On the first day of Crossfit, my new coach gave to me.. 500 meters of rowing, 40 air squats, 30 butterfly sit-ups, 20 incline push-ups 10 banded pull-ups and some DOMs that will last for three days.. Let me tell you that my first real experience at a Crossfit box was a quite humbling one. […]
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After a long month of training, I finally am able to check another goal off my list – Complete a 10k! Before my last 5k, I have always had issues after my runs. I would feel exhausted, sick, miserable. I would need to take at least two days of rest to recover from the three […]
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Reality has hit. Tomorrow is my very first 10k! It’s kind of funny; I have freaked out about every single 5k that I have done in the past, and even though I am less than excited about this run tomorrow and I will admit that I am scared, I am not freaking out. At least […]
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I feel like the entire tone of this whole blog lately has gotten a bit too runner-like, but I want to reassure you that my passion and love in life is still weightlifting. As much as I am excited to be able to check off a 10k from my goal list, when I’m doing my […]
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Let me start by saying after my run on Thursday, I was feeling mighty frustrated and upset, with a good chunk of worry about my upcoming race. But then the comments I received on my last post were amazing! Even though a couple of readers did bring me back to earth and point out that […]
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My work recently implemented a Wellness Committee whose responsibility is to organize various work events or employee happenings that are conducive to a healthy lifestyle. One of the recent things that they have done was started a lunchtime yoga program once a week, and now they have a fall “Bingo” challenge. Each week, they issue a new bingo card and if you […]
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About a month ago, I discovered Greatist, a website that has just moved up in the ranks as my go-to site for anything health and fitness related resources. Seriously, A to Z, you can find something useful! Greatist is your go-to source for all things fitness, health, and happiness. We’re committed to providing incredibly accessible and meticulously verified […]
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This week marks my second week attempting to balance training for a 10k with my strenuous lifting regimen, but so far, I’m chugging along with only minor difficulties. The plan for the week was as follows, but there are already some tweaks that needed to be made along the way, such as shortening my Sunday 4.5 mile run […]
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Yesterday started off like any typical Sunday, but then I hit two huge running milestones for myself! The first,was getting fitted for running shoes. I recently purchased a super cute pair of Reeboks that I planned on using for training for my last 5k and then for my upcoming 10k, but I have followed so many […]
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When I set up my goals for October, I focused on five main categories: blog, food, lifting, cardio, and other. Let’s see how I did! Blog/Branding: New blog brand image. I did it! 🙂 With the help of Caroline over at Sweet Caroline Blog and the critique from Rita at Blog Genie, I was able to get […]
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