February 2012
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“Sometimes things need to fall apart to make way for better things.
If you say...”
– How I Met Your Mother
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"Hey
I’ve got nothing to do today but smile.”
But I haven’t been all smiles recently. And looking back, it’s been this way for a while. That’s why I’m taking this injury so hard. In simple cliches: I’ve been lost in a big ocean, the marathon was my life raft, and once it stopped floating, I started drowning. All this sadness, all these tears, haven’t been for NOLA but for losing my way of dealing...
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I Begged and Pleaded
for a mile. Just to run one single mile.
But I got straight up denied by my physical therapist.
I never walk away empty handed, though.
10 glorious minutes on the eliptical will be mine.
But I have to wait until tomorrow.
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I Just Can't Let Go →
I’m still delusional enough to think a miracle is coming. Optimistic? Unrealistic? Just plain stupid?
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Dinner at Mirabelle
Waiter: [while filling up water glass] Thirsty tonight?
Me: Yeah, I'm a big drinker.
Waiter: You must be running tomorrow.
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Just Announced: Chicago Women's Half →
But, but… A race without shirtless dudes?
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On Christmas morning,
I started with the smallest box. It wasn’t from Erica’s, our go-to jewelry store, and I know the La De Da’s wrapping like the back of my hand. The industrial, brown paper and twine ribbon were unfamiliar. I opened it quickly, dreaming of a yellow gold signet ring, size eight (thank you very much). The second I saw it, I shook my head. “No. No, no, no. No way.” I wanted it, I really did,...
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The Silver Lining
Maybe there will be cute, athletic boys in physical therapy that I can nurse back to health? My eyes are too puffy for contacts right now but I look super cute in glasses. I was really worried about GI issues in NOLA and not getting to eat all the delicious food. Now I can eat beignets any damn time I want and not stress about smitting all over the course.
I really am the world’s best...
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BE MINE????
lostweightgainedlove:
What do you say Claire?
I obviously say yes! Well, maybe. Anyone willing to fight for me? Smitty? Anna? Brenna? Either of the Michaels? Captain? Julie? Jose? The bar has been set pretty high!
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Happy Saint Valentine's Day Internet →
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I Just Want Someone To Rub My Back and Remind Me...
But it hurts too much to lie on my stomach.
Some Ask Box Questions
I’m always a little reluctant to answer questions like these because I am such a firm believe that there is no right way to lose weight or live a healthy lifestyle. So my little disclaimer: these are the things that worked for me and NOT AT ALL what I think everyone should do. Plus, I’m clearly not an expert.
What was your diet like while losing the weight? Did you restrict calories?...
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This Is
the longest I’ve gone without working out since October, 2010.
I’m actually growing to dislike my couch (which has been deemed world’s most comfortable on numerous occasions).
But I think I smell better than I usually do. I’ll count that as a win.
This Girl
I am constantly amazed at the lengths my friends will go for me.
I’ve been close with Amanda since we moved in next door to each other in Le Mans Hall in August, 2006.
Last May I was scared to register for a half marathon. Amanda instantly offered to fly in from New Jersey and run it with me.
And last night she appeared in Chicago again, in town for less than 20 hours, to attend an...
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Run for Sherry
Tomorrow, 2/11/12, the running community will gather together for one of our own. On January 7th, Sherry Arnold, wife, mother, schoolteacher, and runner, left her home for an early morning run and never returned. Two men have been arrested and confessed to her murder, but her body has not been found. Sherry’s cousin, the blogger behind Shut Up + Run, organized a virtual run in her...
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If I'm Gonna Tell it then I Gotta Tell It All
Any Usher fans in the house (circa 2004)? Don’t try and pretend you don’t know every word. Or maybe that’s just me.
I’ve been jittery all day. Hell, who am I kidding, all week. Inactivity is not jiving with me. I had this grand (delusional) plan that if I just rested I would be fine to run on Wednesday. I could still get all my runs in this week. This week, the last big...
Friday. 9:00 am.
“Dr. N and Dr. B treat patients who play a variety of sports and a wide range of levels from recreational to competitive, the majority of Dr. N’s and Dr. B’s patients are endurance athletes, marathoners and runners. Dr. N and Dr. B have served on the Chicago LaSalle Bank Marathon Medical Team, as team physicians for the National AIDS Marathon program, and both have served as the team...
It's 2:49
in the morning. I’ve spent the last hour staring at the clock. I can’t sleep. My back hurts. I’m scared. And I’m feeling sorry for myself.
This sucks. And I’ve avoided tumblr all day because of this. I don’t wear injury well. Today, I couldn’t be the girl who smiles in the face of struggles. I was just the girl crying at every sob story on ‘The...
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Grand Plans
I made grand plans for today. I was going to wake up early, watch SNL while tidying up, hit the gym for a new group class, eat lunch, sort through all my running crap currently occupying the kitchen table, meal plan, grocery shop, and watch the big game. I made it through the group class when disaster struck. I think I threw out my back. Actually, I know I threw out my back because I had to ask...
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“Sometimes, if I remember, and I’m so bored at work I want to kill myself,...”
– My Roommate, Maggie, On Me Having a Blog
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I Said I Was Going To
hold off registering for Chicago. That lasted about 19 minutes. See you there. Home turf, baby.
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January 2012
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Body or Mind?
Why don’t I want to run today?
Is it because my body still feels a little off?
Or is it because I’m so damn mentally rattled from Saturday’s 21 miles that I’m not quite ready to face running again?
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