February 2012
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Proposed miles for the week:
Tues: 3
Wed: 7
Thurs: 4
Sat: 15
29 total. Better stock up on that whole wheat pasta, nah mean?
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This week in miles
Proposed: 24
Actual: 20
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Good idea! My apartment is a black hole, where cell phone service/internet connection ceases to exist. I’ll try to put it near a window next time though!
I AM IMPATIENT.
Fewer things more annoying that waiting for my Garmin to locate. I swear, it sometimes even goes backwards! Anyone else have this issue? Am I just doing it all wrong?
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NYC RUNNING
I’m tagging along with, duh.
-Mica
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This week's mileage game plan:
Since IRunCHI asked, and yes, for accountability’s sake:
Tuesday: 3 miler
Wednesday: Going out with Bridgerunners if I can (hopefully if I do, it’ll be near the 7 miles I need to log)
Thursday: 4 miler
Friday: rest
Saturday: 10 miler (or go out again with Bridgerunners again, we’ll see)
Now the question is, what do I do if I don’t stick to my plan? Suggestions?
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Got an EKG done last night.
Me: Wow, that was fast.
Nurse: Yep. The technology's amazing. American's don't like to wait.
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An exceptional weekend.
I was in Vermont this weekend at Killington Resort with work friends. We skied, ate incredible food (I tried game — venison, moose, and elk — for the first time!), and drank loads of beer. I can’t tell you how calm and relaxed I am after this weekend. It’s been a long while since I was this content. Despite identifying strongly as a city mouse, I have to give credit to the awesomeness...
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February 5th, 10:00am
Ran 5, and now I’m ready to EAT- Easy like Sunday morning.
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FEBRUARY PHOTO-A-WHATTT?
Maybe Jean and I should get in on this February Photo-A-Day Challenge. J, I’ll take today. Today’s Challenge: HANDS.
Here’s a photo of my own little grubby paws, holding a veggie soup/potato chip combo from Potbelly’s. Oh, and Instagram makes everything look better. Usernames: _Micaela and jeankkim
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AND ANOTHER ONE-
January 2012
14 posts
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Renewed my NYRR membership for 2012.
Last year was about simply making it through NYRR’s 9+1 program. I was still focusing on stabilizing myself in the city — job, apartment, social life, etc. As January 2012 approached, I wasn’t even sure if I wanted to renew my membership for another round of 9+1. What if, after 2012’s Illinois and NYC marathon, I didn’t want to run any more marathons? What if I never wanted...
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Morning runs
I woke up for a 5 a.m. run yesterday and felt fantastic all day. I woke up for another 5 a.m. run this morning, but decided to sleep in for another two hours instead. Now, here I am, feeling totally groggy, completely not alert, and deeply regretting not going out for a run. Funny how the body works, huh?
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THINGS THAT ANNOY ME- SWEATY HAIR
Women, do you feel me? I vented on Fleet Feet Chicago’s blog about it. Click here to check it out.
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“It’s precisely because of the pain, precisely because we want to overcome the...”
– Haruki Murakami (via wdieb)
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NYC
Running in New York City, I wrote about it HERE. Check it out!
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NEW YEARS DAY-
New York City, 10 Miles-
December 2011
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GPS Watch Can Be an Unreliable Running Partner →
Definitely faced this truth during a few races this summer. You know what was annoying? The Nike+ GPS voice (not a watch, I know) telling me I already finished a half marathon when I clearly wasn’t done on the Queens course. It’s a bummer, but I wouldn’t stop using my Nike+ GPS on my runs.
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Adventures in Physical Therapy
Until my hip started hurting a few weeks ago, I’ve never needed to see a physical therapist. I started going to a certain sports therapy spot and was a bit amazed at how generic the treatment was and very skeptical that continued visits would do anything to help me out. The place was a circus — at least 10 patients, and only two therapists to juggle them all. No one told me what was wrong...
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November 2011
20 posts
SWAG GATE 2011-
POINT TAKEN-
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JUST CALL ME THE SWAG MULE-
Post-Turkey Trot, I left with around 30 bags of sweet potato chips and 15 of some new Clif Crunch Bars (above). I’m totally one of those embarrassing people that raids the free sample tables at expo’s and races. I’m so embarrassing and disgraceful, that I once stuffed 13 Clif Gel’s (at mile 18) into my bra during CARA’s 20 miler, just so I wouldn’t worry...
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ROBOT LEGS-
Testing out a pair of CW-X Stabilyx Tights on this morning’s run. So, this is what it feels like to have robot legs?
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ON TAP THIS FOR THIS MORNING-
A cup of coffee and a Turkey Trot..
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The Math of a Marathon →
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