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December 11, 2007

Holiday Diet Tips – Destroyed

So my diet is totally awesome. I cook veggies, whole grains, low-fat meats, fish… all in just a bit of olive oil or low-sodium chicken broth, or grilled dry. I don’t generally cook processed pre-packaged foods, I don’t fry stuff, I don’t sit on my couch and plow through bags of potato chips or gallons of ice cream. I basically just cook healthy stuff. So – why am I not in ridiculous shape? Oh. Going out to dinner. Going out to lunch. The random delicious treats that sit around the office. Holiday parties. Birthday parties. Bachelorette parties. And of course, …

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December 11, 2007

Healthy Meal: North Indian Chicken Curry and Chana Dal

So… I like to cook. A lot. A year and a half ago, I hadn’t cooked more than pasta with jarred sauce. Then I took a summer internship in Florida – where I didn’t know a single person in the entire state. To keep myself busy, I watched Food Network and taught myself to cook. (That was also when I started running for the first time since my thirteen minute mile embarrassments twice a year in primary school… it was really a summer of change.) Now, I don’t claim to be a gourmet, but I can follow a recipe really …

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December 10, 2007

Maybe blogging about fitness will make me more fit…

I’ve been meaning to start a blog for a while. I even spent an entire ten minutes coming up with a list of possible names (something boozy and cute, but still healthy. Kind of like a strawberry-peach-orange-99 bananas-protein shake). Unfortunately, I didn’t really come up with anything, so I kind of gave up on it and just used 3FC and other people’s comment feeds as my fora for fitness discussion. Then on Sunday, I participated in 8 on the 8th. (Okay, so I did it on the 9th). I did pretty well, but was also pretty embarrassed when I turned …

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July 10, 1985

2007 Races

June 2: Freihofer’s Run for WomenAlbany, NY3.1 miles / 31:50 / 10:15 pace June 9: Kinderhook Bank OK 5kKinderhook, NY3.1 miles / 27:26 / 8:50 pace June 10: Distinguished Service Race 8 MileAlbany, NY8 miles / 1:12:02 / 9:45 pace June 17: Mule Haul 8KFort Hunter, NY5 miles / 45:32 / 9:05 pace July 1: Adirondack Distance RunLake George, NY10 miles / 1:37:39 / 9:46 pace July 8: Boilermaker 15KUtica, NY9.3 miles / 1:30:37 / 9:44 pace September 10: Race for the CureNew York, NY3.1 miles / 27:21 / 8:48 pace October 28: Poland Springs Marathon KickoffNew York, NY5 miles …

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July 10, 1985

Marathon Map

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