Category: Fitness
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It’s all about what you’re wearing. Oh, and penis jokes = still funny.
Race number, check. —— T-shirt, check. Complain about T-shirt not being girly enough, check. —- Obtain sufficiently girly race gear, check. —- Laugh like a teenager at part of the race course, check.
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This is my costume. Now give me the damn candy!
Music to marathon to: Halloween costume to run to: What happens after I visit the mall and Claire’s Boutique has a 50 percent off sale on all of their Halloween gear: What happens to my outfit after I ask my awesome, clever blog readers for help: I loved everyone’s suggestions – so I used them…
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Run Forest run!
Want to watch me run like the wind or crawl like a baby on Sunday? Here’s what you need to know: My bib number: 27806 My name/age (not sure if you’ll need this but just in case): Melissa Oyler / 32 For $1.99, if you have an iPhone or a Droid, you can follow me…
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My Halloween costume this year: Sweaty Runner
So, I’ve finally decided what I’m going to wear on Sunday. Not super-original, but I grabbed an orange T-shirt from Target for $3. And some knee high socks that are orange and white with skulls. Coupled with my black running skirt from last year’s race (for good luck!), and I have my outfit. I was…
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26.2 or bust
I haven’t been giving a play-by-play of this year’s marathon training. Some of you are likely thanking me for that one. The truth is, I haven’t really been giving myself a play-by-play either. My runs this year haven’t been as significant as those last year. Running 15, 18, 20 miles still feels accomplished but I’m…
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Work hard, play hard, and inspire lots of people in the process
This post is about a week too late – but I’ve been meaning to publish it for a while! My friend Scott started his journey long before I met him. But that doesn’t make him any less inspiring to me. Ironically (or not so ironically, probably), I met Scott while running. We were running the…
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All is right with the world if only I could sweat in my headphones
Here’s how I spent my time last week: 53 miles. All on my feet. So, I don’t have much to talk about other than running! (That screen shot is from Daily Mile; come friend me over there if you haven’t already.) So, that said, here are a few thoughts about running: = Does anyone have a…
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Yes, I’m still running
Marine Corps Marathon is a month and a half away, and I’ve been a lot quieter this year about training. But it’s going. Going well? I hope so. The past couple of weeks things fell apart due to a sore knee, followed by a cold, followed by some barefoot running that resulted in blisters. But…
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Ok, now this just rocks
What a pleasant surprise I received in the mail this week: Ok, before this I would have said The Melting Pot is my very favorite restaurant simply based on their food, but now all I can say is – wow, they’re the whole package. They sure know how to romance a girl into giving up…
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I’m famous!
The Charlotte Running Club featured me as their spotlight runner this week. How cool is that? I recently joined the club, based on my friend Scott’s recommendation, and I look forward to checking out their group runs, etc., at some point. Although I haven’t had the chance to run with the Charlotte Running Club yet, their…