Don’t dig TOO deep!

This cute friend of mine ran a 10k with the time of 34:57 this last Saturday.  That is a 5:38 average pace for 6.2 miles.  She actually is faster than a speeding bullet.  She took first place in a competitive field and she is one of the nicest humans you will ever meet.  Even though she had a different workout than I did on the schedule (and she is three times faster than I am) it was SOOOO nice to have someone to meet up with at the track.  Attempting to chase after her was very motivating for me and knowing that she was working hard kept me working hard.    

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We started with a two mile warm-up together around the neighborhood, did our workouts and then we finished with a cool-down of about 2.5 miles.  The total mileage ended up being 9.3.  

She does her warm-up and cool-down in her PureFlows and she brings her racing flats to change into do her track work in.  Brilliant.    

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My track work called for 6-8 800s (with about a 2-3 minute jogging recovery in between each one).  

My splits for these 800s (about a half-mile) were—>  2:55, 2:55, 2:54, 2:54, 2:55 and 2:50.  

After I finished my sixth one I told my friend that I was pretty tired but that I still had another one in me.   She being the smart runner that she is, told me that when I feel like that it means that it is time to cool-down.  She talked to me about the importance of not digging too deep in my speed workouts especially since I have a race this Saturday.  Races are for giving it your all… speedwork is for giving a lot but not everything in the tank.  You should feel like you still have something to give at the end of your speedwork session.  If you give it all on the track or roads often during training then you will probably end up burned out or injured.  

I should probably dust my Garmin off before my next GPS selfie.  Also, do you like the sweet bracelet my niece made me?  I loved seeing it anytime I’d look down at my watch.  

I was happy about how my last yasso went.  

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We did a night strength routine at the gym the other night (mainly just core and squats) and then hit up the food truck round-up.  

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Brooke found a statue while we were there that she was quite fond of.  She is a big sweetheart.  

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Back to food truck round-ups.  I love them.  You walk around and scope out all of the different food trucks and then everybody chooses exactly what they are in the mood for.  I was in the mood for a chicken sandwich and sweet potato fries.  It was a great mood to be in.

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Afterwards we picked up my nephews from their sports camps and hit up the park. 

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Real quick cereal talk:

-These taste like heaven.  They are at Target.  Go right now.  

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-Brooke eats the frosting off of her Frosted Mini Wheats before eating the actual mini wheat.   I don’t know where she would learn a habit like that from;)

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Time for an easy run and then a mini-taper leading up to Saturday’s race!!!  

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How often do you go to Target?  Favorite section to shop in at Target?  Any good finds lately?

Do you like food trucks?  Do you have a favorite?

Anyone have a race coming up soon?  

If you had to choose only one cereal to eat for the rest of your life—>  which one would it be?

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Great splits on your 800s!! I go to Target way too often, and I can’t pick just one section. The whole store is amazing!

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Awesome Yasso splits! I’m going to do Yassos next week!

If I could eat any cereal it would be Cinnamon Toast Crunch!

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I love your friend’s advice, makes so much sense and gels with where my thoughts have been lately. Training is for training, racing is for laying it all down! I love Target but since they started carrying Kombucha it’s just about perfect now :)

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I’m a big fan of Lucky Charms but never get it because I will eat the whole box in a sitting. Not that its ever happened before…

I love Yassos! They are tough and challenge me but still a workout that I feel like I can accomplish. Love it! And your friend is right, there should still be something in the tank! Good luck on your race this weekend, no races for me for awhile!

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I go to Target probably once a week. I love that place. The Dollar Spot always gets to me. Every.single.time.

That food truck sandwich looks so good! I’ve never actually eaten at one.

I could eat Cinnamon Toast Crunch forever. The post-cereal milk is enough to classify it as the best cereal ever.

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I love Target… I can wander around for HOURS. And of course find things that I absolutely NEED (read: have no need whatsoever for them…). Best cereal = frosted mini wheats, frosted flakes, cracklin’ oat bran in that order :)

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I love food trucks, I wish we had them near by. The round up sounds awesome!
I usually stick to a cereal for a couple of months and then switch.
Have a great day!

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I love food trucks but we only have one in our area. When we were in Portland, we found something similar to the food truck roundup you were talking about–I loved it! If I could only eat one cereal for the rest of my life, it’d be Honey Bunches of Oats. It’s pretty much the only cereal I eat anyway. :)

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Happy tapering!! :)

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Great job on your Yassos! I love your friend’s advice on speedwork. If we give our all in training there’s nothing left to give on race day!
My favorite cereal is rice Chex. Chex is just so good! I can spend so much time and money at Target, especially on food or kitchen stuff.

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Very jealous of your food truck eats! Looks so good! now I really want some fries..

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I try to stay out of Target because it so dangerous for my wallet! Ever since we bought a house I have loved shopping for decorations and other random things for the house.
My next race isn’t until the end of August, but I start marathon training on Monday!

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My next race is in October (a half marathon) but I am a bit concerned I have plans every single weekend before that, plus a two week holiday in Japan right before. Yikes!

I absolutely love cereal. Erm….I guess I would choose….no, it’s too hard. I’m going to keep eating all of them.

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My favorite part of target is the dollar section because they have good teacher things in there! That cereal is sooo good!

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Janae!!! You did SUCH AN AWESOME JOB with your Yassos! Looks like you’re pret-ty on track (pun totally intended) for that sub 3 marathon! That’s amazing!

I’m still out of running. It’s been 2 weeks since I was hit by the cyclist and I thought I’d be back at it by now, so I’m feeling pretty discouraged. I’m ready to start cross training again at least so I’m going to pilates tonight. Hope to be running again soon. I’m getting anxious!

Have a great day!

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I probably go to target every two weeks and love the snack aisles.
We have some great food trucks in Nashville! I love the grilled cheeserie.
Next race: Cumberland Plateau Stage Race in August.
Cereal: frosted flakes

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Ahh I am so impressed by everyone who races in the summer! It was still 90 degrees here at 7 30pm yesterday!

Smart advice from your friend!!! :) I have never finished 800s and wanted more but maybe smeday haha

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I love the movie section at Target. I can usually find a good one that I don’t have yet on the $5 and under rack…score! Food trucks are amazing! I went to a food truck festival recently and had a delicious kebob. Easy to eat while you’re walking around, it was definitely a good choice! Favorite cereal is definitely French Toast Crunch. It reminds me of middle school!

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I never get sick of kashi Autumn wheat cereal.
I love Target. I end up discovering lots of food items from their archer farms line.
But I always hover in the pajama/active wear area. :)

And I buy lots of my greeting cards there. No races until end of September.
I’m glad because I am feeling unmotivated lately. Hoping to get in a short evening run after work tonight.

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I always comment about Brooke but it’s because she’s SO cute. That picture of her hugging the statue is so sweet.

I used to go to Target on a daily basis, even if I didn’t need anything/just to walk around. However, the closest one to me is 1 hour + away now and it’s awful! My favorite section to shop in is the home section.

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Faster than a speeding bullet, wow! I think Frosted Shredded Mini Wheats would win.

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such good advice from your friend! i was reading a book about ironmans recently and one coach suggested that as soon as your form starts to cave, it’s time to call it quits. i’ve been keeping this in mind during my speed workouts.

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I like that advice from your friend! And if she’s that fast, I would listen to anything she has to say.

Target is the BEST! I wish I could go there every day (but I would be really broke). I don’t know if I have a favorite aisle because I just love everything so darn much.

Good luck with your taper and your race!! Can’t wait to hear how it goes :)

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I’m at Target every other week it feels like! I go in for certain things but end up shopping the whole store ;-)
Your friend’s advice is so true!
Favorite cereals are Frosted Mini Wheat and Cinnamon Life.
I haven’t tried eating the frosting off first like Brooke, too cute!

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cinnamon life. all day, everyday. we have to buy it in bulk at costco.

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The giving my all during practice was the reason I got burned out in high school. With that and being injured all the time, I clearly did running wrong then.

I haven ever done a food truck round up but I keep telling myself I need to do it. Sounds so fun.

Oh target. The dollar section is my weakness for impulse buys.

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Your posts make me want to live in Utah every time. It just looks like such a fun place.

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I am at Yellowstone National Park right now and they have make your own trail mix bars everywhere. My heart dies and goes to heaven every time. I’ll just pour milk into that and call it cereal?!

Have a great day!

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I go to Target every week – I do my grocery shopping there because it’s cheaper than the So Cal union supermarkets, plus 5% off when using my Red Card, which makes up for the non-grocery items that make it into my cart. (One of my longer run-on sentences!) ;)

Yes, on digging too deep! From my training plan yesterday:

“Many runners make the mistake of getting stuck in the “medium hard” zone. They do their easy runs too fast, then they don’t have the energy to put their all into quality workouts like the speedwork and long runs. By keeping the easy runs truly easy, you can really focus on those quality workouts and take your endurance, speed, and fitness to the next level.”

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This is great advice…I never thought of the “medium hard zone” but this makes so much sense. Thanks for sharing!!

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I think that is extremely smart too. It will keep you healthy in the long run. Nice work at the track. I do my track workouts and speed work in different shoes than normal running. Way more cushion and big and bulky. LOL…

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that is so insanely FAST!!!!

also brooke hugging the little kid statue is too precious

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Your friend is amazing!!! I don’t think I could run a 5:38 mile on my best day!

I try to not go to Target that often because I can spend hours browsing around and buying things I don’t need. It’s a splurge when I go. Thank goodness it is on the other side of town. ☺

We have A LOT of food trucks here in Oregon. I’m definitely a fan of going to the food truck area when we can’t decide what we want to eat and want options.

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Food Trucks are the best! I think my favorite one here in Calgary is the Perogy Boys. As the name implies, they serve perogies!

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VANILLA CHEX or Honey NUT Chex. Except I only eat out the flavored ones. Then I make muddy buddies with the rest…… DO THAT.

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Your friend has very good advice!! I always try to remind myself that there are no medals in training runs — save it for the race.
I love Target and always end up spending too much money there. It’s the only place (other than online) I can find my beloved e.l.f. primer. That stuff is amazing.
Food trucks aren’t big around here, except for at fairs and festivals… and I’m eating too much cotton candy and ice cream at those to bother with a food truck ;)
I’m signed up to do a women-only 5k next Saturday, but am also contemplating an ultra instead. We’ll see.
I adore cereal. My current fave is Honey Comb, but I have my old standby’s, too — Frosted Flakes, Fruity Pebbles, and Corn Pops. Raisin Bran and Granola also hold a special place in my heart.
Remember Cracklin’ Oat Bran? They don’t make it here anymore, but I used to LOVE that stuff. It looks like dog food, but tastes like heaven.

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Wow, those splits! And I just think it’s so cool that you’re friends with someone that fast, too. It would be so cool to see you guys ripping around a track together. People walking by probably thought they were watching Olympians train!

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Such great advice about not digging too deep and wowza your friend is speedy! I love food trucks although not the queue that is often associated with them!

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Shop at Target weekly & lucky me there’s one just down the road from my house. Have you tried their almond butter? It’s crazy good almost as good as TJ’s!

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Ohhh I try not to go to target because otherwise I buy eeeeverything. No control.

I do the opposite with my frosted mini wheats! I eat the wheat part first, and then save the frosted side so thats the last taste heheh.

Good advice about the speed workout! I tend to want to exhaust myself and leave everything out there, but that totally makes sense. Also, whoa. she’s fast.

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Aww I love that Brooke hugged that statue! What a sweetheart!

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Cereal – corn flakes! I love them.

Great workout and you both are gorgeous. Please tell me you took that picture BEFORE you ran :)

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Hey! Great work on your 800’s! Question (opinion, really) on speedwork…even though I crapped out on my last 800 last night, each interval I felt like I could have pushed a little harder. The training program I am currently following called for 4 x 800 @ 10k pace. Right now, I am so caught up with keeping an eye on my watch to make sure that I am hitting the prescribed paces, that I think it sometimes can slow me down (I see the pace on my watch and then I speed up or slow down depending on what it says). So…do I go out and give it my all for the 800 (then recover) or do I focus on hitting that pace?

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I made churro crispy treats using cinnamon chex- to die for! Here’s the recipe if you want!
http://www.imperialsugar.com/recipes/desserts/cookies-bars/Brown-Butter-Churro-Krispy-Treats

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Great splits, I really need to do more speedwork. My 800s last night were like 5:10. =[

I love food trucks. There is a great halal cart by my office. Also I just posted on my blog Monday about my trip to Smorgasburg – it’s a weekend food truck festival in Brooklyn, NY and absolutely amazing.

And maybe I’m weird but I don’t really like cereal. I very rarely eat it and when I do it’s always grandma cereal like cheerios or if I’m feeling wild, honey nut cheerios.

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I love working out with other people on the track. It’s a chance for me to run with people faster and slower than me without compromising the pace I need to run. It’s such a great time to meet people you don’t normally get to run with!

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I love love love Chex. My stores by me (no target, tear) only carries the regular and honey nut so I ordered cinnamon, chocolate, vanilla and corn chex from amazon :)

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Oh how I love Target and it is such a dangerous place. I try to avoid it for the same reasons everyone else mentioned. I get in there and want everything from every department (or at least it seems like it) and spend way too much time in there.

Have you tried the Chocolate Chex? I can’t get them because I will eat too many of them (I have 3 – 5 pounds to get to my goal). But, they are my favorite and yummy! I love they are gluten free because I try to avoid gluten as my sister is a celiac.

I switch out my shoes too. I use my Brooks Pure Connect 2’s for my PT exercises and my warm ups and switch to the Newton Kismet for my longer runs. You are fast and wow, your friend is smoking it. It would be interesting to see her running form. She is not only fast but has words of wisdom! She has good advice!!

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Since being diagnosed with celiac a number of years ago, I really appreciate Chex. You’d probably like this go to dessert recipe I found a few year back which is now a favorite of many friends. I’m allergic to chocolate too, so I’ve never added the chocolate ingredients, but it is to die for, and the kids love to help make it:

http://www.susieqtpiescafe.com/2013/04/mexican-recipes-deep-fried-ice-cream.html

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I love Target and when I live in Provo I go a ton! Right now I don’t live by one though :( I don’t like cereal all that much but the super surgery unhealthy ones are my favorites ;)

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They closed all the Targets here in Canada which is kinda sad except the fact that they were never like the ones you have in the US…they didn’t have the same products and the prices were higher…which is probably why they closed lol!

Great advice from your speedy friend and I do the shoe change as well for my track workouts!

I have always loved Life cereal.

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I go to Target way too often. It’s between my house and the gym so I wind up there whenever we need something. It can get expensive though ’cause running into Target for milk on the way home can easily turn into “ooh look!”.

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The Cinnamon Chex are great but the vanilla ones are even better.

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Good to know… Off to go get those ones:) Have a great day Betsy!

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I love Target! I could live there! My boyfriend made me limit my Target trips to once weekly. I always have to walk through the DVD/Blu-Ray section. I don’t know why because I hardly ever buy any.

I love food trucks! My favorite is a local Tampa truck specializing in…surprise…cupcakes!!

And I could eat Frosted Flakes every meal for the rest of my life!

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Your friend is super fast and your yasso splits are amazing! Very inspirational! I do have a race coming up – the Monadnock Half Marathon. I’m hoping for cool-ish temps and looking forward to a fun weekend in New Hampshire! :)

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That 10K time is out of control! I was happy when I got under 9 min miles! I love food trucks but I haven’t been to a lot yet this year. That needs to be remedied.

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I love Honey Nut Shredded Wheat. SO GOOD :)

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It’s horrible that I’m so busy that I don’t have time to go out shopping. I only go out when I have to. But did you know that target is the only store that has twizzler long nibs? They are so good! I may have to get me some later. :)

Is it bad that I’m a runner and haven’t done a lot of speed work? I would love to do yasso’s but don’t know where to start or to find out what pace I should run them.

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It is so true about leaving a bit in the tank after a workout. My coach tells me I should feel as if I should be able to do ONE more whenever I finish up a workout. :)

Unfortunately, we don’t have Target in Canada any more but my next race is the Transrockies 120 miler in Colorado in 2 weeks!!!

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I love Target and the C9 collection is great for tops and winter gear. They have great granola too.

I love food trucks. Kimchi taco truck, waffles and dinges, the cinnamon snail (amazing vegan food) and Big Gay Ice Cream truck are some of my faves.

No races at the moment but NYC closes some major streets in August so my team is going in to run down Park Ave.

Oatmeal whether it’s hot or cold, a la overnight oats.

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I go to Target all the time- and always manage to find “extras” like the stationary in the $1 section, haha!

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It’s always good to work out with someone who is that fast, it really motivates you to keep up. Great advice about stopping for a cool down early , I might try that on tomorrow’s speed run..

Breakfast cereal? It would have to be Kellogs Frosties because the GReat ha ha

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I am at Target way too often because it’s right down the block! I am usually in the grocery section and now the school supplies section too.

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Glad your workout went well! Love how speedy YOU and your friend are! It keeps me inspired– especially when I’m doing track workouts. Also, what watch are you wearing in the above pic? I wear a Garmin Forerunner 15– I love it but I sure do wish I had the laps feature on my watch. Thanks!

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– I never go to Target. We have Meijer here in the midwest which has everything…and more!
-There is one food truck I know about, it’s usually downtown by the courthouse. It’s serves bacon on everything..its called something with bacon in the name. And obviously has a pink pig on the side of it. I’ve never had it.
-GF cinnamon chex! My heart sang when I saw you holding the box!!! :)

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Honey Nut Shredded Wheat…….so good!!

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I have a race coming up in about two weeks. Lots of hills and very hot race! Not ready for the heat but I have been incorporating more hills for this one.

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This is really good advice!

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Love food trucks- anything that has a great selection for vegan or vegetarians!

It stresses me out to pick just one cereal forever! I had a love affair with cereal that I had to fight off- I had to stop buying it because I was literally eating a whole box a day… Top 3: Frosted Flakes, Honey Nut Cheerios, Chex (because you can cheat and put all kinds of different things in it to make it a “new” cereal every day)

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Hey we ran similar workouts! I go to target more than I should…I have a trip planned to go this weekend. I think the women’s clothes and homegoods are my favorite sections.

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We have those cinnamon chex at my office! They’re SOOO good when you mix then with trail mix / mixed nuts from trader joes. Trust me – you won’t regret it!

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Wow, congrats to your friend. That is quick! I just did my first 10 mile run this past May. It was so hard for me and unfortunately, my time was about double hers. After the run my legs were so locked up I couldn’t bend my legs to sit down the rest of the day. Nothing left in the tank that day!

Love Target! I am there at least once a week, sometimes more. No matter what I go in for I usually can’t get out of there for under $100. How does that happen!!!!

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LOVE LOVE LOVE the food trucks! Columbus has some GREAT food trucks, and a couple food truck festivals coming up, so I am SUPER DUPER EXCITED!!!!

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