all the married ladies

you may have forgotten, but i took a little stroll down a gravel path about 75 days ago. i know! who takes almost 3 months to post pics from their wedding. well, i do. i do! har har har. this is just a teaser post to say - the pro pics are in and the "wedding recap" will be up soon. i never finished...

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mood: lifted

hello amazing fall weather! the summer didn't seem *that* hot, but i think spending 2 weeks in the south pacific "winter" helped break it up. darn, i guess we'll have to go every summer! don't get me wrong, it was certainly hot and humid here in south carolina, but it seemed a little more bearable this year (probably because i didn't run as much and spent more time in the air conditioned house). my...

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look mom, no running

you may have noticed a lack of running-jibber-jabber on here. it's a combination of nothing to talk about + minimal running. week in review (9/13 - 9/19) total miles: 21.30 time spent running: ~ 3 hrs 44 mins avg pace: slow/as molasses off days: 3 a slow 5-miler where i almost crapped my pants a slow 7 on the golf course another 6 on the golf course an incredibly slow 3-miles, and three hours later...

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let's run

josh saw me creating my giveaway winner video the other day and had to one-up me. it's pretty good if i do say so myself. after mulling over a sunny, warm friday afternoon run - he got up and logged his miles. i think it was the first belly-search that convinced him. a call for help: fellow runner keith has been having some hamstring troubles which recently seems to have crept up into his back...

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entries to the nyc marathon

i had a great experience last year running the nyc marathon, but it is a tough one to get into with the lottery and qualification standards. there are still a few charity spots left for anyone who didn't get selected in the lottery or who would like to run nyc. the fresh air fund is still looking for runners and sponsors to join their fresh air fund-racers team. you can sign up with them until 9/30;...

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the results are in

congrats winner! :) email your address to me at: lindsay at chasingthekenyans dot com. your personal information will not be sold or used in a manner other than to mail you your coupons, i promise. you have until midnight est thursday 9/30 to claim your prize before a second winner is chos...

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no white at night

while i welcome the slight, gradual decrease in temperature (and perhaps more importantly - humidity), i am not happy about the days getting shorter. the sun is just starting to crest the horizon when i get ready for work around 6:45am, and dusk kicks in before 8pm. i am definitely a summer girl - i love the days where the sun doesn't set until 9pm or later. i was recently sent this video by a rep...

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overdosed on lsd

long slow distance makes long slow runners -seb coei've heard that so many times, yet always pawned off the excuse that you need "time on your feet" and "long slow runs are good for marathon training". yes, those are both true in moderation, but too much lsd* = lsr. running has not been all cupcakes and sunshine for me since about october of last year. i've been slogging around for almost a year!...

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a wonderful birthday

today is my birthday but i'm the one giving a gift... read on. last year i didn't post on my birthday, but i remember feeling stretched thin in kentucky: long commute, long work days, living in a glamourous hotel room, oh the life. i think josh and i went out to dinner at johnny carinos? my running...

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bike bonk

sunday late-morning i dragged josh out the door for a bike ride. it's my birthday week, so i coerced him into a long ride. i imagine you're supposed to gradually move up with biking distance just like running because i bonked hard long before the ride was over. recent bike rides: 7/11 - 27mi 8/29 - 10mi 9/5 - 21mi 9/12 - 46mi, totally normal progression right? i certainly don't do this with my running... we...

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midnight flight: swept

week in review (8/30 - 9/5) total miles: 28.50 (43 planned, yup) time spent running: ~ 4 hrs 16 mins avg hr: 171.75 avg pace: 9:15/mile off days: 3 while i slacked (majorly) on the miles, i did run three races! yup, three races in one week. one night, actually. it was kind of like a track meet, but...

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list love

i am a list-nerd. i like making "to do" lists for the enjoyment of crossing things off. sometimes i put things on the list that are ridiculously simple just so i can have more things to cross off. i usually don't ever finish everything on a list though, go figure. lacey recently overcame knee surgery, and with some serious dedication to her recovery is back to running 6-minute miles or something...

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cherry stalking

i don't actually like cherries unless they are on top of cheesecake, but i was recently tagged by grace (grace, it's amazing) and katherine (forward foot strides) with the "cherry on top" award. thanks ladies! as usual this award comes with stipulations -- answer a question that has nothing to do...

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my first brick went a little like this

elevation from bike my diaper shorts were calling to me again, as was the gorgeous weather so i went out for a bike ride sunday afternoon. i did a 10+ mile loop twice and negative split the laps (~43min for the first lap, ~41min for the second). i need some advice for hill-climbing though. i down shift...

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