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Marathon Week Has Arrived and My NYCM Tips

November 1, 2011
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It’s officially marathon week! Suddenly all the training, sweat, and preparation is culminating in an awesome week of excitement! Each day I find myself more and more excited for Sunday. Today I had the opportunity to kick off the week with Jocelyn, Erica, and a few other local bloggers who were also selected to serve [...]

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NYRR Run for Central Park 4 Miler: Negative Splits!

July 16, 2011
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  Happy Saturday! Even though this morning’s agenda included the NYRR Run for Central Park 4 mile race and my second long run of marathon training, I was still able to enjoy a double date last night and even get in some salt and carb loading. We saw the 9:30pm showing of Harry Potter 7 [...]

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NYRR Front Runners Lesbian and Gay Pride Run

June 26, 2011
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After a Friday night filled with delicious personal size pizzas and relaxing, Bo and I were ready for yesterday’s Front Runners Lesbian and Gay Pride Run in Central Park. When we woke up, at 7:30, we found out that there was going to be a lot of excitement at the race due to New York’s [...]

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NYRR Mini 10K Race Recap

June 12, 2011
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While some people quickly get tired of running multiple races during the NYRR 9+1 NYC Marathon qualification program, I’ve found that each race can truly teach you something different if you allow it. The Gridiron 4 miler back in February proved to me that speed training works. It was the first time my legs had [...]

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NYRR Wall Street 3 Mile Race Recap

May 18, 2011
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  For the past two years, I’ve read race recaps about the NYRR Wall Street 3 Mile Race and wished I’d chosen to do it. It is the only downtown NYRR race and weaves through the Wall Street area before looping back up the Hudson River. While this race is for walkers and runners alike, [...]

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NYRR Mini 10K Training Plan

April 25, 2011
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  This afternoon, when I saw Tina’s training plan for her next half marathon, I realized I don’t have a new goal in sight when it comes to running. For the past two years, I’ve been training for either a half marathon or a marathon. Right now, I’m really enjoying life and my current social [...]

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