brief summary of 2010

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athlete's plate: saving the best for last

jason of life of an aspiring athlete fame has a fun and yummy weekly installment of athlete-worthy meals. he chose to create his last menu of 2010 around me because he knew he had to go out with a bang. go check out my menu here! don't worry, only one recipe contains m&m's. this stuff is actually healthy and realistic. (for more entertainment, check out the marlene edition and the potty-centric...

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2010 report card

allow me to fill your google readers with more posts about 2010 report cards and reflections. i'm sure we haven't quite seen enough of them yet. eventually i'll figure out my 2011 goals too, but i'm never on time with those. first up - the goals of 2010. i feel a bit like i am tossing my dirty laundry into the washing machine and ridding myself of my not-quite-met 10 goals of 2010. i'm looking forward...

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white christmas

ladies and gentleman, we had a white christmas in south carolina!! this hasn't happened since 1963. we got about 3-4 inches and it was half-melted by the time i woke up the next day. it covered up the un-raked leaves nicely though. some dorks on craigslist.apparently i should give craigslist it's...

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pounds of fat

ok mathletes, and even you non-mathletes, here's an equation for you: (even i was capable of running the numbers, so no excuses!) how many pounds of fat did you burn while running in 2010? 0.63 x your weight = number of calories burned because of running per mile (ncbbr)ncbbr x number of miles ran...

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merry christmas from moorea

la ora i te no...

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bi-polar

for the life of me, i will never understand why two similar runs can be so polar opposite. well you know my name is simon and i like to do drawerings. i like to draw all day long so come and do drawerings with me. come and do drawerings with me! this one guy used to say that alllll the time in studio....

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secret santa

my run with jill secret santa gift is in the (priority) mail as of 12-o'something pm monday! get excited oh secret recipient of mine! jill has lost some weight from the stress of coordinating this gift exchange normally i am tardier than tardy at giving gifts but i worked really hard to be a good...

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raise your 'ade

jillian laid out a challenge for this week's mbe to do a 2010 wrap-up in poem form and left the definition of "poem" wide open. since my original rap was a flop (only 27 views on youtube? not the viral takeoff i was expecting) i've taken a slightly different route this time. disclaimer #1: i am...

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weekly rundown: too few, too many

i am so glad you all claimed to like my artwork. i labored over them for hours ten minutes. i will do my best to channel my michelangelo skillz regularly. at work. as for the husband for "sale" on craigslist, i am merely subscribed to the local craigslist free stuffs and furniture by owner in case...

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craigslist | free stuff

this came up in my craigslist feed this week, didn't know if anyone would be interested. i know karyn is lookin' for love... Husband Free to who ever wants him...6'6, 350 lbs.Has a good job where he sits down all day and takes naps whenever he wants, but wont help take care of his kids cause he says he has worked way too hard that day.Will gripe about the house being dirty but wont help clean...

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oh, firetruck!

look! more actual running-talk. monday (12/13) pm "run": 4.05 miles, 41:47 (avg pace 10:19), 26* the pace is incredibly skewed thanks to needing a pitstop. i had to squeeze the cheeks and shuffle for about a mile until i made it to the "woods" (two trees on the side of the road). i found a reason...

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little full, lotta sap

sorry to disappoint, but my tree is not really covered in gu. (in case you missed it - tree disclaimer here) our tree has a bit of a ba-donk-a-donk. i was going to make an ornament for every marathon i did. so far i'm only behind by 7. our cake toppers have been reincarnated into ornaments. finisher...

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santa must be a runner

my tree topper even glows i think some of my running company friends took pity on me and my hemorrhaging bank account last week as i was treated to a package-filled-porch. i won some speed laces from dorothy of mile posts, a package of honeymilk came just in time as i was starting to run low (horrors!)...

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runs with friends

i've realized lately that i don't talk about my daily runs much. i've tried putting thought into it, but mostly i feel pretty unbloggable on a day-to-day basis. with the exception of this weekend of course, before terri (one of my longest blog-buddies) un-invites me from coming up for boston in april. terri...

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double dream hands (and free honeymilk!)

bored of your standard workout routine? here's a new workout for you to add in the mix: i find it's good for the shoulders and abs if you keep them engaged. more {free} honeymilk! check out honeymilk's gift guide for athletes. leave a comment on that post for a chance to win a variety pack of honeymilk! your chances of winning are pretty good so far :) yes, i've been running. i suppose...

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dear santa, bring me a trane

while mother nature was busy lowering the temperature outside, my 15-year old gas pack was doing the same inside. yes, i painted the hallway and later got a new thermostat. no, i didn't bother to repaint. so it was out with the old and in with the new they better be right when they say "nothing...

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opinionated?

brian of a runner's blog is looking for some feedback regarding running and online tools/community. i have no idea what for, but i know you are all looking for an excuse to slack off at work anyway. you can visit his blog to give your input, or i've copied the questions here in case you're lazy and i'll forward them to him. 1) What online tools do you use now?2) What online tools...

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stats, race & goals

clearly i've been in a bit of a blogging slump, but i also couldn't compete with matty's guest post. stats after three decent weeks in a row, it was time for a cutback. i didn't really want to, but i forced myself to run less (showcasing some of the maturity i gained in 2010, woot). week in review...

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everything's bigger in texas

whoops, wrong matty. but let's admire my mistake for a second... ok. a few weeks ago, i was emailing with my pal matty and casually tossed out an offer to guest blog. i appreciate his sense of humor and light sarcasm in his daily bloggings and thought cha-ching, free entertainment. i don't entirely...

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shake your derrière

i came across this article on monday and it was a little frightening. granted you have to take men's health magazine for what it's worth, but still - it definitely inspired me to get up and move more often throughout the day at work. i am pretty sure i have "caught" the chair-butt disease from my desk...

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is your house on fire, clark?

week in review (11/22 - 11/28) total miles: 37.55 time spent running: ~ 4 hrs 57 min avg pace: 8:58 off days: 1 mon: easy 5mi tue: weights, yoga; 1mi in vibrams wed: 3xmile at the track thu: easy 3mi before dinner #1 fri: weights & abs; easy 3mi on xc course sat: hike 3.5mi with the fam sun: 12mi with tempo boss let us leave work early on wednesday (because he wanted to leave), and i took advantage...

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sunday funnies

one of three large oaks that dump on my house/yard every fall where i live, we don't have friendly curb-side leaf sweeping/pickup. sad times. you are supposed to bag/haul them off yourself and the landfill charges you for dropping off yard waste (boo landfill)! how to postpone having to rake leaves: half...

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gratitudes

things i am thankful for:sleeping injcrew online thanksgiving salepoop-free runswearing sweats to thanksgiving dinner(s)not having to walk 2-miles after running a marathonpeople voting for my trailnot living in a ghetto apartment anym...

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and the grammy goes to

[and now that you're ears are bleeding] -- three-month supply of honeymilk goes to karen / working it out winner of one-case is jason / life of an aspiring triathlete and the winner of another case is misszippy email your contact info (mailing address) to lindsay at chasingthekenyans dot com by 10pm wednesday (11/24) and the good people at honeymilk will ship it out to you! album...

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reebok, take 2

i posted about this awhile ago, but it's going down again! reebok is once again looking for more product-testers. periodically, a reebok representative will email you in regards to testing a pair of shorts, an athletic top, a sports bra, shoes, etc. you reply back (quickly) to get dibs on a sample, and they mail it to you with the test instructions. you then wear the gear for however long the...

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let me google that for you

i have been envious of many of you for some time now, but i finally have random searches for my blog. for the longest time i had standard, boring, running/lindsay/kenyan related searches like "gu chomps" and "mile repeats". here are some folks i am sorry to have disappointed: aren't u tired of chasing...

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sunday (not-so) funnies

back in like march, my brakes started making a grinding noise. they didn't do it all the time so i didn't think much of it, even while making my bi-weekly 600mile trips between ky and sc. at first i thought it was mud from the jobsite, but it didn't go away after getting the underbody sprayed at the...

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my new boyfriend

although i took sunday off from running, i still wasn't sure how my legs/ankles felt after saturday's trail run so i allowed myself to run super easy on monday. it was much-needed because i felt slow and uncoordinated. monday (11/15) pm run: 4.64 miles, 44:18 (avg pace 9:33), 55* i still felt funky on tuesday and since i've actually learned to not be so hard-headed (like the old me), i decided to...

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rocks, roots and horse manure

one year ago, i ran my first trail race. per my m.o., i went out too fast and hated it. i'm sure i said i would never do it again, but i also said that about marathons after my first. the pain from my previous trail run had slipped far enough from my mind for me to have the brilliant idea of signing...

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simple math

less cals; less sugars; more proteins don't forget to enter the honeymilk giveaways! (see rules here) ends wednesday! you can still get 50%-off the online shop with code "KENYANS". already cashed in on the deal? what did you thi...

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sunday funnies

just some random videos i came across this week, for your entertainment Track And Failed also, i'm slowly working my way up to oprah's book club. check out my first guest post on the honeymilk blog! rolling and i have become very close, if i could update my facebook relationship i would (sorry josh, but you're never exactly excited to massage my shoulders). unfortunately though, "foam roller"...

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runmuting and rule #20

first of all, my apologies for any undue stress i caused by alerting you to the chocolate shortage. we'll have to organize a support group in a few years. i am back from a two-day training session on federal acquisition regulation (linking because i *know* you want to go learn all about it...

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