What color are your tennis shoes?

Going where my feet lead me, enjoying the scenery along the way!

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Week 1, Day 4 of training for the @3mhalfmarathon. Today was a time trial, 1 mile slow, 2 miles fast. In reality it was all pretty slow. First real #trainingrun in a long time. Been a little nervous about getting back out there after the hip bursitis from @runrocknroll nashville. Felt great during the run - I kept telling myself slight bend at the knee, forward lean, chest up and out, arms low and relaxed, short, quick midfoot strikes, control your breathing. Once I finished the run I felt knee pain and piriformis pain both on the left side. Trying to stay #injuryfree so I'm taking all suggestions! This time I'm taking #crosstraining seriously and #foamrolling like crazy. @tha_general_mp is always telling me to ice everything and @purposedrivenpt tells me to stretch. Anyone else have any tips for me? #workingmywaybackto11 #halfmarathontraining #runhappy

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Today’s burn: Hip Hop Fitness. Nuff Said.

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Let's make it hot!

Hot yoga that is. This was quite the experience. I'm not a yogi, I've probably been to 3 or 4 classes tops. I've heard about the benefits, many of them I can certainly use. After Thursday's POUND workout I wanted to keep going, keep pushing and I decided yoga would be a nice compliment to stretch out my sore legs. A few weeks ago I was invited by my soror to a weekly donation class she attends at a yoga studio in town that uses infrared heat. Yesterday I took her up on the offer. It was a 60 minute class and for about the first 35 minutes I was still unsure if I was feeling it. I finally started to enjoy myself toward the end. I definitely felt good AFTER it was over and for that reason I can see myself trying this again. Added bonus, I got to support the studio's charity of the moment: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

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This could become my new obsession. I’ve always envisioned my perfect workout somehow incorporating dance. Zumba never really did it for me and despite the presence of a ballet barre, Barre classes are not close enough to dance to fit the bill. Queue POUND! Just what I’ve been looking for all of my life. I had so much fun, I sweated, I struggled (in a good way) and my legs were like jello afterward! Check out the video and see if you can find POUNDFIT in your area!

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Back in the Saddle

It’s been a long time. A long, long time. But I’m back. Sure it’s only been one day. And just one class. And one short, 10 minute run. Indoors. But, I’M BACK!!!! Can you tell I’m excited! So here’s the plan. Boot Camp on Mondays at noon, Pilates on Tuesday at 12:30, POUND on Thursdays at 12:30. I want to start running again but I’m taking it slow, trying to get used to just being active. We’ll figure out the running sometime in the near future. For now, I’m hoping that by fitting my classes into my day on a lunch break, I’ll be more likely to do them and it will improve my overall energy and sleep (which lately, has been evading me). The goal: improved blood pressure, improved energy, improved sleep, sculpting and weight loss - in that order. Pray for me, send well wishes my way, ask me how I’m doing and hold me accountable! See ya Thursday!

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How do we allow ourselves to become too busy to take care ourselves? How can you ever be too busy to pray, sleep, or be physically active, when those are the very things that give you life? It's the questions I ask myself all the time and it's my constant battle. Yesterday I ran two miles at Long Hunter State Park, my first run since January! Today I'm thankful for sore muscles and bones that remind me I am alive and making progress. Tomorrow the sky is the limit!

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Kicked off my first run of the new year at #gotrsummit in San Diego! It's becoming sort of a tradition. More photos to come of the beautiful backdrop to last night's run. Can you say waterfront? #imawesome #youreawesome #letsbeawesometogether

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Stephanie Mills said it best "I feel goooood, I feel good all over" WHEW! First #halfmarathon complete. Thanks for the encouragement everyone and congrats to all the #wrsnash #runners who finished today! #enduretilltheend #runnersofinstagram #notbadforthenewbie #awesomesauce

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I. Am. Sore. Last week ran 9 miles and felt like a superstar. This week I added one measly mile and every joint in my lower body is aching. What’s up with that? I’m sure my severe allergies didn't help.

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What happens when runners miss a few workouts after training hard for months, lol! If this happens to you, maybe you should read these article and stop freaking out. Turns out missing a few days, even a week or two, is not as big a deal as you think:

http://strengthrunning.com/2012/01/its-ok-to-take-time-off-from-running/

http://runnersconnect.net/running-injury-prevention/losing-running-fitness/

http://runnersconnect.net/running-advice/how-to-return-to-running-after-injury-sickness-or-missing-training/

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#Naturalhair will keep you up at night. I need this style to last a while. I got things to do and fooling with my hair ain't on the to do list. In other news, its been six days since my last run #thismustchange #halfmarathontraining must resume mañana

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Today's training called for a short run. Look at the splits! Started out like a tortoise, quite unintentionally, and finished like a hare. Charts bought to you by #runkeeper #halfmarathontraining #PhotoGrid

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First official #10k in the books on Monday! If I can do 6.2 I can do 13.1.........right? 😅 #franklinclassic #halfmarathontraining

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O M Goodness! I once told @nisha_chantel I would never run with her again. She made a lie out of me and pushed me to my fastest average pace yet! Wearing pink in memory of a fallen sister from #BGR! Winston-Salem who was murdered by her boyfriend. #nowomanleftbehind #enddomesticviolence #halfmarathontraining #blackgirlsrun

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#undy5000 baby! Fun run for colon cancer awareness. My 4th 5k this year. Had the privilege of meeting Brian, a colon cancer survivor. He decided to pace himself by keeping up with me. We ran about half the race together. Gotta step my costume game up next year, lol

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#XOXO . The Xs are workouts I did. The Os are workouts I skipped. Old, uptight Tiffany would have been freaking out about them Os! I must admit I'm still a tad bit uptight (I'm sure that's not hard to tell.... who else in their right mind keeps track of skipped workouts) but #halfmarathontraining is slowly teaching me to RELAX. No one can do it all. There are only 24 hours in a day, and if you're fulfilled at the end of them, then your time was well spent, even if you didn't accomplish everything on that to do list. Happy Monday and practice giving yourself some #grace

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I totally was not feeling it today AT ALL. Didn't feel like running 1 mile, much less 6. I was tired, it was hot (and humid) and about 1.7 of these miles were walked. But when my tracker hit 6 miles, it didn't matter if I walked, ran, jogged or crawled, I was so glad I did it! Forward motion, no matter how fast or slow, gets you to the finish line. #firsts #enduretilltheend #halfmarathontraining #yeswecan