fight gone bad

i competed in my first crossfit "competition"* last weekend and it's taken me this long to recover enough to type out an update. kidding, of course, but it was quite the beating. let's just say you won't be seeing me in the crossfit games anytime soon. these people are crazy! the competition...

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keep your chin up

do not fear my friends, i have not died of m&m overdosing. the ceremonial ribbon cutting a dorky video of me eating my 1st m&m i was so nervous to break the streak it's been one week of being back on crack (m&m's) and man, it's a little hard to stop! i "only" ate the 19oz bag...

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international m&m day

while march 1st is national m&m day, today is international m&m day. that's right, you canadians can join in on this one. m&m face says mm(m) for m&m's as most holidays are created to celebrate the joyous victory over trials and hardships, international m&m day is no different. i...

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no more suffering

i went for my first 'real' run in awhile (since june) and jesus came with me. typically, top 40 hits will pop in my head during a run, such as b.o.b's favorite call me maybe, but during this run it was the chorus of arise my love by newsong. arise, my love.arise, my love.the grave no longer has a hold on youno more death stingno more sufferingarise...arise...my love. if you've been reading my blog...

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keeping it weird

i am happy to report that september is off to a good start - i've wheezed my way through (modified) bootcamp classes and gone on a few (short) runs. i'm already ahead of august's mileage! (not that the bar was set high, ha). there is plenty of room for getting up early to run instead of snoozing until...

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august 2012

miles run: 4.5. oh yeah, you're impressed. re-strained back and spent too many days benched or on the stationary bike. it is amazing how much you can't do when trying to heal back muscles. also i am still having an odd glute pain (not constant). time to self-diagnose (i can't believe i haven't gone...

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