See these? I got them free. And we all know how I feel about free right? Too bad they taste like Pine Sol smells. Incidentally this is a very important lesson. I picked two of these up for free at the race expo and thought I’d use them during my LA County Half Marathon. I […]
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I know, I know you’re all excited now. Would you be more excited or less excited if I told you “Lube Saved my Ass” was my backup title? And no, for the guy googling “Easy Fat Chicks in Ohio” I don’t mean lube for: I mean lube for: I know, you’d never guess from my […]
For those of us who generally dislike spandex as standalone pants I have an easy (and obvious to everyone but me) solution. 1) Put on the spandex pants and put a running skirt over it. Check those out HERE 2) Buy a pair of these which is a skirt/pant combo* and is totally cute. More […]
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This time, though, I felt MUCH more prepared. Not physically, of course, I’ve been doing nothing but stationary bike workouts for weeks. Gear-wise though, my race bag was packed with all relevant staples: My Blister kit included: underwrap (that’s actually for taping ankles so I’m not sure why I took it but you never know). […]
I scratched my race this weekend. At last I think that’s what you’re supposed to call a no-show. I started out, of course, with the best of intentions. I knew I couldn’t finish the race, my ankle is still sore, but I wanted to do the first 5 miles. The first 4 miles or so […]
I went out and bought a brand-spanking-new pair of running shoes again. The old ones were several months old (as in Feb) and I’d said I’d buy another but I haven’t. Yesterday I realized my foot problem was unlikely to get better with shoes that were beaten within an inch of their tread. Enter $200 […]
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I joined an online group of running nuts. What makes a running nut? One woman’s goal is to run 50 marathons. Insane right? Now when you realize a number of other people on the board are nearly there. I figure now I have a built in Q&A group of people who are guaranteed to know more […]
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Okay I’m sure you’re all tired of this by now, I’ve been writing loooong posts and they’re mostly un-funny but one last post I swear! Things I have learned: (not to be confused with old tips which still stand but need updating) 1) Try on your tshirt before take it home with you. FatChicks tend to not understand […]
Remember when HobbitGrrl mentioned there would be a packet pick up date? I was envisioning all kinds of riches. Money, precious jewels, a tshirt that fit. Really any of those things would have been frickin’ awesome. Instead I have a shirt that makes me look like a stuffed sausage. Cool logo right? And if I […]
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I’ve been a size 18 for several years. About 5 years ago, I was actually a 20 (pushing 22, but we won’t talk about that) and I joined WW and the gym and lost quite a bit of weight. I’m a fairly muscular hourglass figure and I actually have to gain/lose quite a bit of […]