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Like a certain comic who makes a living from the line "You might be a redneck...", here's my contribution to whatever future comic wants to use it: "You might be a runner if...."When it's really REALLY hot outside, you come home from the grocery store wishing you had worn a technical shirt and wicking underwear. You pity anyone who wears cotton and goes outside. Here's the weather RIGHT NOW as

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In a blaze of glory that eerily foreshadows the success of the upcoming New Kids on the Block reunion tour, my return to being a healthy runner lasted all of one run. Yep. One run. In my utter brilliance, cause it was a nice day, and cause I have had my license for a whopping 45 days and hadn't made it more than 1/2 mile from my house, I decided to take the Purple Pickle out of the neighborhood

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Doctor gave me the "all clear" yesterday, so hit the gym for Pilates and of course, a run this morning. Sweet Kay that works the desk at the Y has been waiting for me to come back, and when I saw her last night (and I was wearing workout clothes), she asked when I was going to run again. She's really one of the brightest spots there -- even at 5:30 am! So, without further ado, here it is! Mile 1

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Oh my - on pins & needles. Tonight was the orientation "fill out the paperwork, get measured" meeting for this parent/child nutrition study run by the local prestigious university. Of course, I'm feeling doubly guilty that I am failing my children by not feeding them organic, vegan, raw foods, perfectly balanced with exactly the right amount of calculated protein, whole grain carbs, fruits,

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Self, you will not regret getting up early to run. But you will regret NOT getting up to run. Thanks, WorkoutMommy. You are SO right. Enough said.

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No, it's not the next sequel to Snakes on a Plane. It's one of the many hazards of running, albeit in a completely different category than the typical cars/dogs/injury list. So, in no particular order, here are the unmentioned hazards of running. Snakes on the road. It's spring. The asphalt is warm. Need I say more?Dead things on the road. Having to run around the road kill in all of its

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Yes! Thanks to Christmas & Birthday presents, I now own a REAL Garmin, not some ancient "maps my position based on sextants and sundials" thing. It's SO cool, I'm just walking around the driveway wearing it. It's the Garmin 205, and I've got the software installed on my PC so I can analyze my workouts. I do have to give a thumbs down so far to the wrist strap. Ick. Anyone make a Velco

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Eeks. Well, here I am in "rehab" again. Willie Nelson is just running an endless loop through my head -- "In rehab again. Can't believe I'm in rehab again." And before anyone has the time to think it, it's NOT Lindsay-Lohan-rehab, aka Promises, though having a personal chef, yoga & reflexology every day while hanging with Ben Affleck isn't a half-bad idea. (No way I'd want Amy Winehouse for

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According to James, Ms. Dee has gotten more & more fun to race with. Here's his race report from the Little Big Adventure race on April 26, 2008! Doesn't this make you want to sign up to be on her Pink Nation training team for the Richmond Marathon? “I raced with Ms. Dee. I had a lot of fun. We didn’t go that fast during the canoe and made two circles. We need more canoe training. We stayed dry,

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13371 Just, Blair 51 M Richmond VA USA     Checkpoints 5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k 0:24:52 0:49:26 1:14:16 1:39:44 1:45:14 2:06:29 2:34:42 3:03:13 3:31:28

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It's here! It's finally here! It's Patriot's Day. Oh, yeah, and it's Boston Marathon day. I know darn well that I do NOT have all the bib numbers of who is in Bean Town and running today, so automatic apologies to those I missed. Feel free to add a comment and tell me who is MIA. Flip over to http://www.baa.org/2008/cf/Public/TrackingIndividual.cfm?mode=multiple and track our peeps every 5k.

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WOO! Other than the slightly freaky thing that we apparently rank pretty high on Google for girls in low-rise jeans (shudder), we now have a 4girlsrunning.com tshirt! Here's Dee showing it off. Yes, that's our only shirt -- it's a true one of a kind, collector's item, absolutely priceless. If only we had a cool logo (hint hint) The girls and the extended gang are all in Boston getting all

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Dodging garbage trucks that back up the road is a lot more fun on foot.Laughing at the fenced dogs.The adrenalin rush from the dogs that AREN'T fenced.Feeling tough when I tell people "oh, I ran 8 miles yesterday".Eating massive amounts of food after long Saturday runs.Quality time with the other Runner Girls. Well, if I was faster I'd have MORE quality time, since a lot of my quality time is

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Wow! I really thought that the era of animal appliques was over back in the 90's. Only small children under the age of 5 should be allowed to wear a denim jacket with appliqued puppies. (Dee - your Glamour Shots sweater and doorknocker earrings can be excused due to the fashion madness that was that decade. ). So here I am at Cracker Barrel surrounded by chambray shirts with puppies, kitties and

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(WildRice) - I'm not sure where to begin. It has taken me long enough to figure out how to use this site and I am not sure I've gotten it right. I just want to share with anyone who is willing to listen...read, I guess, the great experience I have had running with this group of girls. Shannon and I met a few years back at hill training for Boston and we did not start running together until

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Well now. I knew all along I was way too suburbia, sheltered life, and not suited for a life on the streets. My amazing work crew (the ones who have to be so incredibly accurate at all times) have recently latched on to this fact, and have started on an education process for me. You know the concept of "word of the day", where a website, newspaper or calendar gives you a new, obsure word to

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PinkAsphaltMama. Get it? *P*ink *A*sphalt *M*ama. PAM! Ha ha ha ha ha. I heart pink, I heart asphalt (runnin' and ridin') and I am one ____ mama (insert awesome adjective here). LOL.... ANYWAY -- time is just a'tickin down to the Monument Ave 10K. The SPCA Dog Jog 5K was this past weekend, and although it wasn't a PR, it wasn't only a handful of seconds away from my PR. Hmmmm... that PR was

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If this keeps up, we'll have to rename it Pam's Blog! Ladies - where the heck ARE YOU? So, to keep everyone up to date, here's what's going on with the rest of the girls. Shana Banana & Spee-Dee have gone and gotten themselves CPR & First Aid certified. As the slow runner in the group, and the clumsiest (who put that curb there?!?!), it feels good to know that they are able to not only sweep

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Oh my gosh. Is this what a mid-life crisis feels like? It doesn't feel like I am having overwhelming urges to change things. Some of these are things that I've wanted to do for a while, others are no biggie, and one is just one that fell into my lap. Combine them all into a short time frame, and it certainly SMELLS like a mid-life crisis. So, what have I done? 1. Got a tattoo. Nothing

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OK - I've joined the short hair club for women! This is the shortest I've ever had my hair, and I'm loving it so far. So, cause it's cool and trendy to do, here's my reasons why: Speeds up the morning dressing routine. Shower, towel dry, some styling mud, and I'm done! I'm IMMUNE to HUMIDITY! No more skanky used Q-tip impressions at the track/gym in the a.m. (Apologies to Unilever) I can

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So here we go again....Post Myrtle Beach and pre-Shamrock/Atlanta. Looking to do a few loops to total 18 miles. There's a 10 mile and a 5 mile (routes listed below) and for those of us who want all 18 miles, we will do the vita couse a extra time (or two) during the first loop. Not starting as early as usual. Sorry Blair. Looking for a 7 am go time. That would put those of us doing the first 13

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The man-cave, oh, I mean GARAGE is nearing completion. Obviously, women and men have very different brains. I'm still unclear on why a GARAGE needs TWO phone jacks, TWO cable TV outlets, and TWO ethernet jacks. Must be some testosterone-fuel reason for it that my estrogen-driven female brain just can't grasp. I'm told that the redundancy is needed in case the mice chew through the wires. But

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So for those of you who don't know, I've been officially discharged from physical therapy for my ankle, receiving a lovely PT Solutions t-shirt as my parting gift. So you know what that means -- no more excuses! It's frighteningly easy to say "oh - I'm a runner - but I'm injured right now" and just stay inside, full of self-righteous "I'm healing" thoughts. But now that safety net / security

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Well, yes, I know, I know, I should have posted before now...bad Dee! Got back from Myrtle Beach on Sunday afternoon, tired of sitting (funny after a marathon the day before)...Bob was an awesome escort for all the ladies (I use that term loosely) and for Ray too! As for Boston - well, I am sure you know by now, not this year for Speedy Dee-Va. It's okay, although a little disappointed, glad I

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The girls are off in MB for the BiLo Marathon, so I'm holding down the proverbial fort here.   The BiLo marathon -- I know we don't have any BiLo's around here, but it's just funny to say it.  BiLo Marathon.  BiLo Marathon.  BiLo Marathon.  They had a good ride down with Bob chauffeuring, and are going to the Expo today.  I've hinted that I deserve some kind of amazing present, but I just don't

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