Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Nov 19, 2009, 11:00 pm
I am still feeling a little amiss while in this recovery mode from Hamilton. I'm wanting to push along in mileage faster, but am dedicated to the Pfitz 5-week plan as I am confident in his method....
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Nov 16, 2009, 10:23 am
Slowly building back up mileage, and on second week of the Pfitz 5-week recovery cycle. Today was a 5 miler, and tomorrow will be too. Off on Wednesday, then Thursday and Friday are 6 miles, I think,...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Nov 10, 2009, 9:14 am
8 Days off the road, and I've survived ... sort of. Day 1: Monday, back to work, and being on my feet the whole day. This isn't too bad, but next time will definitely take a day off before t...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Nov 6, 2009, 10:59 pm
The days following a marathon always seem to have this kind of post breakup feeling to them. I find that training for the race almost has a romantic quality where you don't know what to expect an...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Nov 5, 2009, 7:37 pm
... first part has some gentle hills. I threw off my fleece top somewhere along here, and had my first gel at the 6K aid station. I was pretty ... feeling pretty good, and just plodded along. I...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Nov 1, 2009, 1:58 pm
Chip Time 3:58:56Gun Time 3:59:17Age Group 28/57Gender 119/308 Thanks to my amazing friend Paul for running me in to break the 4 hour mark!! Had fun meeting fellow bloggie, Chris at the start line, an...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 30, 2009, 8:09 am
Feeling edgy and can't shake this cough I've had all week. I'd definitely say now that I fall into the group of runners that does not enjoy tapering. Can't wait for it to be over. The...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 26, 2009, 10:44 pm
I am feeling so immensely grateful to come home today to find such amazing comments on my last post. I really, really appreciate the advice, and am mulling it over!! It is making me feel much more pr...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 25, 2009, 9:30 pm
I've been hoping to break the 4 hr mark at the Hamilton marathon, but realistically have to say that I'm looking more at a 4 hr 10 min finish, which would still be 14 min faster than my first ...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 25, 2009, 11:26 am
At a certain point in life, milestone birthdays are no longer anticipated, but rather dreaded. Yet, as a runner, there is always a bright side ... we get another 5 minutes added to our Boston qualifyi...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 24, 2009, 10:39 pm
Exactly one week until the Road2Hope marathon. So, my little pre-race ritual thing has begun. I've got a pedicure and massage scheduled for Monday, yay. I have also booked Friday and Saturday of...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 23, 2009, 9:14 pm
Okay, I seem to feel a little better now. I think. Are pre-race jitters supposed to come an entire week before an event? It's not like I'm an elite athlete or anything, so why am I getting so...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 20, 2009, 8:16 am
"I tell our runners to divide the race into thirds. Run the first part with your head, the middle part with your personality, and the last part with your heart." - Mike Fanelli Looking ahead two week...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 19, 2009, 8:09 am
When I decided to finally lose those pregnancy pounds once and for all, I discovered this really amazing program that Weight Watchers had launched, Lose For Good. I fell in love with the idea, and whe...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 17, 2009, 10:17 pm
A little drama in my life has gotten in the way of my blogging lately. I've been pondering how much info I really want out there floating in cyberspace. But, then, am I not at that point in my li...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 12, 2009, 2:35 pm
I'm all excited to get planning on next year's races. I wasn't going to start looking at 2010 races until the Hamilton marathon on November 1st, but just discovered that I'm already m...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 9, 2009, 6:57 pm
Made it through 10 miles on the treadmill last night ... yes, on the mill. It was just me and the kids, and I couldn't leave them alone to go run outside. I was so not looking forward to that run...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 5, 2009, 8:36 am
It really just hit me today that the Hamilton Road2Hope marathon is just around the corner. The two half marathons in September took all my focus and energy, even though they were really just tune up...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Oct 4, 2009, 1:55 pm
Had a pretty low mileage week. I am learning a lot, though. After the Oakville half, I overdid it a bit, and so this time, after Scotia, I have been fairly conservative. Today, I got in a long run ...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 29, 2009, 7:55 am
"Go out and have fun. Show that you love your sport. Give it your all." This is one of my favorite running quotes, and I'm not even sure where I first found it, perhaps a Runner's World cal...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 28, 2009, 11:23 pm
It's funny how you can learn more from a not so enjoyable race experience, perhaps, than a great one. Looking back on race day, the bigest mistake I made was not getting myself into the right cor...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 27, 2009, 12:15 pm
Numbers so far: Chip 1:55:13 Gun 2:05:33 Place 2804/7945 Age Group 186/758 Gender 1008/4529 1st 10K split 53:57:00 2nd 10K split 1:01:17 I will begin with the good, by saying how immensely proud I am...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 24, 2009, 6:13 am
Hit a 5K PB of 25:03, but since it was on the treadmill it doesn't really count, I guess. This included a warm-up, and my top speed was 4:30 per km (7.12/mi), which I held for a couple of km, so ...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 22, 2009, 10:55 am
This month feels all over the place. I have lost track of my marathon plan, and am sort of making it up as I go along now. I obviously have much too learn in terms of tackling two distance races in o...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 20, 2009, 6:54 pm
When I look over the last year, I can hardly believe how everything has changed so much. At this point in time, last September, I was unhappy about some things, and feeling stuck. I felt as if my soul...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 19, 2009, 9:36 am
At this point last year, I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and get back in shape. And, most importantly, I rediscovered my passion for running. I am celebrating by splurging on some new run...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 18, 2009, 6:36 am
I was up pretty early for a run this morning, but could barely plod through my 5 miles. I felt like led. It's odd. After the Oakville Half, the very next day I did a 5 miler, and felt like a mill...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 13, 2009, 6:49 pm
Please excuse me while I rant for a moment here ... Is it not possible to have one, just One glamorous race pic?? Would that be so hard? I mean, I would certainly understand if I didn't look lik...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 7, 2009, 11:40 am
Numbers 1:52:59 Chip Time 1:53:16 Gun Time 8:38 Pace 203/562 Overall 10/64 Women, 35-39 48/261 Gender Well it wasn't hard to get a PB for the race, as this was actually my first half, heh heh. I...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 5, 2009, 9:18 pm
I'm pretty excited about the Oakville Half Marathon on Monday. Yet, I still haven't got the tune-up race thing figured out. I find it hard to race while doing all the mileage in my marathon ...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Sep 1, 2009, 9:43 pm
Back in size 8, thank you very much.
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Aug 29, 2009, 11:52 am
Headed out reluctantly for my 17 miler this morning. It looked like rain, and I was on my own. Decided to forgo a jacket since it was 18 celcius, and just get wet when the downpour would begin. It st...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Aug 26, 2009, 8:41 am
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes ...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Aug 21, 2009, 2:14 pm
In another week, August will be behind us, which is hard to believe. That means the Scotia Half is right around the corner, as it lands on September 27th. My goal race for the fall is the Road2Hope H...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Aug 19, 2009, 1:53 pm
Weigh in today showed another 2.8 lbs down, which brings me to a new BMI of 23. So, now I'm honing in on my goal BMI of 21, which I actually just set today. Earlier, I was shooting for a BMI of ...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Aug 13, 2009, 7:06 pm
Yesterday, I was surprised by a courier at my door holding the box of my shiny, brand new Forerunner 310XT. I am so very impressed right now with Garmin's customer service. They agreed to replac...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Aug 12, 2009, 7:57 am
I've been neglecting hills lately. I had read somewhere that hills are basically speedwork. This has now made it easy to say well I've done pace runs this week, so ... Also, certain plans ju...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Aug 10, 2009, 9:50 pm
This is what I stumbled across on my long run this past Saturday. I even had the privilege of meeting the artist, who was in the midst of his work! I love this so much about running. I seem to come ...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Aug 5, 2009, 12:08 pm
Or not. Finding it hard to get psyched about my speedwork sessions. I mean, they're not monumental by any means. Just a couple weekly tempo and pace runs according to my Higdon plan. Yet, I seem...
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Aug 1, 2009, 9:57 pm
I just can't get enough! Best running laughs EVER, but having some difficulties uploading videos to blogger right now, so here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/runningsuperfans
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Caroline posted an article on sole to soul - Jul 31, 2009, 10:26 pm
http://www.youtube.com/user/runningsuperfans The funniest ever running vids if you ask me ... especially the ultramarathon one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Caroline posted an article on 8 Days a Week - May 16, 2008, 3:17 pm
Let's just say I've just realized that I have lived my musical life with my head in the sand. As a kid, like in my tweens, I was so touched by this song (though it was probably a cover), I us...
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Caroline posted an article on 8 Days a Week - May 13, 2008, 4:37 pm
Was on the mat this morning, just some sun sals and a few asanas. My OA 12 step work has frankly been exhausting and emotionally draining. I have been so fully immersed in the steps that it's m...
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