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Lila
Join me in my journey as a embark on a 12 week program to train for a marathon on March 12. It's my gift to myself. In February, I'll be turning 42 and I thought what better way to celebrate than to run 42 kilometers.
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Personal
Marathon Day Recap: Clark Animo 8
Lila -
I did it! It's done. This 42 year old female ran 42 kilometers and 195 meters. I'm ecstatic because not only did I finish...
Personal
T-Minus 2 Days Before the Marathon
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It's my 12th week which means it's taper week. I've got two days to go till Marathon Day. I've only got one run left...
Health, Nutrition & Fitness
Major Night-Runner Shifts to Morning Runs (…at least once a week)
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A New York Times article once published a story about the best time to exercise. And according to research, it's somewhere between 4 and...
Health, Nutrition & Fitness
How I Stopped Vomiting After Long Runs
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The last two long distance runs I did were a real cause for concern. Weeks 6 to 8 of the marathon training plan I'm...
Gear
Buying Shoes for Underpronators (Like Me)
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I hate having to buy a new pair of running shoes. There's so much pressure to buy the right kind lest I a. suffer...
Fun
Awesome Running Playlist, Anyone?
Lila -
I am bored with my running playlist. I have reached the point where I push the skip button so much that my fingers are...
Health, Nutrition & Fitness
Of Blisters, Broken Toenails and Skin Chafing
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Week three into my marathon training program and here come the freebies: a blister, a broken toenail and skin chafing. And along with them some...
Personal
42 KM at 42 YO
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It's January 2017. In several weeks, I'll be 42 years old. Definitely over the hill. But not too old to run a marathon. A...