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September 22, 2015

Short but Sweet Weekend and Workout

(Posted 24 hours later because of internet issues. But here’s an update: I did my Leap Like a Puma leg workout last night before we went to dinner!) This weekend was quick, but it was great. As I wrote on Friday, I started out the weekend by flying to Arizona and having date night with Adam. He took me to a fantastic wine bar in Chandler, Vintage 95, and we had the best time. Although it was a hot pick for a Friday night and we were unable to get a reservation inside (we were going to be on a …

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September 5, 2015

Sponsored: What to Wear to a Mud Run

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I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Mudderella. I received a promotional item to thank me for my participation. Lately, there is a broader trend in fitness toward developing these skills and combining fitness activities with fun social activities – and I love that trend. Since moving into Colorado, I’ve really gotten into hiking, and I love that it’s a workout that doesn’t feel like a workout. Okay, hiking is definitely tough, but there are more reasons to do it than just getting a workout in! I wrote before about Mudderella, an obstacle course organization …

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August 26, 2015

Solo Hiking Report: Mount Spaulding and Mount Evans

career, goal setting, health and fitness / 6 Comments

This has been a pretty busy few weeks for me! This week I am wrapping up the second of two major projects I’ve been working on over the last year, and I’m also gearing up to start my new project next Monday. (Stay tuned for more on all of those work things.) But last week, I was clocking 12-16 hours of work each day, and by Friday, I desperately needed a break. I knew that I would still be working a lot over the weekend, but I wanted at least a little bit of a reprieve. After studying the weather …

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August 7, 2015

Completing My Workout Checklist

goal setting, health and fitness, running / 4 Comments

I wrote on Monday about getting inspired by watching Ironman Boulder. I didn’t necessarily get inspired to do an Ironman, but I did get inspired to start swimming and generally making more time for the fitness activities I love. I have never really been a big proponent of following a training plan, though I understand how beneficial that is if you’re training for a specific race. But for me, I’m just “training” to get in better shape – and I think it works best when I do what my body feels like that day. A lot of people talk about …

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August 3, 2015

Rediscovering My Old Hobbies

health and fitness, home, running / 8 Comments

While working on some of the talks I’m going to be giving at our senior associate training this fall, I’ve been going through the story of how I went from someone who couldn’t run a mile, to doing my first marathon, to a world record. However, my speech coach has been encouraging me to point out something I honestly hadn’t given much thought to before: that just because I picked up the new hobby of running didn’t mean that I changed who I was, or gave up my old hobbies. In this case, I was a musical theater nerd when …

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Short but Sweet Weekend and Workout

Sponsored: What to Wear to a Mud Run

Solo Hiking Report: Mount Spaulding and Mount Evans

Completing My Workout Checklist

Rediscovering My Old Hobbies

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