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  1. Travisli

    I have an addiction problem . . .

    So I ran the Portland Half Marathon about 3 weeks ago -- it was awesome and fabulous and everything I thought it would be -- except that it rained a nice steady, and at times very hard, rain the entire time I ran, not to mention the half hour I just stood in the rain waiting for my corral to...
  2. Travisli

    Completed my first Half Marathon!! :)

    Sunday Morning I ran my first half marathon. It was AWESOME!!! It started at 8 a.m. and it was a little chilly in Eugene, but I knew it would seem warm once we all started moving. I placed myself behind the 2:20 pacer because I was hopeful I would be able to finish around 2:20 -- no...
  3. Travisli

    Running my first Half Marathon!!

    I'm so excited. . . my boys and I are getting ready to leave and drive down to Eugene, Oregon . . . we'll be spending the night with a friend and then tomorrow I'm running the Eugene Women's 1/2 Marathon!! Six months ago I thought my first half marathon (which seemed totally beyond my...
  4. Travisli

    Just ran the Go Girl 10K Trail Run!!!

    I'm back!!!!! It was awesome!!! I'm so happy . . . I love this sport!!! My first trail run and I have to say it was much harder than I anticipated! It felt like it was straight up for the first 2.5 miles. . . . probably because it was!!! The trail just kept on going up . . . up . . . up ...
  5. Travisli

    Janie1234!!!!!!!! :)

    We have not discussed this in a while but look at this: http://www.envirosports.com/events/tri-girl-tri-all-womens-sprint-triathlon I can't do it this year (because I have not yet started swimming lessons, not to mention the half marathon I'm running is October 10th) but what do you think...
  6. Travisli

    Question for Runners . . . . Leg cramps

    Last week, the day after I ran my long run, I got some pretty brutal leg cramps -- what can I do about this? I eat really healthy/clean and I believe leg cramps are generally the result of nutritional deficiencies -- but I don't know what I'm lacking . . . or how to figure it out. Help?
  7. Travisli

    I ran 7.27 miles this morning!!

    I ran 7.27 miles this morning on a route that had lots of hills and I didn't walk once!! My pace was 8.03" and it felt effortless! I kept thinking about Morningstar's post a month or so ago (maybe longer) -- whether I can do it or not is all about my state of mind. If someone had told me a...
  8. Travisli

    First 5K Done!! :)

    Strangely when I tried to upload this picture in my other post it wouldn't do it. To kind of sort of repeat myself. . . . I had a WONDERFUL and FABULOUS time at my first 5K!! My 11 year old went with me and it was way more than he expected (I think he thought 5K meant something much less...
  9. Travisli

    On my way to run my first 5K

    Having never run an organized event before I'm excited to go and run my very first 5K. It's totally recreational and fun so I think it will be a perfect "first" for me!! Not to mention it's a beautifully sunny day after record rains!!!! I will be back later to tell you how it went :eek...
  10. Travisli

    Having a rough day . . .

    Every other weekend my boys spend with their father. This weekend is different because when my ex-husband brings "them" back tonight, he's only bringing my 11 year old. The 16 year old will be staying with his dad. This last year has been a rough one with my oldest son, he has a lot of...
  11. Travisli

    Insanity comment. . . .

    OMG. That's it. I am finishing up my first week of the Max workouts and that's all I can say . . . OMG. I love Shaun T.
  12. Travisli

    Insanity Recovery Week :)

    I just completed the Insanity Recovery Week and it's amazing to me that (a) I've been working out with Shaun T for 5 weeks, (b) that I love it so much and (c) that I notice a real difference in my ability from that first workout. I have not lost weight, but I don't need to lose any weight. I...
  13. Travisli

    In preparation for the 1/2 marathon . . .

    I just signed up for a 5K in June, a 10K in July, another 5K in August and a 10K in September :) The 1/2 Marathon is October 10th! I'm excited. The 5K is on June 12th -- that's 2 weeks away!! :eek: The 10K in July is a trail run -- I've not done a lot of trail running, just ran a bit...
  14. Travisli

    So what do you think. . . .

    I got my haircut today. About 8 years ago I got really sick and almost died, as my body fought to recover from that illness my hair started to fall out in clumps because my hair was insignificant in the scheme of the healing process or so my body thought, even if my vanity did not :o My...
  15. Travisli

    Vegan Cookbook Suggestions Please :)

    I've been a vegetarian for a while now and I go months at a time eating Vegan and I've gone a month or two here and there raw but that never sticks as much as I think it will. The reason I usually don't stick with the Vegan diet is because I love eggs (well truthfully, egg whites :rolleyes:)...
  16. Travisli

    Insanity Question - Cardio Circuit

    I think I may have found my first *glitch* after purchasing Insanity off Ebay. I'm suppose to do "Cardio Circuit" today, but I don't have a Cardio Circuit dvd -- am I missing something? I don't think it's Plyometric Cardio Circuit because I'm suppose to do that in two days. ??Help??
  17. Travisli

    What do you use for recovery?

    I was in the running store on Saturday looking for an armband to carry my ipod and the little girl behind the counter introduced me to Gu Energy Gel. I bougt a couple different flavors but have not used them yet. Truthfully, I'm pretty new to running, (August 2009), but I had no idea on...
  18. Travisli

    eliptical question

    I tried the eliptical for the first time last week. Since then I've used it twice. I like it very much and might try to use it once or twice a week but a friend of mine said I was going to get huge legs because I alternate between a resistence of 10 and 15 for 30 minutes. He said that my legs...
  19. Travisli

    Got my Insanity!! :)

    I got my Insanity from Ebay and I'm in the middle of viewing them all to make sure I got the whole thing and so far so good. Can I just say . . . damn! Shaun T is crazy, but I like it. :D I'm not starting insanity for a couple weeks because I'm starting a 10 day cleanse tomorrow and...
  20. Travisli

    Need Encouragement . . .

    I ask so much of you all :o I am signing up for the Portland 1/2 Marathon that happens in October of this year and I'm very, very nervous :confused: - I have only been running since August of 2009 (LOVE it!!!) and I'm scared. I'm almost 99% sure I can do it, but I'm afraid that the "real"...
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