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NYC Marathon training is in full swing and I am ready to tackle the next 99 days with family and #myrunningfamily by my side. Today was a very awesome day. #tcsnycmarathon #marathontraining #cuknyc #cleanupkrewnyc #lifegerms4life #longrun #loveliverun #runwalkrun #runwalkrepeat (at Nyrr Marathon Long Training Run)

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15 minutes of Dynamic Yoga in my living room. Good thing the kids are asleep...Momma was cursing and crying. #yoga #nikefuelband #NikePlusTrainingClub (at The Land of the Awesome)

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Marathon Training Week 1

Marathon Training Week 1

As you probably know, I am running the NYC Marathon this November. I am going to be blogging as much of this journey as possible. Hopefully, I will not be crying as much I think I will be. I am a huge emotional runner. I cry after at every race that I complete that is 10 miles or greater. So you can imagine how jacked up I am going to be when I finish my first marathon.

Taking a look at the first…

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16 Weeks Out

In November of 2012 I decided that I was going to run the 2014 New York City Marathon. I ran my very first 4 mile race and when I crossed that very first finish line I knew I wanted to cross the New York City Marathon finish line.

So I got to work on my 9 plus 1 so that I gain a spot in the big show.

Fast forward to today… I have complete 29 races.

4-5k

9-4milers

3-5milers

6-10k

1-10milers

6-Half…

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Queens 10K 2014

The 4th installment of the Five Borough Series was upon us. This time take us all the way to Flushing Meadows Park. The purpose of the Five Borough Series, besides showing off the awesomeness of each borough, is to gain guaranteed entry in the NYC Half of the following year. A runner needs to complete 4 out of the 6 races in the series. The qualifying races are  Fred Lebow Manhattan Half, NYC…

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Oakley New York Mini 10K 2014

Oakley New York Mini 10K 2014

When I ran this race last year I only knew a hand full of people who were set out to be at the race. This year was a whole new ball game. Now I don’t feel like a stranger at races. This is a great feeling.

Last year’s race was the first time I ever wore a Sparkle Athlete running skirt. I had seen a few runner with this skirt (including Dani from Weight Off My Shoulders). I thought they were very…

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71 down 4 to go. #75milesinjune #nikeplus #keepgoing #lastcorralrunner #lifegerms (at Bronx Zoo)

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I've been up since 3am just to travel to a race and be with my beautiful running family. I feel beyond blessed to have so many wonderful individuals in my running life. ❤️❤️❤️#nyrr #myrunningfamily #blessed #queens10k #keepgoing #9Plus1 #cleanupcrew #turtlepower #teamsparkle #nycinstarunners

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Great season Big Al.

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Little Al spent the entire time with her thumbs behind her ears. She was able to cope in a very noisy room without crying. That's amazing progress. #autism #SteppingUp #ProgressNotPerfection

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Keeping the streak alive. Rain or shine. #nikeplus #garmin #roadid #BrooksPureConnect2 #keepgoing #rwrunstreak #rwrunningstreak #50milesinjune (at Bronx Little Italy)

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I have determined that I no longer know how to take a picture with a straight face. #WhatsUpWithThat #duckface #bewbs (at The Land of the Awesome)

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by @runkeeper "Happy #MotivationMonday! #running #fitness #Fitfluential #truestory" via @PhotoRepost_app

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#MondayMotivation Yesterday I found these size 22 jeans tucked behind my bed. I have no idea why they were there. Sometimes I feel like I still fit into those size 22....then I remember that I am shrinking out of my size 14. #keepgoing #wwmafia #weightwatchers #weightlossjourney (at The Land of the Awesome)

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Week 3

This week was a great week. I was able to really stay focused.

Week 2′s Goals:

1- Track my foods every day this week.

I didn’t track all my foods. I really need to schedule time before my meals to track everything.

2- Run 14 miles over this week.

I put in 16.58 miles this week. I earned myself 53 activity points. There were a few days that I did not want to go out for a run but I was able to…

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Tonight run was: 🔹Sweaty 🔹Kind of Difficult 🔹Freakin' Awesome #nikeplus #nikechallenge #oldguyrunningtimefighter #teamigotyaback @oldguyrunning @challengeville @teamigotyaback #runforlife #rwrunstreak #rwrunningstreak #streaking (at Bronx Zoo)

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I am a loser! Yay! Time to work on this week's blog. #wwmafia #weightwatchers #muffintopcheck #wwchat #weightlossjourney (at The Land of the Awesome)