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{recipe alert} Chocolate Chip Cookies and other snow day musings

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Saturday, 2/6: We are in the midst of an old time, batten down the hatches, Mid-Atlantic blizzard. And a luxury it is; Rosa, our 13 year old, is held hostage (by the blizzard) at home all day and night. We bake Jacques Torres’ sublime chocolate chip cookies, the secret being a small smattering of sea [...]

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{product review} YakTrax: running after “snowmageddon”

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LDF Helene and I decided testing out our new YakTrax this morning was the perfect medicine for cabin fever after a day inside (“snowmageddon”!).  I even gave her the courtesy text in the evening offering up an excused absence, but she wouldn’t have it.   Helene is the mother of three small (beautiful!) children under four–enough said.  After figuring out where to put [...]

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After the Fall: Jamie’s The Elbow Chronicles

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Saturday: I tripped and fell hard while running. The day was clear and bright, not a speck of ice in sight. My (running) life flashed before my eyes—-would I be sidelined for weeks? What did this portend for the More Half marathon?   
My trusty Lucy track pants (2 zippered pockets!) were ruined.  
I had bruised [...]

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Best Running Music Playlist: Part 3 — Marathon mixes for 7.5 – 8.5 min pace (160 – 180 bpm)

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This running music playlist has songs at 160 – 180 bpm (building from slower bpms at start, to faster as you continue). If you like alternative/indie rock and power-pop, but also like a few different styles of music to keep things interesting…you’ll love this mix. All songs were carefully selected for running a marathon [...]

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{recipe alert} 2010 Brings The Lazy Shade of Winter

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Yikes! Monica’s New Years resolutions are brash and steeped in that can-do spirit. But she’s a sunny, California gal. When I ponder the new year, I seem to channel Larry David.
After a week filled with movies, books, friends, food, cocktails and sleep, marvelous sleep, I am as resolute as winter itself. It’s time to run [...]

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On Being A Sore Loser…Getting Fit in 2010!

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After two days of strength training, a 9 mile tempo run and a fall the other day I am so sore!  I decided my goal for 2010 will be to focus not only on trying to run injury free (and stay vertical:), but to GET FIT!   I am back out there a few days a week since being [...]

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The Ugh![ly] Truth…checking into holiday/running rehab

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Maybe it’s the snow on the ground…or the high caloric intake…or even the general exhaustion from the late nights and last minute preparations.  Maybe it’s just all that being nice.    But holidays are not good for my running.  Went out for a 7 miler this morning and felt like I was crawling.   The moments of denial that found me saying “as [...]

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No Time [for] the Present…Jamie’s gift ideas for running friends

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The LDFs vow to scale back, but inevitably there are holiday gifts to be given. A lofty goal; connect with the  inner elf and provide a little joy to the runners in our lives without breaking the bank (an obsolete phrase!)
My suggestions:
The buzz in athletic wear this year is Lululemon, thanks to funky designs, alluring [...]

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Put a Run in Her Stocking–Race Entries make great gifts!

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My kids have a Christmas list deadline–Santa can’t deal with any last minute requests.    So this year they requested I do the same.   I really can’t think of anything as great as being able to run injury free.  So that’s what I am asking/wishing/hoping for Christmas and in the new year (besides the obvious…healthy family, a [...]

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{race report} Philadelphia Marathon 2009…best swag ever!

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An excellent start; the 2009 Philadelphia Marathon swag is the best ever. A smart Kick Asphalt technical shirt, runners’ gloves and a (zippered) mesh bag.
Sunday, 11/22, 5:10 am. It’s finally time…Kim and Kerry are running their first marathon. The mood in the car is optimistic and light.
The day is made for marathon running, cool, bright and [...]

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