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Workout Advice Needed!

June 25, 2010

Smart Food Tonight, we had our first salad straight out of the garden! We only had a little lettuce, but I supplemented it with some kale and spinach shoots and LOTS of pea sprouts. Okay, technically the peas were given to us by our neighbor, but they were grown in the same yard as our [...]

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Running (Or Not)

April 10, 2010

Have you entered to win some Cacao Bliss (or, have you been the winner?) ? If not, you still have time. And don’t forget, everyone who enters gets a 10% off coupon for Open Sky! Smart Food While I typically enjoy breakfast quinoa or oats in the morning, I always love a good pancake breakfast [...]

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I’m Baaaaack!

March 13, 2010

Hello, friends! I’m back from Florida, and am now visiting my parents and sister in Minnesota. Here’s a quick recap of Florida for you! Oh, and don’t forget to let Dan know if there are any biking or other questions you’d like him to answer in future guest posts! Kelley, Amanda and I arrived in [...]

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The Little Things #9 (and My Running Verdict)

March 3, 2010

Sorry to anyone who got a half-finished post by me in their Google Reader! For some unknown reason, Ecto decided that it would be a good idea to publish my rough draft for tomorrow’s post instead of saving it! I deleted it, but some of you may have still gotten it in your reader. Sorry! [...]

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Microwave Quinoa and a Giveaway

February 23, 2010

As I mentioned yesterday, I had a drop-in appointment with a sports therapist at University Health Services last night. I was so nervous that I was almost shaking going into the appointment, because I was afraid they would say, right off the bat, “you can’t run your half marathon.” However, the verdict was much better [...]

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Cinnamon Peanut Butter Hummus

February 22, 2010

Thanks for all your great advice and input on my workout frustrations. I responded to a lot of your comments on the original post, and am going to see a sports doctor later on today. Hopefully I will come out of it with good news! (Thank you, University Health Services, for offering free drop-in sports [...]

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Workout Frustrations

February 20, 2010

I can’t believe my first half marathon is exactly two weeks from tomorrow. Eek! I’m getting so excited! Unfortunately, I am also getting frustrated. Two and a half weeks ago, I took 3 much-needed rest days because of a twinging left IT band. After a few days off, I was ready for a long run, [...]

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Happy Birthday + Weekend Updates!

February 15, 2010

Happy 24th birthday to my best friend, Kelley! Kelley and I met when I was a senior in high school and she was a freshman at UW. Every April, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE), invites all the senior girls who have been accepted to the College of Engineering to Day on Campus, where they [...]

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Spicy Humamole

February 9, 2010

Typically, Dan and I don’t go all-out for Valentine’s Day, since our anniversary is only two weeks before. Well, except for the first year we were dating, when he surprised me with an a cappella show in my dorm! Usually though, we simply have a nice dinner together, and maybe exchange small gifts. Until this [...]

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Run Into the New Year Recap

January 2, 2010

Happy 2010, everyone! I hope your year is off to a great start! On Thursday, December 31, I ran the “Run Into the New Year” 5K on the Wisconsin State Fair grounds, which benefitted childhood cancer research. I was worried that it would be freezing and icy because, well, we’re in Wisconsin. In the weeks [...]

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