Running

Cinnamon Peanut Butter Hummus

February 22, 2010
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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