August 2009

Green Peace

August 25, 2009
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Everything is right in my world once again!!!!!!!!!! Oh, Green Monster how I missed you! It had been so long (6 days???) since my last GM, I wanted to throw in everything into the blender. “Everything But The Kitchen Sink Green Monster” Ingredients: 3 cups spinach, steamed 1 tiny brown banana (extra flavour!) 1 nectarine [...]

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The Superwoman Syndrome: Dangers of Over-Training

August 24, 2009
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Right before my pelvic injury, I was doing lots of cross training. My treadmill has a 2-mile Army Fitness Test where you run as fast as you can for 2 miles and then it gives you a score out of 100. Being competitive by nature, and also having past experience with short distance races, I [...]

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The Persimmon Fruit: Fruit Of The Gods?

August 24, 2009
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Behold the Persimmon fruit. This one in particular is a Fuyu variety.   What is a Persimmon fruit, anyways? A persimmon, known to the ancient Greeks as "the fruit of the gods" Hundreds of varieties grow around the world The Fuyu is fat and round, like a ripe tomato, with a waxy orange skin and [...]

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School Year Resolutions

August 24, 2009
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  If you are like me, you have probably noticed an increase in flyers, commercials, and radio advertisements lately… It’s that time of the year once again…dun, dun, dun… Back To School. I find there are two main camps regarding Back To School: Camp 1) No matter how old you are, simply hearing the words [...]

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The Galloway Method: Do Walking Breaks Help?

August 23, 2009
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For whatever reason, I always approached running with the mindset that walking equaled giving up. As soon as I could run continuously for x amount of miles, I decided there was no reason to stop and walk. This mindset didn’t start to change until I participated in my first two races. During the races, I [...]

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