Is it weird or normal and dedicating your miles.

When I ran my first half marathon I dedicated the race to family members that had passed away. I wrote their names on my shoes. It helped me to push through.

I have to wash my hair EVERYDAY, otherwise it is just gross. However, I only “fix” it occasionally.

I think that’s a great idea to dedicate your miles to people! What motivation right there. I was my hair every day or it gets super grrrreasy!

I’ve never done that, but it sounds like fun to come up with the list, then even better to be thinking about that person rather than the race!! I always go to Togos!! They know me and my bf all too well haha. I wash my hair 3 times a week. And no more than that haha.

My hair would be fine to skip days washing, but I have to wash it every day because I’m active and sweaty pretty much everyday, and it’s curly so if I sweat with it in a pony-tail, there’s no going back!

I like that idea of dedicating miles to people. I’ve also been a rower for 6 years and we like to do “Power Tens” and have ten strong strokes in which we dedicate someone’s name to each stroke. Sometimes I like to do power tens in my running races too :)

I probably eat at a Ya Kun Kaya Toast most often – it’s a Singaporean coffee shop chain that serves cheap local kopi (coffee), eggs (very runny), and brown toast (with butter and cinnamon sugar or kaya, a local jam). A set that includes all three things is about $4 USD, and one of my favorite snacks!

I wash my hair ~2 times/day. That’s what happens when you have short hair & live in the tropics….

I have never dedicated a race or miles, it is a cute concept though! Restaurant… I would say movie theater popcorn… I wash my hair 5 – 6 days a week. I sweat like crazy so I shower every time I work out. Now if I go nuts and skip a few days my person hygiene takes a nose dive as well : )

I wash my hair once a week, but I “style” it every morning (which usually just involves wetting it to tame frizz, adding some mousse and letting it air dry). I have curly hair that’s super easy to work with, so I got lucky I guess!

Once I dedicated a race to a friend’s husband who was dying of cancer. That was the only time though.

A read-on-the-floor-all-day day sounds really great right now. I dedicated my last marathon to my uncle (I did Team In Training) and it helped me throughout the training and the actual marathon. He passed away before I ran the marathon but I swear he helped me wake up at 4:30am to do my long runs and kept me motivated throughout training and especially throughout the marathon.

And I LOVE Parenthood. I watched all the free episodes on Amazon Prime and am waiting for Season 4 to be free so I can watch that. I am currently watching Army Wives – I’m embarrassed to say how much I love it. I was a military brat though, so it’s fun to reminisce about military base life while watching it.

I always run for my daughter. She has digeorge syndrome and has had 2 open heart surgeries and foot surgery and has low tone. She can’t walk very far so I don’t know if she’ll ever be a runner but she wants to be because she wants to “run like mommy”. So, when I’m running, I always tell myself that it’s for her. It’s all for her.

That is a pretty interesting way to push yourself on the full marathon. Wow, you know I would love to do that but I’m not sure I have 26 people to dedicate it too LOL. The .2 could go to my adorable niece. I guess that will be my other goal for the marathon ha ha.

When I ran in college I had a friend pass away the Thursday before a big race Saturday. I ran it for her and it went awesome! I pred by a ton and felt full of energy.

And yes, I eat those cheeses alone. Delicious.

I love that idea to dedicate each mile to someone different. I think I may do that for my half in a few weeks. It will really help get through the miles and it makes you feel good while you’re doing it! I personally can’t eat cold cheese. I’ll eat it on pizza or in mac and cheese or grilled cheese, but I don’t like it plain. So I guess that makes me the opposite kind of weird as your sister.

I don’t think I would like the cheese wedges alone. I like them on toast with avocado or an egg. I also like them on steamed veggies.

I probably could eat Subway once or twice a week at the most. Their veggie sandwich is just okay.

The restaurant I eat at the most is definitely Chipotle. I could eat their veggie bowl everyday!

I wash my hair every three days. Anymore than that makes it greasy.

I mean, if you leave out the cracker you have more calories to spend on cheese so really it makes sense… I’m also not a cheese eater.

I love Burger, Tap and Shake in DC because they make a delicious veggie falafel burger that they’ll put a fried green tomato on top of. Delicious. Plus Chipotle people are getting difficult about filling the bowl up with just fresh tomato and the corn salsas.

the hair gets washed after every run, especially in the summer, so about 5ish times. I’m too lazy for blow dryers though. No upper body strength.

My go to restaurant is a thai place I go to at least once a week. Darn. Now I want to go there today because I mentioned it. it’s so good!

I wash my hair maybe 3 times a week. I know it sounds gross but sometimes I am like wait when was the last time I washed it?? It does NOT get greasy. I am blessed with non greasy hair.

I just started watching parenthood I’m on season two. It’s such a great show!!!

I just recently heard someone talk about dedicating miles, and I LOVED the idea. I think it would really help me push through the pain. This person only dedicated the last five miles or six miles of her marathon since that’s when it really gets tough for her.

Also, I’ve never had Laughing Cow, but I would definitely be okay with eating it all by itself. Cheese is just that good in my opinion.

My kids eat those cheese wedges by themselves all the time….I don’t think they have ever eaten them with anything…I prefer good old fashioned string cheese :). I wash my hair 5 times a week and we hardly ever eat out so I am no help there :).
Dedicating miles is a very cool idea…maybe that would help me get through the last 6.2 without walking!

I’m just curious if you are going back to get back into teaching? Or what you are going to do for employment?

Brooke’s front bottom tooth just makes her smile look TOO CUTE!! Love it :) I could never eat those wedges by themselves. Ick!

I 100% eat laughing cow cheese wedges by themselves! my friends think I’m weird too, but I LOVE them!

I usually get around to washing my hair 2-3 times a week as well ;) I just always seem to find a better way to spend my time and dry shampoo has given me the excuse to never wash my hair!

I love subway and which wich and probably eat at one or the other at least once a week. Speaking of restaurants I will be in Salt Lake City next week on a business trip and have been asked to look into our dinner location… do you have any suggestions?!

I’ve dedicated miles before. I’ve just done it mainly for family members and my kids. Sometimes I’ll load a couple songs that I know each of my kids loves so when i hear it on my playlist I’ll run those miles and think and pray for them. Love your blog.. you keep me motivated!!

I dedicated the last couple of my marathon miles to folks, but I almost found that to be a little emotionally taxing since I started getting choked up at the end and needed to save all the energy I could!
The restaurant I eat at the most is this place that we go to for breakfast called the Southport grocery. They are known for their “grown up Pop Tart” that is this ooey gooey cream cheese filled with jam and they have the best potato hash EVER. *they probably use a stick of butter, but its worth it!*
I have short hair so bed head is a real drag when I can’t pull it back into a ponytail anymore. I end up washing my hair about 5 times a week. I could probably go more if it weren’t so darn windy and the wind makes my hair extra greasy after running. I also bike a lot to commute places and helmet hair = no good. Like I said, if I could rock a ponytail, I’d probably only end up washing my hair a few times a week.
Hope the rest of your week goes well! I got over a 5 mile hump recently (I haven’t been training for anything and my mileage has stayed super low) and got in a good 7.5 miler today along the lake. Hooray! I love getting back into longer distances!

I did that one time in a half marathon. I wrote their name on my arm next to each number. It made the miles so by FAST as I was focusing in praying for/about that person!!

I have never dedicated a mile of each race but I do think about other runner’s and/or family members struggling while I run- it keeps me motivated and thankful that I can run when others can’t!

I LOVE frozen yogurt…so I eat at fro yo places the most…does that count? Panera is always a go-to!

I wash my hair 3 to 4 times a week- dry shampoo is a lifesaver! I luckily have dry hair anyways, but I sometimes wash my bangs when my hair is looking greasy:)

I always have to put Laughing Cow wedges on something, they are too soft to eat by themselves. I’m currently re-watching Parenthood too. I cry every single episode, every time!

I am pretty excited that Parenthood comes back this week. I love this time of years… Fall Premiere Week. I wash my hair pretty much every day. I don’t like the way my hair feels when I don’t wash it. I haven’t tried to not wash it every day on purpose though so who really knows.

I am BEYOND excited for Parenthood to start again! I just rewatched the last few episodes so I would remember everything that is going on. I got really into the show over Christmas last year when my husband had the flu and I was 6 months prego. New Years Eve 2013 was rung in by watching a Parenthood marathon alone on the couch (with lots of ice cream).

I’m like you – I will use Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges on veggies, crackers, sandwiches, wraps, etc., but I’ve never tried them by themselves!

I love the idea of dedicating each mile to a person you love and care about – so awesome! I would think that it makes you even more motivated for each mile which is just awesome, and I’m sure it makes the time fly!

I wash my hair every other day. I would only wash it like 1-2 times per week if it didn’t get so oily. ;)

Love the idea of dedicating each mile of a race to someone special! I’m going to make a list for the Richmond Marathon, saving the last 3 miles for my daughters and husband. When my legs are giving out and I’m dragging big time, thinking of them will help me push just a bit more to reach the finish line!

Hi Janae!
I dedicated a mile to a person I love at a half marathon I did in March. At one point, I had planned to dedicate it to my grandmother and as I was running past the place where my beloved grandmother used to live. (She was an awesome lady and I was so sad when she died 20 years ago.) As I was passing with tears in my eyes, someone passed me and said, “hey, you have a sweat mark in the shape of a perfect heart on your back.” After that, more and more people would mention it. At the end of the race, I had a picture taken of my back and sure enough, there it was. It was very strange but I felt her with me for sure. I think it’s a great way to run the race and it was a very emotional day.
Wishing you peace, strength and happiness,
Lisa :)

I wish I could wash my hair only 2-3 times a week! Mine is way too thin for that. I think that’s an awesome idea to dedicate miles!!

for my first marathon i did the mile dedication…. was really nice to think of all the people that helped me get there…….

After my first race, I became in love with helping out others by doing something I love. I wish I would have read more about running so I could have put the hundreds of miles on the treadmill to good use! I wash my hair every day because it will look super greasy if I don’t. I think you could run the .2 miles for a pregnant friend since the baby isn’t a full person yet! :D

I LOVE the idea of dedicated miles to people important in our lives – I think I’ll do that for my 13.1 in October!! I’ll do a post with people’s names and their miles before then.

I was my hair too often, and it cries. I really need to stop loving the ‘poo so much.

Favorite restaurants – does TCBY froyo count???? Also – I noticed you said you put your froyo in the freezer to have later…how does that turn out? I’m always too scared to bring it home…does the texture get weird/melty?

The wedges are great on their own. I’m with your sister on this one!

I don’t really eat out because I’m cheap and would rather spend my money on running clothes! But, my favorite restaurant these days is the Greek Corner. So good!

I don’t wash my hair everyday. Depending on how sweaty I get during a workout, I can go a few days without washing. Luckily, my hair is long enough to pull back! :)

Have a great day!

I am starting my 26.2 list today. I love the idea of dedicating a mile to someone that has helped me get to where I am in my running journey.

If you need someone to think about for mile 24…. I’m available. Just sayin.
I love that idea. My first marathon is October 27th, I need to start making a list.

i LOVE dedicating miles. it motivated me throughout my first marathon.

Have you ever dedicated your race or each mile of a race to somebody?
Last year I dedicated my Utah Valley half marathon to a close family friend whose funeral that day. This year I dedicated it to him again. Both times I hit huge PR’s

What restaurant do you eat at the most?
We eat at a local, family owned one most often, if you get to Heber you will have to try Dairy Keen.

How often do you wash your hair?
I wash it 2-3 times a week. I can get away with it down the first two days, the third day is definitely a ponytail or braid day.

I haven’t ever dedicated my miles to someone, but it’s a neat idea.

I wash my hair at least once a day, and many times twice. I absolutely cannot go to work without washing my hair or I’m a grease pit by noon. I have to shower after exercise too because I get really sweaty.

For restaurants that we eat at the most, I have no idea! I probably eat “out” mostly at Panera, but I’m not sure that qualifies as a “restaurant.” There is a cool local pizza place here that has a nice corner with toys and chalkboard walls where the kids can play (even during dinner). We haven’t been in ages, but I do love it.

Never dedicated any miles. Running tends to be a very personal, selfish activity for me. I eat at Wendy’s way too often because there is one at the hospital where I work. If you wait too late and you didn’t pack enough food it is the only option. I have to wash my hair every single day. It is so fine and greasy. It would be super disgusting if I didn’t wash it.

I eat the wedges by themselves, too : )

I’m impressed that you were able to put the ice cream in the freezer and wait to eat it. If I know I have immediate access to ice cream, there’s no way I can hold off eating it!

Totally normal on the wedges alone. ;) yum!

I love laughing cow and they have so many other fun flavors too! I eat it plain, and so does my husband. I’ll also pair it with some wheat thins, but plain cheese is soooo good!

The only time I dedicated any miles was when I did the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K. I lost my mom to breast cancer and wore her picture while I ran. The Santa Barbara Marathon takes place on Veteran’s Day weekend – the final mile was lined with flags so I did think about our servicemen and women during that time.

We don’t eat out often, but we probably hit Subway about once a week! And if someone was offering, I’d take it everyday ;)

I have never done the mile dedication thign but it might be just what I need to get through my first half marathon!

We have some local places we go a lot but Panera is probably the one my son and I frequent the most. Unless Starbucks counts as a “restaurant?” :)

I probably wash my hair 5-6 times a week.

I LOVE Laughing Cow cheese wedges!

I wash my hair about 3-4 days a week, and I hate hair washing days. I eat a Chick Fil A all the dang time. I could eat it for every meal and never get sick of it.

probably eat at panera the most.

i dont dedicate each mile to someone (good idea though) but I often dedicate the last couple of miles to people (mostly my grandparents, aunts, etc that have passed)

so question for you- you only wash 2-3 times a week yet workout almost everyday—-do you use dry shampoo? ive tried dry shampoo but sometimes your hair gets SOAKED from your workout…then what? youre hair is so nice too. i hate having to wash it all the time- not healthy… i would love to know your secret! i wash mine 6 times a week.

I love the idea of dedicating your miles!!! I will try to implement that for the upcoming Chicago marathon – I get so lazy the last few miles, and I really need to find something to keep me mentally engaged.

I wash my hair ideally twice a week, but sometimes three times. Sometimes I’ll even wash it two days consecutively if I really need it to look pretty…which I hate, despise and loathe doing!!

I knew when I was signed up for the Detroit Marathon that I would need to focus on something different each mile so I wouldn’t be overwhelmed with all 26.2 miles so I dedicated each mile to a family member or friend. To be honest, sometimes I got caught up in the atmosphere and excitement around me with the spectators and would totally forget to see who I was running for that mile and would have to play a little catch up to who I was dedicating that mile to but as the marathon went on and I became more fatigued (physically and mentally) thinking about someone different at each mile was really nice. After the marathon, I sent a photo of myself at the finish line in a little note to each friend or relative to let them know which mile was dedicated to them and a funny little memory or something that popped into my mind during that mile and how grateful I am to have them in my life. In this busy life, we don’t express how we feel about those special people in our lives often enough and this was a great opportunity. I got some nice notes back…especially from some of my elderly aunts who were happy to be remembered and appreciated. The last .2 was dedicated to myself and that last .2 was so sweet!

Three times per week-and I’ll be forever grateful to you because it is thanks to YOU if I discovered dry shampoo!!!

I feel like eating soft cheese on its own is weird. But I love laughing cow on other things – wheat thin, pepperoni and laughing cow cheese is one of my favorite snacks. I make little sandwiches out of them.

I haven’t done the dedication thing, but for my first 50k, I actually had people write me messages – funny stories, a joke, inspirational quotes, just a quick “hello”…whatever they wanted to write. Then my boyfriend printed them all out for me and cut/folded them separately so that I could open one whenever I needed a little pick me up along my run. It worked so magnificently!

I love that mile dedication idea! I have my first race coming up in December, granted its only a 5k but I still might do that.

I eat at Beyond Bread quite a bit but only on Wednesdays to get the most delicious sandwich ever…,grilled chicken and red peppers on a pretzel bun!

I totally eat those wedges on their own.

So, I’ve never dedicated mileage, but it’s a really good and motivating idea! I have gone through hard runs imagining a fast friend was running with me and I needed to keep on pace!

Not gonna lie–eating those cheese wedges by themselves is pretty weird…I MUST eat them with something, ya know?! But more power to your sista!

I love the idea of dedicating those miles.

And yah, if my dad said that daily, I’d be eating subway daily too! :)

I dedicated my last half to my neighbor, Dean Bullock, who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year, but is still training for the Kona Ironman! He is amazing. Check out his awesome story here:

http://konainspired.thismoment.com/base/kona?region_id=us-en&content_id=789&tab_id=22

and root for him in Kona on Oct. 12!!!!

I eat thos wedges solo, totes normalz!

I laughed at your dad and subway, of course ou have to say YES, I couldn’t say no it’s impossible. All good with aaalllll the salad ;-)

Brooke is so cute. My little boy is about 2 months younger than her, and I get so excited reading your blog and thinking about all the fun stuff he’ll be able to do in two months.

I eat laughing cow cheese straight. The other flavors are good too.

I only wash my hair about twice a week because it’s thick and curly, and it gets dried out if I wash it more than that.

I LOVE that idea! I’m totally going to do that for my half marathon. How meaningful!
Those cheese wedges are awesome, but I eat them with something. Too creamy by themselves!

Just been reading the replies….any men reading this out there? It’s like being in the Oprah audience…all women :)

I wash my hair 6-7 times a week – every time I shower. Some Saturdays, since I can’t run, I just stay in pj’s until Sunday morning, then I shower for church

Janae – When I ran my first Nyc marathon in 2010 I got 5 different colors ribbon – cut out 26 pieces and wrote the names on it….each color was for something different …red for my family who I love – had my hubby / daughters/ parents name on it…yellow for friends who have supported me during my hard times…green for the special people who have passed away..orange for people who I have met and made an impact in my life ….I put a key ring around it and put it on my watch….everytime I needed a boost I would look at the names and why I was running. Definitely helped me and put my marathon on a different perspective for me. I still dedicate miles to whoever I feel needs an extra umph or whom I feel has given me a boost. I still have the ribbons and to me it holds a special power of it getting me through my marathon.

I love the dedicating miles idea! I’m going to try it for my first ever 1/2 next month!

I wash my hair daily during the week and the least amount possible on the weekends.

By the way, Brooke’s little tummy peaking out made my day – she really is just the cutest thing every! And I love seeing those shoes, she’s such a fashionista! :)

When i ran my first Marathon I wrote “Boston=Bob” on my hand and its what got me through those last miles when i hit a major wall. My step-dad (bob) joked that he would go to Boston with me if i qualified- being my first marathon, no one thought i would….I ended up qualifying last year and was on track to go until i got a stress fracture. Miracle in disguise. Anytime i doubt myself or capabilities, i remind myself of that phrase. If i could BQ on my first marathon, i can do whatever is on my plate. A family friend also passed away the week before my 20 mile training run, i dedicated those miles to him~

That’s the only way I eat those. So good!

I’m with you on Subway. I eat it at least weekly!

I’ve never dedicated my miles to anyone, but I like the idea! Would be great to focus on something else rather than just checking off the miles! :)
I LOVE Parenthood and can’t wait until Thursday night! The bad thing is it comes on at 10 our time, which is passed my bedtime! ;)
I normally wash my hair everyday, especially when I run. I sweat like crazy, even this morning when it was 44 degrees! So, there’s no way I could go without washing my hair.
I would say it’s a three-way tie between Culver’s, Moe’s, and Subway for our most frequented eateries!

I wash my hair daily.

I always dedicate a couple miles of any race to my mom.

I honestly probably eat at Panera Bread more than anywhere else… Besides my work cafe almost every day.

I wash my hair once a week. I have it down to a science. I should probably do it every 5-6 days but if I’m not doing anything or seeing anyone on a Sunday or something, why bother ? I also go through a bottle of dry shampoo a week or two weeks. My hair was falling out & thinning until I stopped washing so much!