winner: uprinting.com labels

as usual i had to be a little unique with the drawing method (though not as unique as in the past) and i used random.org's playing card shuffler to pick today's winner. congrats to arena of "i run for my kids", a new member of the running-blogging community. she just started her blog a...

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neon cats

you may have noticed the lack of running talk around here (again). after taking august off, i had two good weeks of cardio rebuilding (it's rough!) and then had a little relapse. i've taken another week and a half off but i'm thinking i'll be able to get back out for a few miles this week. surprisingly,...

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friday freebie: uprint labels

win custom labels from uprinting.com, one of top online printing companies. you could customize these labels for christmas presents, organizing a pantry or craft room, your kid's school stuff, mailing labels... hmm what else? what 250 labels for one (1) winner label specs: 2" x 3.5",...

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in five years

in 2006, a mere 4 months after i graduated college (and on my 22nd birthday) i bought my first house.* i spent the next three years wishing i had never bought it because i (thought i) wanted go to the art institute in san diego or open my own b&b in jamaica**, but ultimately knew the house was...

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snip snip

(note: no gory photos. sorry?) my left toe/toenail has been sore on and off lately, so i decided to suck it up and go to the podiatrist. better to go now while i'm rebuilding my cardio and not chugging away towards a goal race. i assumed it was another ingrown toenail. i went back in march 2007 for...

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sock it to

valerie! valerie, contact me at lindsay at chasingthekenyans dot com by tuesday, 9/13 at noon est. if i don't hear from you by then i will move on to the next person. i will give your email to the new balance/coolmax people so they can get in touch with you to mail you your socks. (thanks...

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never forget

image credit to brian niemann image from ground zero muse...

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ten things i know about suar

amanda of runninghood is holding an art contest of sorts. no talent required, just the willingness to pretend you are in ms. frizzles class and "take chances, make mistakes, get messy". there are three "topics" to choose from to create your masterpiece: beth of shut up and run (suar) running / sports...

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product review + giveaway: new balance coolmax socks

i've never been picky about my socks. thankfully, i've never had to be. for the longest time i wore white, no-show socks that came 6+ to a pack from walmart and they worked just fine/i didn't know better. it turns out there is a difference between el cheapo socks and nice, moisture managing ones....

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a fresh start

september 1st. a new month. i hopped out of bed at 5:30am, eager to start running again. i had no idea what 'level' to start on, but i figured two miles would be a good start. maybe i should have done a little couch-to-5k run/walking, but i didn't want to. i wanted to run. i hoped i had not forgotten how to run (i hadn't). it was slow (and felt even slower), but technically i was running. thursday...

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