Blessings to all!!!


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I LOVE NY!

Well, I did it! I finally ran the race I grew up watching and it was SPECTACULAR! It was the best race ever, but my worse marathon run ever.

By the time we got to NY on Friday I was already sick. Fever, stuffy nose, chest congestion & cough. Totally sucky. [...]

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Update - I am alive!

I apologize for being MIA.  This past month has been a vicious cycle of illness.  Fever, runny nose, coughing, sneezing, headaches, body aches…you name it, this family has had it and we’ve been passing it back-n-forth.  Apparently this is quite common with the first year of preschool.  While our adorable tot is picking up every [...]

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National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

My mother’s best friend died of breast cancer.  My classmate is a breast cancer survivor.  Last week I met a woman that had just been diagnosed.  It is estimated that a woman is diagnosed every 3 minutes.
An estimated 182,460 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the United States during [...]

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More pics from the Fab 3-a-day Event

 
 

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For the love of cheese

Yesterday Erin (aka Ladybug’s Picnic) and I co-hosted a rockin’ 3-a-day of Dairy “Good Morning” Meetup Event in her fabulous home (and I mean Fab-U-lous!)  I’m having serious kitchen envy! 
The event featured a sampling of delicious new products from Cabot, Hood, Dannon, & Yoplait, a breakfast recipe demo, a Q & A, a super yummy Breakfast [...]

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Name It Claim It for Diet Delusions

Guest post by Kiki of Does This Blog Make Us Look Fat? If you haven’t done so already, you must check these ladies out! This super fun duo ( Kiki & Greta ) are hilarious!
There’s a self help saying that rhymes like this, “name it, claim it.” The theory being how can you get better if you don’t [...]

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Yoga Podcasts for Athletes

Guest post by the lovely Rachel from Fitness for Mommies. Rachel is a mom, wife and athlete passionate about fitness, running, cycling, yoga & pilates. I am always inspired to push myself further after reading her blog. She is currently training for the St. George Marathon (October), with a goal to qualify for Boston. I [...]

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Memories from the NYC Marathon

Guest Post by Lisa of Workout Mommy, the fun & fabulous blog about how to fit fitness into your mommy day. Her motto “A fit mommy is a happy mommy!”    Alleluia Sista! Can I getta ‘AMEN!’?
Fitarella is currently training for my favorite marathon, New York City! I ran it in 2003 and there is [...]

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Whatever it takes…

18.
18 miles this morning before work.
tired. hungry. sore. VERY sore.
happy!
and a little nauseous.
 

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How old are you now?

Guest post by Leslie Goldman, author of The Locker Room Diaries.  Besides being a superstar author she also has a MUSTread blog called The Weighting Game. I HEART Leslie so much, that when I found out she read my blog, it was as if C.C. DeVille had given me THE “head nod” at a Poison [...]

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Turtle beats the Hare!

I quit.
I have no need for super speed anymore.
and it’s all good.
Some months ago I set out on a mission to train for my 3rd marathon (NYC) with a focus on improving my time. Actually, it was to knock a HUMUNGO chunk of time off so that I could qualify for the Boston Marathon next year. [...]

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The You’re an Idiot Diet

Guest post by Charlotte, one of my favorite blog writers.  I absolutely love everything she writes -she is honest, funny, and thought provoking all at the same time.  A definite MUST read.

What, you haven’t heard of it? You’re guaranteed to lose weight - a lot of it even, and very quickly. It’s officially called “Master Cleanse” [...]

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Fitarella Makes A Big Mistake Inviting Me Here

 This guest post is by the one-n-only Nitmos. This man needs no introduction. Seriously. You just need to get your butts over to his blog and experience him on a daily basis. I’m not ashamned to say I’ve had quite a few pee-pee accidents because of him.
So Mrs. Nitmos and I were sitting around polishing [...]

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Lunges in stereo!

It is a SIMULCAST!
Go to MizFit’s bombdiggiddy blog for the ins-n-outs on los lunges.

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Horse Racing

Guest post by the awesome Dr.J - “A Florida surgeon and fitness freak with a black belt in karate, he runs 50 miles a week and flies a Cherokee Arrow 200.” The man is cool.  AND he is absolutely one of the kindest people in cyber space that i’ve never met. Check out his column at [...]

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It ain’t easy being average

Guest post by Jillian. I’ve known Jilly for many years, she is my BFF’s younger sister’s BFF.  She is one of the sweetest, funniest, most genuine people I know and I am honored she has shared this post with us.
I didn’t really know I was overweight until I lost about 25 pounds in 2005. Until that [...]

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BK’s Lower in fat Macaroni & Cheese

Guest post by the Fabulous BK. Girlfriend is keeping it real and that’s why I heart her.  A native Brooklynite (yeah, new york baby!) of Carribean heritage, BK lives in the DC metro area with her two awesome children and a Certified Jazzercise instructor.
Macaroni & Cheese is ONE of my favorite foods.. It’s absolute comfort food [...]

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Thankey Tuesday

I guess we’re gonna stick to the Tuesdays as I keep forgetting the Mondays… This morning I am thankful for MizFit’s post on MUSTerbation.  Instead of MUSTing myself out of bed at 4am (or else I would be a complete worthless marathon trainee that doesn’t deserve the feet I run on) I acknowledged that I wasn’t [...]

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The EDC are my peeps

I am honored to be a member of an amzing organization called the Eating Disorders Coalition, for Research, Policy and Action.  Quite simply, they get shit done and work hard every day at advancing federal recognition of Eating Disorders as a public health priority.  I know, because I’ve lobbyed Congress with them…they are hard core.
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It ain’t over until Fitarella sings!

I will say up front that this isn’t a fitness related post.  Well, maybe mental/emotional fitness, so feel free to skip over if you’re not in the mood for my self-reflecting blather (thanks for the borrow BL).
I have always sung.  My mother has cassette tapes of me singing at age 3 everything from I’m a [...]

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Fancy Shmancy

Ms.Fitarella got to have anything on the menu her hungry heart desired last night…these were her picks:

3 Flutes of Champagne
 
Appetizer 
Lobster and Crab Cake
Lumps of succulent lobster and crab with hints of dry mustard
and red pepper are perfectly paired with fresh, sweet corn relish.
 
Main Course 
Filet Oscar
Our 10 oz Filet Mignon, served with steamed asparagus spears,
colossal lump [...]

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Agradecimiento

Ack! I totally forgot about my ‘Gratitude Mondays’ yesterday! duh!
So we will make today Thankey Tuesday.
According to my marathon program today is an OFF day,
so I am thankful for that! I am also thankful that our first day with the sitter yesterday was a super success!  After having small panic attacks all day (pictures of [...]

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See Jacq run!

Woot! Just got back from a 13.16 mile run and I’m feelin’ good, I clocked a 9:01/mile pace which for me is a personal best!  I’m not a super fast runner (although I’m workin on it!) and the last time I trained for a marathon I was at a 10min/mile so I am VERY pleased right now.  [...]

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Speedy recovery Adela!

One of my favorite fitness competitors, Adela Garcia, just announced she won’t be defending her title at the Olympia this year.  She tore her ACL  (ouch!) while practicing her routine and will need surgery.  For those of you not familiar with the competitive fitness scene, Adela is a kickass-fitness-firecracker that I have admired for a long time.  She’s been competing [...]

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Because sometimes you just gotta…

and I did!

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Eat it

WATERMELON GAZPACHO
1 small watermelon or 1/2 large watermelon
juice of 1 orange
juice of 2 limes
juice of 1 lemon
1 banana pepper, deseeded and diced
salt (himalayan crystal or celtic sea salt)
black pepper to taste
1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger
1 cucumber, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
1/2 yellow bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
chop remainder of watermelon “meat”
Throw most of watermelon [...]

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Gratitude

I spent a lot of time this weekend thinking about where I am in my life, where I thought I’d be by now, and where I want to be 3, 5, 10 yrs. from now.
No matter what - good, bad, or indifferent - the past is the past and there is nothing that can be done [...]

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Body by MizFit’s Design

As President of the Official MizFit Fan Club, it is with great excitement that I present to you this guest post by the royal Miz herself.  This lady is just kickass to the core and I hope to be like her when I grow up.
What would motivate a 32-year-old woman to diet like an ascetic [...]

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Smack. Chew. Crunch. Burp.

I’ve been busy training and stuffing my face becoming a
lean mean marathoning machine.
 Come join the fun. You know you want to.
Everybody’s doing it.
Seriously.
Homemade Salmon Burger with Asian Slaw
(2 servings)
8 ounces fresh salmon
1/2 red onion - finely diced
1 teaspoon chives - chopped
1 Tablespoon wholegrain mustard
1 garlic clove - minced
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 egg yolk
1 lemon - zested
2 [...]

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Marathon Moms

Sarah Bowen Shea and Dimity McDowell are the authors of
Marathon Moms on Runnersworld.com, a fantastic blog about their lives as moms/wives/writers/athletes.  If you haven’t checked it out yet, go there now!  Well wait! No, first read this interview, then go there. 
1. Please introduce yourselves:
SBS: I’m Sarah Bowen Shea. I’m a freelance writer whose work appears in a [...]

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Happy Monday!

Hope ya’ll had a fabulous weekend! Due to a system crash this morning I will be a tad unavailable today (the techie fun just never ends!). 
But please DO tell me all about your weekends below! 
Fireworks? Beers? Burgers & Franks? Sex Outdoor fun?
 

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I am athlete, hear me roar!

In a recent post I wrote that I wanted to take my marathon training to the next level and really train like an athlete.  I want to show up at the NYC Marathon in November ready to run my best race ever.  As a trainer/instructor/nutrition consultant I know a lot about training, but I am [...]

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Happy Monday!

Yeah baby, finals are OVER and school is out for 2 WHOLE weeks(hey, i’ll take what I can get)!  There is still work, training and familying to be done, but at least the pressure is off.
Yesterday I subbed a class that I haven’t taught in about a year.  The class is called Group Power and is [...]

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I’m a star!

Today marks my debut as an official Voice Over Artiste.
Check it out here.
Thank you, thank you to all the little people that made this debut a smashing success.  I shan’t forget you when I am uber famous and doing the voice over for Ariel in Little Mermaids part Tres.

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3-2-1 Blast Off!

Its launch day over at Blog Nosh Magazine so get your
little tushies over there NOW!
Ques es Blog Nosh?  Dios Mio! Haven’t you heard?! Its just the coolest new online mag that features YOUR posts! Yes, that’s right, it is dedicated to promoting the BEST archived posts from your personal blogs.  Ya know, all that juicy stuff [...]

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In loving memory

Sabot “Bubba” Edward Martin
son & brother
We love you.
6/6/95-6/23/08 

 

 

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Tag, I’m it!

I’ve been tagged by Kch at Faster Running to respond to a running meme.  A meme couldn’t have come at a better time for me, answering direct questions is exactly what my brain needs. Kch has a fantastic blog that gives the scoop on all the ins & outs of running.  She too is training for the [...]

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Calgon, wherefore art thou?

Bloggerellas & rellos, please forgive my lazy boring-ass posts the last few days.  The quarter at school is wrapping up (NEU had to be different, instead of semesters they have quarters and instead of 2 there are 3, plus i’m doing summer.  Well not doing summer.  But summer is a nice time to do it, [...]

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That IS how its done baby!

 2008 NBA CHAMPIONS

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My girl


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Book Winner!

Congratulations Dara Chadwick!
Please email me your address to receive your yummy recipe book.
 

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