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Life is like Chutes and Ladders
Chutes and Ladders was one of the board games I played when my age was a single-digit number, along with Sorry! and Candyland. While Candyland was a sugary, sweet fantasy world with candy cane forests...
View ArticleVisualizing vampires to run faster
When I am running, I try not to think about the fact that I’m running. That is because running sucks. Anyone who tells you running doesn’t suck is a liar. Have you ever seen the runners at the end of...
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Review: “The 10-Minute Total Body Breakthrough” by Sean Foy
PastaQueen reads a book. And finishes it! And tells you about it! I requested and received a complimentary copy of this book to review. I don’t do as many book reviews as I’d like to because, well,...
View ArticleRadiolab: Limits
If the Radiolab podcast were a boy, I’d be doodling its name in my notebook with little hearts around it, and whenever it spoke to me I’d break out into a frenzy of nervous giggles. I totally crush on...
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Review: GOLD MEDAL FITNESS from Dara Torres
Disclosure: I received a free copy of this book to review. You remember Dara Torres, right? She’s the forty-something, mom who has six-pack abs. You know, the one who swam her way to three Olympic...
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Things never happen the same way twice
Photo by thingsarebetterwithaparrott / by NCND 2.0 CC My neurologist told me to lose weight and I thought, “So, it has come to this, has it?” The last time a doctor told me to lose weight, I weighed...
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A chat with Jared the Subway guy and a $25 Subway gift card giveaway
Does Jared the Subway guy only eat Subway sandwiches? Where did he buy those cool geek specs? And is he allowed to chow down at McDonalds? Find out the answers to this and more in PastaQueen’s...
View ArticleFinal Commit to Fit Giveway: Up to $100 for fitness challenge of your choice
I really meant for there to be a few more entries posted between this one and the last giveaway so my blog wouldn’t start to resemble The Price is Right. But, uh, my head hurts and I had a lot of work...
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Happy runners
Photo by Riccardo Bandiera / by CC BY-NC 2.0 I have been hating runners lately. As I’ve mentioned, the weather is lovely and idyllic around here, so I see them bouncing up and down the sidewalks all...
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Want to get Up and Running?
I’ve gotten a lot of emails asking me how I started running, and my response leaves a lot to be desired. I kinda did it the idiot’s way without any training, proper shoes, or injury prevention...
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