February 2012
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Okay, I was totally a clean pancake skeptic before...
I’ve seen you all eating them like it’s going out of style and singing their praises, but I was a complete non-believer.
Anyway, I made them this morning and HOLY MOTHER OF GOD are they good. Like, I-want-to-eat-them-everyday good. Maybe even eat-them-every-meal good. I see so many possibilities that my mind can’t keep track of everything I want to do to these pancakes.
There...
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duckyruns replied to your link: Annnnd Michael is officially my favorite.
Don’t worry. Being my favorite is quite fleeting.
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Annnnd Michael is officially my favorite. →
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On behalf of all nerds with insatiable appetites...
eggs + avocado = one of my top five food pairings.
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@runningwithguts
shortmom:
I couldn’t pick just 1 for photo reply.
FAVORITEFAVORITEFAVORITE.
Handerpants?! I need those.
And probably the bread gloves, too. (Do they come in rye?)
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Perhaps (okay, definitely) NOT my brightest...
but based on tomorrow’s WOD (50 squat snatches, y’all!), it was bound to happen anyway. I literally felt one of my blisters pop a little bit larger as I was lifting tonight. No bueno. I’d rather it be a clean cut and on my terms rather than a nasty tear.
Plus, this way I’ll just need to tape it up before we start, and I’ll be good to go. No need to worry about the...
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AHEM. I've been called out.
captainphd replied to your photo: Blahblahblah Cross training (bike) Mile test…
Wuss. 7:00 or bust.
Challenge: accepted.
For those keeping track at home, this would be 1:56 off of my current mile time.
This should be funny.
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Lenten Challenge!
I’m a terrible Catholic, and I think giving things up is for the birds. I should also note that I was raised Catholic, and do not currently consider myself religious by any means.
Anyway, last year I decided to work toward a sub-8:00 mile time during Lent, and I got down to 9:04 sometime during that period. It was ballsy challenge, but I think I might have achieved sub-8:00 were it not for...
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“Years ago, I learned certain things are beyond control. When this happened, I...”
– Serena Burla, competitive runner and cancer survivor
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John Fairfax, Who Rowed Across Oceans, Dies at 74 →
I totally stole this from K, but this is the best obit I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. Talk about a life well-lived.
Ended a camping dispute with a pistol in Italy, age 9.
Became a subsistence hunter/gatherer in the Amazon, age 13.
Studied literature and philosophy in Buenos Aires, age 20.
Attempted suicide by jaguar (changed mind at last minute; shot jaguar).
Became a...
captainphd asked: You have ugly blisters. -Anonymous (did I do it right?)
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Can anyone present a reasonable argument for...
These are my two favorite [warm weather] running shirts, and they’re both in contention to be worn on race day.
The bottom shirt, though pink (which I HATE), is probably my favorite-shirt-ever for these reasons: (1) It’s a NYC Marathon shirt, (2) it has a map (!) of the course on the front, and (3) it’s from this chick, whom I kind of like. The blue tank I just love. I also...
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This is my "you're crazy if you think I'd do a...
No, really. I wouldn’t.
I woke up this morning, looked at the WOD, looked at my hands, and laughed. The WOD included dumbbell squat cleans, pull-ups, power cleans, and handstand push ups. I may be somewhat masochistic, but even I have absolutely no desire to tear my hands open. If it happens during a workout, I can deal, but if I can avoid it? I’m going to.
Also, a little rest...
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“Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self esteem, first make sure...”
– Steve Winterburn (frequently and incorrectly attributed to William Gibson)
PS - this is my friend Laura. I loved her before I loved Tumblr.
She’s smart (though Tumblr confuses her). And she’s good people.
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Let me tell you a story about Jose Thompson.
I met Jose Thompson back in October in a little town called Conway, Arkansas. I made fun of his muddy shoes. We laughed. We talked about coffee and running in the lobby of the Hampton Inn. And yet!, he still did not follow me on Tumblr.
Okay, I can see why he wouldn’t want my disgustingly sweaty mug or my ramblings about running and CrossFit and beets clogging up his dash. Sometime shortly...
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When you wake up and it's actually light out, you...
Slept through CrossFit. I guess my body needed the extra sleep. Unintentional rest day?
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A lesson in how not to fuel for a run
If you realize at 2:30 when you’re about to go for a run that you’ve only eaten ~700 calories so far in the day, it’s probably a good idea to eat something. It’s probably not a good idea to eat leftover beet pierogi filling and Starburst candies, no matter how good they taste:
But if you do, you should take photos for posterity.
I bailed about halfway into the run...
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Thursday Things
I have this weird phantom… feeling? in my left shin. I’ve had it since last Friday. It doesn’t hurt, but it comes and goes. Mostly when I’m not running. I don’t like being hyper-aware of body parts that I’m not usually cognizant of. It’s not normal.
I’m that freak that enjoys taper. I’m a big fan of change.
I stepped on a rock yesterday...
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Things that I love:
salt
peanuts
salted peanuts
peanut butter
Things that I do not love (…like at all):
salted peanut butter
What did I just realize I’d mistakenly purchased while eating breakfast?
salted peanut butter
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erocksrunning asked: Beets make me throw up in my mouth. Just sayin.
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I know how much y'all missed my elbow-pit sweat.
So here you go.
Wanna know when 800s AREN’T fun? I’ll help you out a bit: try running 22 miles two days beforehand and then having a lunch comprised of a peanut butter cup the size of your fist.
Warmup
0.8 mile run. Untimed.
Run
6x (800m, 1:30 rest)
=34:20 (26:50 running, 8:57 pace)
Cooldown
0.8 mile run. Untimed.
And I’m just going to leave this here, too:
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Tonight I MURDERED 120 lb. Squats
newidentity-athlete:
25 of them, to be exact.
I’m loving Stronglifts. I’m loving asking for help and guidance in the gym. I’m loving getting better every single day.
Squats: warm up- 45X10 - 65X5 - 95X3
5X120 5X120 5X120 5X120 5X120
I don’t want to “vanity lift”…135lb partial squats are for your ego, not your body.
I’m working for my body, not my pride.
I love this woman.
That is...
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This week's giveaway - $100 to The Clymb! - closes... →
Kate is good people. Kate is running Boston [again!] this year for a good cause.
If you have the means, stop over and give her a little (or large!) donation, securing yourself some solid odds at winning a sweet credit at The Clymb.
gogogo
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Wake up to pee in the middle of the night, can't...
Oh, long run. How you toy with my body.
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