A Girl and Her Sneakers (and Running Skirts)

This blog is about all the new things I learn about running or gear as I train for various races. I have started writing down all of my nerdy running reflections before I become one of "those" runners. :) A little about me: I am in my early 30s, new to running races, and working on a Ph.D. related to health investments.

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Exercising on the treadmill, the grad student is well-trained to feel exhausted while going nowhere.

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The donate/sell on eBay and the storage piles from my closet edit. It was tough to decide, but I plan to sell all but one of my suits. Looking ahead the probability that I will have a full time job that requires suits 5 days a week is slim to none. If I do take that path, I'll need suiting that fits my body well, and since tailoring a blazer is a pain in the patootie, I'll just let my big Blazers find a better home.

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I'm going to give this capsule wardrobe thing a shot. I haven't cleared out all the jewelry because necklaces tangle, but I did pare down to about 100 total items in my closet (except undies, pjs, and workout clothes). In the Stylebook app I edited the wardrobe again, down to 57 items. I want to see if I can live within that smaller set of clothes (or less). I love the appeal of a small, well fitting wardrobe in which everything matches. After all, it's exactly how my husband dresses for work: suits, dress shirts, and ties. His wardrobe is simple, and I'm super jealous. The first success I had from this new way of thinking was returning 4 items I had purchased for late summer/fall. Being totally honest with myself, I might not have worn any of them before the season changed. So why buy them?

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Where are her pants?! @@drunkjcrew@jcrew

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I wanted to help clear the driveway, but I didn't have a shovel. Used my arms and legs. Got tired. Gave up. #Jonah #thankssnowbama #❄️ (at Charlottesville, Virginia)

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The true signs that this diet is kicking my butt: I can't complete my short speed workout. This was supposed to be 4 x 2 min at 95% with 1 min recovery. If fought to get in all 8 minutes at 95% however my body would give it. And I had high GI fruit with breakfast and before the workout. Why don't people blog more about how to make paleo work for people who want to execute a hard workout rather than how to make a "paleo friendly" latte. #givememorecarbs #januarywhole30 #runnerproblems

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We made it to day 9 of #JanuaryWhole30 !! To celebrate, I treated us to a pair of bobble heads (since we can't have froyo). My junk food dreams have turned into much more reasonable dreams about eating Greek yogurt, and I still crave Coke Zero every time I eat something fatty (but sparkling water with lemon helps). I was able to run a sprint session yesterday, though, so I think my energy system is switching over from using caffeine and refined sugars. #Whole30isEPIC #finn #captainphasma #whole30runner

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Sweaty start to 2016, and with no Gatorade for fuel. #sweatyselfie #JanuaryWhole30

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Six months with over 100 miles. #fitnessgoals #mapmyrun #stayhealthymyfriends

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Cheers to a happy and healthy 2015! Thanks for being a part of it, @ministerofsillyruns and everyone else! #2015bestnine

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Bring it on! Santa brought us too much junk food this year. #JanuaryWhole30 #Whole30isEPIC #istartedtoday #managedtomakemycoffeetastelikewater

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Merry Christmas, everyone! We hope your day is merry and bright! (at Colonial Williamsburg)

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We ran a half marathon on Hoth today. Actually, it was just Cedar Point, OH. @santahustle @halfmarathonclub #halffanatics #darthsanta #elftrooper (at Cedar Point)

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This is a pretty excellent back up plan if I can't go to Mexico for my friends' wedding in March. #nychalf #winnerwinnerchickendinner

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Thinking of #Paris tonight. (at Obélisque de la Concorde)

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Squirreling away some entertainment for the long winter ahead? #whereallthesquirrelsareaboveaverage #squirrelsofuchicago @uchiengagement #squirrelsofinstagram (at The University of Chicago)

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Time for dust off the sun porch gym. It's cross training season. #medalmonday #bestviewinmyapartment