a visit from murphy

a few hours before our memorial day cookout, i heard the fridge making a noise. it has made this noise a few times before, but i'd ignored it. this time, i looked down the crack between the fridge and counter and spotted a little water. hmmm... i started to pull the fridge out from the wall to investigate...

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sony giveaway winners

happy memorial day! thanks to all those who serve(d) and protect the freedoms we enjoy everyday.  our freedoms don't come free, but i do have those two sony w-series mp3 players to give to two lucky winners (chosen by random.org): congrats winners! email your mailing address (to lindsay at...

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the face on the milk carton

missing have you seen this cooling mechanism?perspirationalso answers to "sweat"last seen: summer 2009 typically comprised of water, minerals and odorant chemicals.may taste salty. if you have any information regarding the whereabouts of my perspirationplease call 1-800-not-sweaty. tuesday (5/24) pm...

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yoga research

research confirms that drinking gives you the same benefits yoga does! savasana - position of total relaxation. balasana - position that brings the sensation of peace and calm. setu bandha sarvangasana - this position calms the brain and heals tired legs. marjayasana - position stimulates...

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saturday savings

*as always, i do not get any benefit, profit, perk, special treatment, moolah, freebies, brand new cars or all-inclusive vacations should you choose to use any of these coupons. they are just deals that i found and am sharing for the greater good.* indianapolis monumental marathon for some reason i get a lot of blog hits for the indianapolis monumental marathon (nov 5th). the weekend festivities...

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summary of training - green bay marathon

just for kicks, a review of my "training" (vs nyc stats): # of weeks in training plan - 17 (nyc: 24, i think) # of runs - 82 (nyc: 145) miles - 528.19 (nyc: 1,114.29) average mpw - 32.62 (nyc: 48.21) highest weekly mileage - 44.41 (nyc: 68.16) runs missed due to injury sickness - 5 (the flu-plague) runs...

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product review + giveaway: sony w-series mp3 player

although the completely revamped sony walkman has popped up throughout the blogosphere recently, i can't help but think of the original walkman. i didn't have a real walkman, but i did have a few discman's. i remember when i upgraded to the super cool, "no-skip" version. i would use it when i "ran"...

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touch the tundra: cellcom green bay marathon

in january of 2010, diana planted a seed in my never-logical, marathon-crazed brain. she offered up her guest bedroom and invited me to run the green bay marathon with her in 2011; it would be her first. what kind of runner-friend would turn down the invitation to celebrate someone's first marathon?...

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riding in cars with strangers (and free coconut water)

7:00am - pack bag to runmute home. (7:30am-5:00pm - play words with friends work) 5:25pm - check weather.com; forecast shows storms at 8pm and later. 6:00pm - start run. 6:30pm - thunder in the distance. 6:40pm - duck into an atm booth to check weather map on phone. decide you can make it home. 6:50pm - it begins to hail. did you know it could hail when it's 87 degrees out? it can. it kind of stings,...

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swamp rabbit 5k

back in january, i mentioned i was gearing up to make a grand return to the marathon. it will be a return but it won't be grand, at least not in the sense i was originally hoping for. i followed my m.o. and slogged my way through another 16-week "training" "plan". provided i survive, this will be marathon...

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product review: zensah sports bra

i'm not normally a gambler, but i'm willing to bet most of you have either a) heard of zensah's compression socks/sleeves or b) haven't heard of zensah at all (probably because you're not on twitter, as that's where i discovered zensah because people tweet about it all the time). birdrunner: i could...

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move your body

check your pulse if that does not make you want to get up and move! this may or may not have been my workout for monday... although it did motivate me to hop right out of bed this morning for a short, easy run with cooperating bowels. oh the things to celebrate in life! (maybe after 9473058 more takes i will get these moves down for the first ctk dance video) tuesday (5/3) am run: 4.05 miles...

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april 2011

april 2011 total mileage: 138.93 time spent running: 20hrs 27min days off: 11 avg temp: 65.38 trip of the month: boston (hey i never said they had to be exotic trips!)  finally a new 5k pr! it seems i've started a cookie-of-the-month in the ctk kitchen. i bought a 2lb container of oats awhile...

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