… all I do these days is take care of my kids and go to Orangetheory. HA! I...
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OK, I’ll remind you.
After my Saturday morning workout, I was talking to my friend Ann about how amazed I am by her treadmill speeds – she recently completed a personal record for her best mile at 5:47, and ran a 12mph...
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Recap of my first trail run at Haw Creek
On Saturday, I participated in my first 5k trail run at Haw Creek Park in Cumming. It was beautiful outside (but HOT… so hot) and I had a good time. This is a copy of my Runkeeper log to show what the...
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Snapshots from a happy life
I can’t believe we’re nearly half way through July! And I haven’t even written a blog post! Things have just been so busy – I haven’t had a free second to sit down and write, lately. I have a bunch of...
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Recap – Sawnee Mountain 4mi Trail Run
A little over a week ago, on July 18th, I did a 4 mile trail run at Sawnee Mountain Preserve here in Cumming! The race was presented by Dirty Spokes, the same group that did the previous race I did at...
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I can… and I will!
If we are FB friends, you’ll know how hard I’ve been working on my planks. At Orangetheory, we had Peak Performance Week back in June, and one of the challenges was to hold a plank as long as possible....
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So, I got a bike…
Inspired by several friends over the past few years, I’ve been wanting a nice road bike for a while. In the past, I had heavy bikes that were really too large for me and thus… uncomfortable to ride. I...
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Terrestrial 5K Review and PR-smashing awesomeness!
I wrote most of this post back in September, and never finished it! I meant to use it as a way to review the Terrestrial 5K that I ran with my friend Kelly (and her friend Lexi- who happens to be a...
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Recipe: Chocolate-chip Banana Protein Muffins
For a while now, I’ve been wanting to make some protein muffins that I can eat before I workout, or have later in the day as a yummy snack when I want something sweet but not really bad for me. I...
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Snapshots from a happy life
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve posted a Snapshots blog post. The last one was way back in July. And yeah – it’s been over a month since I’ve blogged. That was an unintentional break. It’s just...
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Practice Makes Progress
I doubt I’m the only one who came up with the phrase, “practice makes progress,” as I’m sure I must have found it somewhere online and it just seemed to stick in my head. It’s something that I repeat...
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OTF Weight Loss Challenge Results and Heavy Lifting
I didn’t really make it public on my blog, but I participated in my Orangetheory Studio’s weight loss challenge, which started in February and just ended this past week. It was a 6 week challenge that...
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Better Than I Used to Be
Practice makes progress… One of my favorite sayings. I’ve run more this month than I have in the past three months combined. It’s “marathon month” at Orangetheory Fitness, and while I likely won’t...
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Cycling at Lanier Islands Park
I needed a fairly close place to ride one day in April, and based on the recommendations of a friend, I decided to go check out Lake Lanier Islands Park in Buford, GA. I had never been there before,...
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A tale of two 5Ks… Faster than I ever thought I could be.
April 22nd was Endurance Day at Orangetheory. I was supposed to take off that day, but I decided at the last minute to sign up – I always love a good endurance run. Well, I beat my time AND distance...
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What’s your speed? part 2
{ This was written and originally published on Facebook on June 13, 2016 } It’s been a year since I decided to get faster. Since I decided to get serious with improving my running. My Self. When my...
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That time I did 2 crazy athletic events in a span of 3 weeks
This post should have been published in September, but it took me a while to finish it. I am trying to catch up again with my blog… so here we go. I was signed up to run the Terrestrial 5K on August...
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Don’t let your mind bully your body
You know that moment when you know you’re making a bad decision, yet you continue to go along with it even though you know that it’s not a good idea and will only lead to a domino effect in making more...
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Recipe: Chocolate-chip Banana Protein Muffins
For a while now, I’ve been wanting to make some protein muffins that I can eat before I workout, or have later in the day as a yummy snack when I want something sweet but not really bad for me. I...
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