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If you’re a beginner or overweight and serious about weight loss, then you might consider implementing running into your life. Running is a great form of exercise to lose weight because it burns a ton of calories per session, helping to create a caloric deficit to help you lose weight. Start running to lose weight […]
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Thank you BodyBoss for sponsoring this post. OMG have you heard about the BodyBoss Ultimate Body Fitness Guide? Keep reading to find out more. I’m addicted to endurance events, and everyone knows it. First, I trained for and walked a half marathon while I was pregnant last year, then I trained for and walked in the Avon […]
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Now that the Avon 39 has come and gone, here is my recap of this remarkable weekend. Check-In: Friday We drove into San Francisco on Friday afternoon. If you have ever driven into the city from the east, you’ll understand what a feat that was for us. It seemed like we couldn’t get to the […]
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I cannot believe that I am in my final week of training before the Avon 39. This has been a long and interesting training season for me. I have learned a lot about myself, my endurance, and my resilience with fundraising as well as physically training for the event. Tomorrow and Sunday, I will be […]
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Wow! It is amazing that my training is almost completed. When I first signed up for the Avon 39, I had a difficult time actually believing that I would get this far. But here I am, just a few days away from walk 39.3 miles in 2 days in San Francisco, CA. Training this week […]
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Wow! What a week! Even though I am tapering down for the remainder of training, this week was very full. Due to extreme heat (most days over 100 degrees), I have had to walk before dawn twice this week. While I hate losing sleep, the solitude of the early morning dawn is an amazing feeling. […]
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Hi all! I’ve been so busy these past few weeks, I completely forgot about writing blog posts. My training is continuing onwards and upwards toward the ultimate goal… 2017: AVON 39 The Walk to End Breast Cancer: San Francisco on July 8-9! It is almost here. I am getting more and more excited as the […]
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Happy June! What a great feeling that summer is right around the corner. The Avon 39 is right around the corner for me as well. I am chugging along with my walking training. This week I walked more than I have ever walked before during my endurance training. Each week, as I follow this training […]
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Saturday, June 3, 2017, is National Trails Day! National Trails Day—the first Saturday of June each year—is a nationally coordinated event created by the American Hiking Society to join all trail activities with the purpose to connect people to trails. Each trail invites adventure and has a story to share with people of all ages […]
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Hi, all! Welcome to another week of my Avon 39 Training Diary. This week was much easier than the previous weeks, for sure. I ramped down in preparation for next weeks 20 miles and 10 miles respectably. This is something I am trying to wrap my mind around, even as we gear up for Memorial […]
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