Life Goes On

January 21st, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Motivation - (14 Comments)

If I could sum up in one word what I’ve learned over the course of the last couple of weeks here, that word would be: Balance. Now of course this concept of “balance” is not a foreign to me or to you or to anyone who is at least somewhat committed to living a healthier …
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Secret Goals

December 2nd, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Motivation - (25 Comments)

All our snow from yesterday is already gone. That’s just how it goes with these early snow falls I suppose. The dry roads made for a very enjoyable run this morning – I did one of my standard loops through my neighborhood – 4.19 miles 34 minutes, making my average pace about 8:06 per mile. …
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A Day of Calorie Counting

November 4th, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Motivation - (23 Comments)

Today’s day of calorie counting began with a freezing bike ride to the gym. Well, actually it was 33 degrees so I guess it wasn’t exactly freezing. I’m such an exaggerator sometimes. 30 minutes on the treadmill with some speed work intervals (4 two minute sets at 9.3) thrown in to keep things interesting – …
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Recalibration

November 1st, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Motivation - (18 Comments)

I’ve had one thing on the agenda for today: Recalibration. After a week of brownie sundae’s, Halloween party goodies and Kit Kats, I channeled Brendan and Natalia today to help me fend off the sugar cravings that have started to try and sneak up to hit me on the head with a lead pipe, in …
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Let’s Play Brendan Says

September 14th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Motivation - (27 Comments)

I’m still smiling after yesterday’s half marathon – even waking up with sore back muscles and quads, I think this smile is permanently affixed to my face for the next few days. Thanks for all the heart warming comments and congrats yesterday! I got up early this morning to tend to things around the house. …
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Re-Runs

September 12th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Motivation - (25 Comments)

With the girls with Aunt Ellen for the day, I spent yesterday chained to my desk. A forgotten pleasure. I unlocked the chains long enough to make a big salad mess. A far-from-forgotten pleasure. A re-run I’ll happily enjoy day after day. Before the girls came home last night I ran to the marathon expo …
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Half Brained Half Marathon

September 10th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Motivation - (25 Comments)

motivation on running and half marathon or marathon training
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Thrive Inspired

September 3rd, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Good Reads | Motivation - (16 Comments)

I was able to make some progress with Thrive while the girls played in the water and the sand yesterday afternoon. I was excited to put a lot of his principals into practice today with a long run planned for this morning. My friend Shawn has decided to run the half marathon (13.1 miles) with …
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A Totally RAWesome Day

July 7th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Motivation - (Comments Off)

Prepare yourself for a blow by blow my almost unbelievable day. Remember way back to my Breakfast Part I and Breakfast Part II this morning? Yup, me too. I was good to go until nearly 1:00. This is CRAZY TALK. Most days, especially days when we stay home and don’t go anywhere, I’m ready to …
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Raw Food Musings

July 6th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Motivation - (13 Comments)

Me and my new best friend. Canon PowerShot SD 960 IS. Lunch went unphotographed because we got home starving and waiting the hour and a half for my battery to charge would have been a huge joke. My eyes tend to glaze over when I read about what people are eating without pics. What can …
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