Sub 2 hour marathon and lunch at Facebook.

Rewind to last Friday.

We got to go to lunch at the Facebook campus!  I was blown away by how awesome it was.   

I rode a bike (the bikes are all over the place and you just pick one up and go) in heels without crashing, I am proud of myself.  

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Okay, let’s talk about the food because we all know that was the most important part for me.   The street in the center of the campus was lined with a few food trucks and a bunch of different restaurants——>  salad, pizza, burgers, thai, bbq, mexican, italian etc.  It was so hard to choose but we ended up getting burrito bowls and they were delicious.  They also have every drink that you can even think of (I had the horchata) and IT IS ALL FREE for employees and their guests.  

I am positive if I worked there I would eat there for bfast, lunch and dinner.  They also have a sweet gym on the campus too.

Plus this.   

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Free froyo everyday?!  If you live in Northern California, I think you need to apply at Facebook for this perk alone.

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7 treadmill miles this morning!  I am amazed at how well my body is recovering from the marathon.  I am guessing that the main reason for a smooth recovery is the fact that I took 9 days off from running after the race.  Keeping my paces nice and relaxed and I am excited to try and get out to hit the trails as much as possible before it starts snowing and all that jazz.

We are both very excited that it is boot season.  Also, Brooke insisted on wearing that hat for our entire Target trip this morning.

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It feels soooo nice (and it is so much cheaper) to cook and eat at home again after being gone for so long.  

If you give brooke scrambled eggs with cheese on top you will win her heart forever.  

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Did anyone read What Will It Take to Run A 2-Hour Marathon!?!? SOOO interesting!  

The current world record for the marathon is 2:02:57 and that was just set in Berlin by Dennis Kimetto.  His average pace for the marathon was 4 minutes and 41 seconds PER MILE… for 26.2 miles.  Amazing.

To get under 2 hours for the marathon someone will need to run faster than 4 minutes and 35 seconds per mile!  

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The article goes on to talk about the factors that may contribute to the marathon time getting faster and faster so quickly and what might help someone to get that sub 2 hour marathon—>  prize money increasing, pacemakers creating a human wall to block wind for the first 20 miles or so, pancake flat courses, running economy, lots of confidence;) and racing during cool months.

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They predict that the man to break 2 hours in the marathon will be in his early 20s, about 5’6” and 120 lbs.  

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Pretty awesome stuff!  

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What are some perks at your job?!?

What was your lunch today?

When do you think somebody will break 2 hours in the marathon?

What was your run today?  How did it feel?

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Janae I want to apply for Facebook also after reading your post. I went for a 4 mile run this evening and after 2 miles I had to stop. Think my it band is acting up I’m super annoyed as I’m training for a half marathon in 6 weeks and I did 10 miles that felt great on Sunday . The only perks at my job are flexiable working hours which is pretty great.

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Take care of that IT band before it gets any worse! Take a few days off and foam roll!!! Good luck, I am so sorry it is acting up. You are going to rock your half marathon! YAY for flexible hours!

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Thanks Janae , def going to rest stretch and foam roll for a few days and hope to run again on Saturday.

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Sub 2-hour marathon is crazy fast. I don’t know if I think it is possible or not. I suppose with perfect conditions and one of those runs when everything falls into place, it could happen. It’s a definite maybe. ;)

Holy cow…free fro yo!? I don’t know if I could run enough miles to keep up with all the fro yo I would be eating! I think I need to start applying for jobs at Facebook!

Best part of my job…that I can read blogs during the day and no one cares (or notices maybe is the key factor there). No run today, just elliptical time. Lunch, leftover chili. Nothing too exciting!

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I’ve only done one run since the marathon, just an easy 2-miles on Saturday. I thought I was ready for that run but afterwards my right ankle was bothering me a bit. I think I’ll go for another run tonight and see how it feels – if it’s all good I’d like to get in an easy 5! We’ll see! This post-marathon stuff really requires a lot of TLC and just moving by feel, huh?

Working at a big company like FB and Google looks like it has a ton of cool perks, but I think the biggest benefit of my job is working with a small team. I feel like since we’re small we can get a lot of stuff done without the bureaucracy that comes corporate life!

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My goal is to run a sub-2 half marathon some day…. this is just ridiculous!!!

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Hmmmmm…. wonder if facebook is looking for an onsite corporate dietitian – if so, I’m game!

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My run today was just a short little thing, but it was a great thought clarifier, which is what I needed.

Facebook campus looks super awesome! I always think it would be fun to work at a place like that, or really, to have my husband work at a place like that, but then I realize that when they have so many perks it’s probably because they never want you to leave and I really like when he comes home to hang out with us!

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Jealous, I would love to see what all the fuss is about at those campuses – I think they even have laundry services – free also.
However, a friend pointed out that there’s a downside to having everything you need for free at your workplace, which is that there can be an expectation that you’ll work even more hours, because you don’t need to leave your work place to eat, exercise, or wash your clothes (or even sleep!).

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Yes! They even have sleeping rooms! My brother says the expectation is that your group completes their projects within the given time. He’s a super nerd so he thinks it’s all fun.

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My team just went out for froyo today, so I feel like my job perks are pretty much the same as Facebook’s ;)

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The best perk of my job >>> I get to spend all day with my little boy! Lunch today was Panera’s combo of tomato soup and 1/2 sandwich. YUM!!! No run today, just crosstraining for me :)

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We have bagels at our weekly status meetings. So I had a bagel with cream cheese and butter for lunch and then I polished off half a cauldron of Halloween candy that my boss has in his office. I think I ate too many carbs….nah :)

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I work at a Culinary School so I get to samples new recipes and do wine tastings every week which is pretty awesome (my waist line disagrees).

Errrday I eat a sweet potato (obsession is an understatement) broccoli, and usually a huge salad full of all the above. Creature of habit, what can I say. OH and dark chocolate has my heart.

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I want to work at Facebook! Can anyone get me a green card? :) And I love Brooke’s Minnie Mouse plate – soooo cute!

No run today … still trying to be kind to my knee, so today was a circuit kind of day.

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I always said I couldn’t work in a bakery because I would eat all the cakes and the same applies now for working at Facebook – I would be eating the entire time and certainly having a frozen yogurt a day….Six easy miles this morning which I guess are part of my taper plan for this weekend’s Runner’s World Hat Trick.

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I live in SF and have never been to the Facebook campus. Clearly I’m missing out!

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You and me both!

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My run was great but cold!

The perks of my job are: getting dressed when I want (or not!), being the boss and deciding the course of our day, making little people laugh, playing, listening to music and helping 3 little people learn. I set the tone for the day each morning; it’s a big responsibility and also a fun perk that I love!!

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My run was three easy miles – yesterday was speedwork and it felt good to shake out my legs at an easy pace!

All the articles on a sub-2 hour marathon are so interesting! I think it may happen, but in slow increments, like each year getting only 15-20 seconds closer until it finally happens. Then I wonder if suddenly there will be a lot of sub-2 hour marathon, like how there are quite a few sub 2:05 marathons, or if it will be like Paula Radicliffe’s record that no one gets close to again for several years.

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I get FREE Disney tickets. I work at ABC :)

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Ummmm best perk EVER!

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I read that article and find it so interesting! Can’t even begin to comprehend what it will take, but given the times are getting faster I believe it will happen within the next several years. I think their predictions are pretty accurate and very cool. And a big DUH on the cold weather thing :)

Looks like a great trip but that feeling of being back home with your routine and home cooked food is the best :)

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The Facebook campus sounds AMAZING!

I had the most bizarro “finish up the leftovers” lunch today. Less than a bowlful of chicken pad thai, followed by what was left of a baked potato with chili. Weird combination, but it did the trick =).

I ran three miles today. I did a half-marathon a little over a week ago, so I’m sort of easing back into running. I only took three days off, but then last week I did a 2, 3, 4, and 5. This week I plan to do 3, 3, 4, and 5, then next week add a long-ish run back in. We’ll see how it goes!

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That IS AMAAAAAAAYYYYY-ZING!!!! Thank you so much for sharing that bc i think it’s fascinating!!

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I think it is probably a very good thing I do not work at Facebook, I think the rest of the employees would have their free fro yo privileges taken away because I would probably abuse them :)

I think the sub two hour marathon will be broken once the sub to our marathon mindset is broken!

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Wow. That is incredibly fast. How interesting they can actually predict the size of the runner…

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Free food at Facebook?! How sweet. I didn’t know they had an actual campus.

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The biggest perk of my job is a flexible schedule. I can set my own hours each day and work from anywhere, which makes traveling easy. I would take flexibility and good health benefits over almost anything.

The sub-2 hour marathon fascinates me. I think we will get there faster than the experts are predicting. There are a lot of anomalies out there, he or she just hasn’t been discovered yet. :)

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AH! I loved that article too! I kind of think it’s going to be a while before the sub-2hr but I don’t think it’s never going to happen. It’s really crazy how quickly the record has been broken. It’s also interesting to see how much slower it has occurred with women–I wonder why this is?

Today’s run was spotty. I hit tempo pace without even pushing on the way out–I was like “is it the change in shoes or what?”

On the way back I found out why–there was a MEAN head wind. Tail wind must have been carrying me on the way out and I just didn’t notice! I’m tapering right now, so I’m going with the flow on most runs.

Your trip looks like a blast. The bay is one of my favorite places in the US!

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I love horchata, good choice!! It’s sweet and satisfying! Today’s run was not so great, I cut it short due to my legs feeling heavy and tired. I need to make sure they are ready to race Sunday and don’t want to feel worn out! I think it was a good choice and I am on with it!!

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Lunch today was wholemeal pitta with relish, applewood cheddar, butternut squash and spinach! So good.
My marathon goal is to some day run a marathon! They are so scary.

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I would love to work there or google. They are amazing g to their employees. Your trip looks like a great time.

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I am positive that someone will break the 2 hour barrier in my lifetime, but who knows when that will be! The thought of someone running sub-4:35 minute miles for 26.2 miles just blows me away, but then- the thoughts of the times that have already been run blow my mind too!

The perks at my job are a lot of free food too. Sometimes that’s a good thing, sometimes not so much (like when the drug reps bring in doughnuts or cookies!). Today I got a great lunch with grilled chicken and a baked potato and a salad, so that’s a pretty good perk!

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I love horchata!
This article on what it will take to run a sub 2h marathon is pretty impressive. I still cannot run a sub 2h 1/2 so I cannot even imagine running a marathon!

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I’ve also thought working at Facebook would be awesome. Unfortunately I love AZ too much to move though. My job offers a few things like free flu shots at work, healthy produce baskets and sometimes food trucks with free lunch. Today’s lunch was my regular workday lunch: kale salad, canned tuna, steamed broccoli, sweet potato and mustard. My favorite!

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Wow! That statistic blows my mind! I can’t even believe that is possible! Humans are amazing!!!!!

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Perk for my job: I work with 3 to 6 year olds ( preschool special ed) and get to play as part of my job. Negative: I work with 3 yearold’s and go home to a 3 year old…

My husband gets free lunch ( a Berkshire Hathaway company), free gym, few basket ball court, and a lot if other perks.

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I was just talking at work today about the sub 2 hour marathon and I think someone will break 2 hours..maybe in the next 5-10 years or so. But that pace is so crazy I could never imagine running that fast for 26 miles!

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I read that article–pretty amazing. I would like to see them run past me…I know the numbers, but I can’t fathom how fast that actually is–like sprinting for 26.2 miles!!!

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Hmmm, how can I possibly figure out a way to work for Facebook from my home in Utah? I guess that would eliminate all the perks. The best perk of my job is I can fit in a run any time for however long I like between 10 and 2.

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It will happen! At least in our lifetime. :D Now a women’s record would be freaking awesome, too!

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I’m a Googler, so I’m definitely swimming in crazy perks! Barre classes, spin, CrossFit, laundry rooms, amazing coffee, ~30 cafes to choose from, and the BEST coworkers! Though I’ve been there for awhile, I don’t think I’ll ever take any of it for granted- it’s still amazing to me!

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I home school my 2 girls so perk #1 is spending time with them, perk #2 is very casual dress everyday (ie. running clothes :))
Today’s run was an easy 10 miler…felt good but it is almost taper times and I am ready!!!!
Packing for our vacation today too…and we decided to do a day at Disney while at Florida!!!!!

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I just ran my first marathon this weekend in Chicago and finished in 4:07:17. It was an amazing experience, but I cannot imagine being able to run a marathon in 2 hours! People never cease to amaze me with their ability to run crazy fast – I bet we’ll see it happen in our lifetime :)

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Ahh I’ll be running my first next month…u mind me asking what your half marathon time is and weekly mileage? I’m doubting if I’m prepared enough.

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Perks: 5 weeks of vacation. Using one this week. Fitness rooms and classes (we recently did an on-site, 3 hour archery class – BLAST). Solid health bene’s. Flexible hours. 30-40% product discount….and the best co-workers in the world. Thank you L.L.Bean.

Lunch: tabouli.

2 hour marathon: yes, and it won’t be me. I am ok with that!

Yoga day today. Run tomorrow.

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I can just barely run a sub 2 hr Half but a Full?!?! I can’t even fathom that. It literally hurts my legs contemplating 4 min miles. Annndddd I would pretty much sweep the floors at Facebook just for those perks! Ha

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That marathon runner just blew my mind. I can’t even run 1 mile in his average pace for a whole marathon!

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The best (maybe only) perks of my job are being able to set my own schedule and come and go as I please.
Lunch was random leftovers tossed together, not very exciting.

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I’m a housewife so there are lots of perks…time to run and blog are my favorites!
Lunch: mâché rosettes with strawberries…and a vegan chocolate chip cookie!
I was fascinated in the sub 2 article as well. So interesting!
I’m 2 days post Chicago so I walked today. I’m hoping to jog a few miles tomorrow if my legs cooperate!!

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I am quitting my life and moving to work at Facebook. right. meow.

Is it weird that it worries me if someone’s able to run that fast?! That’s cheetah status and kinda playing God there. ;) Just messing. kinda.

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Umm can I please work at Facebook? I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to control myself around all the free food options and froyo (!!!)

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This makes me want to apply to Facebook too! But I love my job, my pets, and my husband. Decisions, decisions…

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Umm I need to work at Facebook!! We have free snacks and drinks at work, but nothing compared to FB!

I ran a 5-miler tonight. 65 degrees outside – perfect!

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You have me sold on applying to Facebook. It seems similar to Google-another place that would be AWESOME to work at!! I don’t think I could move away from my little niece and nephew though….:)

Some of my perks-wearing workout clothes all the time (well most of the time) and fitness-related discounts. Works out great for running shoes!

Lunch-turkey sandwich with carrots and an apple. Nothing too exciting, and I am SUCH a creature of habit! It’s time to start trying new recipes…

Run was an easy 9 miles. It’s starting to cool off a lot here in the mornings, and it feels AWESOME!!

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My brother AND my nephew work at Facebook and I was blown away when I went to visit! That place really makes you depressed about all of the perks you do NOT get at your own job. Free food!! And not just any food… loads and loads of deliciousness!! The vibe is so cool! Did you know that they will do employee’s laundry and fix bikes free?! Also they have a really cool gym with a rock wall/boulder. There is a bank on site as well. I digress, I’m sure you saw it all. It really is beyond description unless you actually go there. I wish my stomach were bigger to fit all that awesome food in my visit! My bro said that you can always tell the newbies because they gain weight within the first couple weeks. He was able to take his off though. Seriously, when I looked in his fridge and cupboards they were bare. He has no reason to keep food there. Awesome place to work!!

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PERKS from teaching high school students…
1. You get to laugh on the floor sometimes because they are ridiculous.
2. You often watch kids have an “ah-ha” moment.
3. You get a lot of paper-clips and other random school-supplies.
4. There are often donuts in the office on Fridays.
5. You always have hungry-kids to eat what you bake.

I live alone in a random place, so the best perk is just going through the week and each day with some teenagers and laughing for part of my job.

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That reminds me when my brother in law worked for Zappos and all the perks! My lunch was leftover chicken and black bean corn tortilla enchiladas…I’m all about cooking baking and eating after a race weekend.
I’m a stay at home mom and occasionally sub teach…perks include seeing my kids all the time whether teaching them at school or home to do homework and walks at park. And I’m always there when their sick.:)

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Facebook campus looks amazing (as I thought it would) and Brooke has the best style. Loved that 2 hour marathon article!

I did 3 miles today (my first run post St. George!) and it felt hard and slow at first but ended up feeling great!

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WOW! SO interesting about the 2 hour marathon, I had not seen that, but crazy they can predict that kind of thing! I was able to start up next to those guys at Chicago, and I have to admit I was in awe of them. However, they were not as different to me as I thought they would be. They are thin, but not gaunt looking like some of the Americans are. Cant wait to see it happen though!

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Holy speed batman! I cannot imagine running 1 4:35 minute mile let alone a whole marathon of them.
The best perk at my job is that I get free personal training. I’ve just been here a couple of days so I haven’t used it yet, but after the Marine Corps Marathon I plan to dive in!

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I knew I was working at the wrong place!

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Dang that speed just seems impossible for a human to maintain! Also 5’6″ and 120 pounds for a guy is very tiny.

I’m back in grad school now, but when I was working we had free coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. We also went our for lunch almost everyday as a team and it would be covered. Plus, I got to work from home 3 days a week. Pretty great perks!

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2 hours is insane!!! I can barely break 2 for a half marathon ;)
My run yesterday was awful…5 miles, 2 days after my longest run ever (20 miles), felt like I was running with ankle weights!

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I’m so impressed with your friend being able to wear a skirt and ride, I’d be a tangled up mess!

Brooke in a hat is too cute!

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I can bring my kids to work and I get to be messy -it’s fun to be a pre-k teacher!
Just finished breakfast, but lunch will probably be leftover homemade gf chicken noodle soup. My run this morning: Home from dropping the kids off, it was raining pretty hard and I didn’t have a raincoat on. :)

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My brother does work for Facebook (programming apps) and he does eat there for all his meals! He also ran a 5:30 mile on the FB treadmill. And they do his laundry.
I am so jealous–though not of how little sleep he gets!

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I ran a 3 in 1 race on Monday and holy crap, my back hurts in this one area that I didn’t expect for it too!! haha. The crazy part is it didn’t hurt all Tuesday, until that night, now I’m just lazing on the couch while my daughter naps :). That 2 hour marathon prediction is crazy!! I can’t wait to hear when that happens!!

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Ummm I need to get a job a Facebook STAT! Free froyo?!?! That is right up my alley!

I sometimes get free concert tickets and meet and greet passes from my work, so that’s pretty cool. I also get a lot of free running gear so I can’t complain about that! :)

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I’m always so jealous of the Google/Facebook/etc campuses especially all the food! But then I think about the fact that they do that to keep workers at work for as long as possible…. hahah

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i live in so cal, but i’d definitely relocate to northern california to work at facebook :) my friend actually moved up to northern california a couple years ago for a job at google. her perks are pretty amazing there, too!

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Okkk whaaat. If you’re still anywhere near Facebook, then you’re 20 minutes from me. I’m gonna go out on a limb here and ask if you’re still around to omg maybe have ICECREAM and candy together. AAAHHH!!!!!!!!?????????????????

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