Excel With Passion

Hi! I'm Molly and this is my journey to balance work, family, hobbies, and running.  "When you have the enthusiasm and the passion, you end up figuring how to excel." - Deena Kastor

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At least there's a breeze???

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Since it's raining, I had to run outside. The rain feels wonderful!

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After last weekend, I bought this. I'll probably get to test it out this weekend. In pink, of course.

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OMG!! YAY!!!!

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I did hill repeats today! The hill wasn't as steep as I wanted, but it was still a hill. Proud of me! I'll have to scout out a different hill for next hill repeat day.

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At least Garmin said my "run" was productive.

Today was not the day I wanted. It was hot and humid. I had GI issues and nausea the whole day. I've learned my threshold for temps for running. Maybe no more July races. Napped for 2 hours after I got home and felt pretty miserable the rest of the afternoon. Pretty sure I had heat exhaustion. Still feeling fatigued and nauseous, but better than a few hours ago.

Still one of my favorite races!

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Flat me is ready to go! This is also my kit for Run Woodstock. I also have a lavender sun hoodie, but it wouldn't fit in the picture. My only goal is to beat my time from last year.

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Tomorrow is race day!!! Gonna be a warm one, but it's trails and the spillway! So much fun!

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Hot temps + rain + small breeze = A fucking fantastic run!!!!

Best run I've had in a while. Mood boosted!!!

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So not a fan of this weather. Saturday, for race day, may be miserable. At least there's the spillway!!!

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25k Training Week 10

Monday - 2 miles easy

Tuesday - 3 miles easy

Wednesday - 2 miles easy

Thursday - 1 mile recovery

Friday - 1 mile easy

Saturday - Fifth Season 5k - 3.12 miles

Sunday - 1 mile recovery

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"The America I loved still exists, if not in the White House or the Supreme Court or the Senate or the House of Representatives or the media. The America I love still exists at the front desks of our public libraries."

-Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

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My only goal was to keep moving. I didn't push myself too hard the first mile because people. But if I would have, I might have gotten a PR. Glad it rained earlier and it was cloudy. Sadly, all the bomb pops were melted. 😥

Edit: Got 5th in my age group!

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Race day! Had some storms this morning. It's cool, but humid. I'll take it though!

I always feel like an imposter at road races.... with everyone warming up. 🤣

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Tomorrow is race day! It's just a 5k, but it's going to be gross and humid out....like every 4th of July. Monkey is not running with me, so I'll get done sooner this year. Should be a fun race, though.

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It took a week, but Goose figured out his new toy!