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My wish for 2010: More compassion, less complaining. More service to others, less things. More caring, less judgement

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Coming to Chicago! Saturday, September 12, 2009 Sarah Stanley will be speaking at the Freedom Run race.

Don’t miss the opportunity to be inspired, encouraged & motivated as Sarah shares her story on life, the reason she ran 100 miles and how important a healthy life is for all. She is also supporting The Disposable Heroes Project, a project near & dear to her heart that supports Wounded Warriors, fallen heroes & their families.

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Its not WHAT you know, but what YOU DO with what you know

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Where did the week go? Can it really be Thursday already? Another walk this morning. This taper thing can’t end soon enough!

I am happy to report that I have good running form. I went to a free running clinic tonight hosted by http://www.runningrehoboth.com/. They had a foot doctor there. I nearly fell off the treadmill from laughter when he said to me “so, you probably run about 60-80 miles a week”. I agreed with a shrug. He asked me when my next race was and he said “ok, I know you now. You are an athlete. Don’t need to prove it to us by that pace you running now”. I got off the treadmill:) I was told that I had good running form. I should probably change my shoe type. Too much motion control. I could be a better (and most importantly) faster runner if I would wear a different shoe! Music to my ears!

My friends, Andy O http://blog.andyobrien.com/ , Caleb http://bonkproof.com/ and Steve http://www.runbulldogrun.com/ better watch out. There is another speed monster in the house!!!

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WHOA! I won! Well, Meghan (my web/graphic designer) and I won the show down. That’s always great news on a Thursday morning! Thank you for voting!

To celebrate, I did a nice hilly, sweaty ride. Last ride for a WHOLE week. Yikes. So, I enjoyed the ride. Well, as much as I could. I got to thinking about Ironman. I MUST get faster. Rode 50 miles in 3:10. Ick!

I also got in an hour of weights. Last weight workout for a while. Sigh. I like my iron power! But, what is my goal? August 22 baby!

Goodbye Trek 5000. Will miss you the next week. I will be back. Don’t miss me too much!

Thought for the day: winning may be the icing on cake. But don’t forget all the ingredients it took you to bake that cake!

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To say I was swamped with work, projects and a trillion other things today was an understatement. You may not believe this, but I actually had to cut my miles short today. Don’t like that. At all. Made time for Pilates and ran 3.5 miles on some tough trails. Great to clear my mind for at least a few minutes today.

So, a little tip for you:) Even when you have a Mt. Everest of “stuff” to do, PLEASE make AND take at least 15 minutes to set down the BlackBerry, iPhone, computer, paper, pen, keyboard, whatever and GET OUTSIDE. Take a walk. Breathe. Close your eyes. Recharge. You will be a better person when you return to whatever. Hey, its better then nothing! :)

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So today is Tuesday and we ALL know what that means. A full day of training. I will make it quick. Even though my workouts were not.

Basic recap:

My projects ran over this morning so I had to rush to make it to the gym for weight lifting. Had just enough time to eek out 2.25 miles on what else but the TREADMILL. Go me. The treadmill is NOT my thing:) Then did weights. After that I ran 7 miles, hiked/climbed 3. Did someone turn the hose on? I was soaked before I even left the car! Yuck! Felt great to climb. Funny, the trail was empty. Except for 4 boys around 8-10 years old. One kid had a frog & he showed it to me. I love kids! They also made sure to tell me that NOT to take the blue & white stick. I assured them I wouldn’t. Never saw it.

Then it was onto meetings, more projects. Food. Water. Salt.

Back in the saddle for a 25 mile ride. Still slow. 1:33 (16.1 mph)

I REALLY wanted to get in a 4 mile run/brick workout but I had to settle for 2.25 mile in 22 minutes. I am ready for Ironman. I really like going from bike to run. I may regret saying that, but for now I do:)

Hardcore training over. Tired. Must sleep. Oh wait, was I supposed to taper?!

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