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Running Renaissance: Don't Be Afraid to Run Naked (At the Wrist, That Is)

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Saturday, March 8, 2014. Don't Be Afraid to Run Naked (At the Wrist, That Is). At my day job, covering technology, there’s a lot of talk about fitness apps and fitness gadgets and wearable tech and, in the context of healthcare, the quantified self. (Full disclosure: I contributed to the hype by creating a list of tech for the athletes on your Christmas list. To further prove I am a sellout, I made it a slideshow, too.). Every once in a while, though, it pays to unplug. On an easy day, the watch stay...

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Running Renaissance: 13 Things Smart Runners Do

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Tuesday, August 19, 2014. 13 Things Smart Runners Do. In the midst of the Heartbreak Hill Half. As I plodded up another hill and did my best to keep the wheels from falling off, I got to thinking that running three races in 26 hours may not have been the smartest thing I’ve ever done. That, in turn, got me thinking about something else: What exactly do smart runners do? Wear the right shoes. And your body will thank you later. Check the weather, but don't obsess over it. Certain workouts are worth postpo...

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Running Renaissance: Looking Back on My First Marathon

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Tuesday, September 10, 2013. Looking Back on My First Marathon. With my ninth marathon, Smuttynose Rockfest. Rapidly approaching, and with many preparing to embark on fall marathon adventures, I thought I’d partake in an equally humorous and cathartic exercise and relive the calamity of my first marathon. I was a 21-year-old college junior when I toed the line at the BayState Marathon. I’m pretty sure I just guessed.). I crossed in 3:22 and change, collapsed on the ground, napped on the futon at my paren...

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Chicago Marathon | Tava's Travels

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Young 20 something year old running through adulthood. My usual weekday runs were fine, but I would get seriously depressed whenever I thought about the weekend and the long-training run that I had to do. I think the longest run that I managed to eek out was a 17 miler. Leading up to the race I couldn’t find any ounce of motivation to get me going. I didn’t finally get excited until I actually arrived in Chicago. First impressions of Chicago. Panorama shot of my room at Hotel Indigo. Not only was the cro...

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It’s the Final Countdown!! | Tava's Travels

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Young 20 something year old running through adulthood. It’s the Final Countdown! Do Do Do Dooo! Do Do Do Do Dooo! Ok, now that I have that out of my system. Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah is only 20 days away! Holy cream puff, Batman! 2 thoughts on “ It’s the Final Countdown! November 3, 2011 at 10:24 am. Thanks for stopping by my blog today! Good luck with the giveaway🙂 In running news – sorry to hear about your dad…what a bummer😦 But I am excited for your Marathon #2! November 3, 2011 at 10:28 am. Join 243 o...

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Tava's Travels | Young 20 something year old running through adulthood. | Page 2

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Young 20 something year old running through adulthood. So for now, I’m going to get the whole making a PR idea out of my mind and instead focus on relaxing, running a good race, and just having fun. Was I where I wanted/needed to be physically? Every runner has good days, bad days, and days that they would rather forget about. Today I had one of those runs that I would rather forget about. Today was my long run day, and golly it was a tough one. Then I received such an encourage post from Geri that said:.

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October Mania!! | Tava's Travels

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Young 20 something year old running through adulthood. So October just got a whole lot more interesting. Why? Because I’m running three races in a 4 week period! Now, I’m sure there are lots of hardcore runners who have run that much and more, and even I have run races in consecutive weeks, but never at this level. So I entered my name into the lottery and got in! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). Error...

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon Recap | Tava's Travels

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Young 20 something year old running through adulthood. Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah Marathon Recap. Mile 15: I feel awesome! Gosh, all of my training has really paid off! Mile 17: Savannah State spectators are awesome! Just the pick me up I need! Mile 20: Hmm. This has been a long mile. Sheesh. Mile 21: What. The. F*&! Why in the heck did I sign up for this. What was I thinking. Ugh my longest run should have been 22 miles instead of 20. Sh! The corrals were packed! The crowd support was so great, probably the...

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Rock ‘n’ Roll VA Beach Recap | Tava's Travels

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Young 20 something year old running through adulthood. Rock ‘n’ Roll VA Beach Recap. The plan was to get there on Saturday night after a dinner party my parents had. Well my mom wasn’t ready to leave so we took off from our house much later than we were supposed to and got to the hotel at 1:30a. The alarm went off at 5a. UGH! You’ve got a nice stride going! It’s too early to be getting passed! Now clearly I know that I am no elite runner but are you kidding me? That broke my spirits for a while. Then a b...