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Wellness Wednesday – Garmin Vivosport

Posted on December 5, 2018 by

Guys – I’m excited! I mentioned on Monday that I pulled out my old Garmin Forerunner 310XT that I hadn’t used since 2013. Honestly, I didn’t use it for very long. I’d used a Polar heart rate monitor to track … Continue reading →

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Run For Mom 5k

Posted on November 12, 2018 by

My friend Stephanie and I made a goal to do a 5K together each month for the rest of 2018, and so far, each month has been a bust. In September, she was sick, so I had to do the … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – The 5K and the .5K

Posted on October 31, 2018 by

I made a goal to do a 5K every month this school year. My 5K for October was the Trick or Trot 5K benefitting the Animal Defense League, on October 20th. Unfortunately, while I was really excited about this 5K, … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Walking and Yoga

Posted on October 24, 2018 by

Walking and yoga are my two favorite kinds of exercise. Dancing and running fall second in line, but walking and yoga take precedence. However, I discovered something important  over the last six months. About this time last year, my walking … Continue reading →

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Running Part 3: Starting Over

Posted on October 10, 2018 by

Part 1: C25K Part 2: Peak After we moved to Boston in 2014, I pretty much quit running altogether. I hadn’t done much for a year before that move, first because of training injuries, then because of abdominal surgery. After … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Brave Pajama 5K

Posted on October 3, 2018 by

On Sunday, I participated in my first 5K since March 2016. Yay! I made a goal for this school year to do a 5K each month if possible, and had to go down to the wire for September since vacation … Continue reading →

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Running Part 2: Peak

Posted on September 26, 2018 by

In my last running post, I talked about how I got started running and how I made it to my first 5K. I became addicted to running after that. It wasn’t always fun – wasn’t usually fun – but I … Continue reading →

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