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    $117 later…

    … I have new running shoes. Proper running shoes. Shoes that are better for the way I run. Just walking around the store I could tell a difference in how my feet and calves felt. I can’t wait to try them out on a run. This 5k is looking more…

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    Running

    I’ve never been a runner. Certainly not a runner of any kind of distance. I never played sports in school to build up much of an endurance. We ran warm-up laps in marching band and those never came easy. Those Nike shoes I had were just for looks, not actually…

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    Unpinning

    I deleted my Pinterest account today. Quite frankly, I’m just over the whole thing. The problem I faced with my own account was what I like to call “I’ve seen this shit before” syndrome (which is usually stated in frustration while perusing the latest pins followed with a big sigh).…

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    The daily struggle

    The alarm sounds promptly at 5:40, and I promptly hit “dismiss”. Ten minutes later the cycle repeats. 5:40, 50, 6:00, and even 6:10. I lay in bed, in a world between dreams and reality, nestled in the warm sheets and blankets. Sometimes I sleep until 6:30, other times I grab…

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    Fueling my late night work binge

    I’m up late working. I’ve had a serious lack of motivation/inspiration lately, and there are a lot of times that I sit down at the computer ready to get down to business and just can’t seem to find my groove. I end up wasting more of the day than working,…