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First Triathlon, First Impressions

Natalie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:00:15 +0000

In late April I set my mind on doing my first triathlon. My sister and her husband had moved to upstate New York last fall and her husband signed up for the Cazenovia Sprint Triathlon which was August 9th. I thought signing up as well would be a great way to tie in a visit [...]

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First Triathlon, First Impressions

Day by Day

Natalie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 12:38:13 +0000

Sitting on a notepad next to me is a list of topics I plan to write about on this blog. In the drafts section of the blog editor are a handful of posts I’ve started but that aren’t quite ready to be published. And on the “notes” area of my Outlook program is another long [...]

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Day by Day

Thinking While Doing

Natalie — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:09:44 +0000

The past couple weeks I have gotten into spinning and strength training in lieu of my regular morning runs while my IT band gets back to normal. I am definitely enjoying the change in routine and appreciate the challenges of these new work-outs. I’m testing out the Runner’s World training log this month and one [...]

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Thinking While Doing

Building a Strength Routine: Arms

Natalie — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 02:16:38 +0000

I love to run. I will happily dedicate hours of any given day to running but you ask me to carve out time for strength training and I am likely to all of a sudden “run out of time.” I enjoy the feeling of getting stronger, of stretching out newly used muscles, and the overall [...]

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Building a Strength Routine: Arms

First Marathon: What Went Right

Natalie — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:21:47 +0000

When I decided I wanted to run a marathon it was last October and I was only slightly enamored with the idea. Knowing that I might get serious about it, I continued to run through November and December but only put in 9-12 miles a week, maybe a little more on warmer days. By the [...]

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First Marathon: What Went Right