And…We’re Back!

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Posted on December 5, 2008

I took a bit of a blogger vacation there :)

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Sadly the vacation didn’t involve hanging out with any 60 year old ladies on the beach with waves lapping our toes for hours. Instead it was snowing and 20 degrees :) .…

November 2008 Running Shoes Winner!

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Posted on November 26, 2008

Here’s a photo of my list of all the folks who entered the free running shoes contest:

If that’s too hard to read, there are links to the reviews below…but let’s get to what we’re all really here for!

I decided it would be fun to do a video drawing for the November winner of running shoes:

Diana is the winner!!!

Congrats Diana!!! WOOO!!! HOOO!!!

So, I thought it would be fun to start doing a drawing of runners up (I don’t know how to express “runners up” without a pun!). Surprise! :) I picked two runners up out of the hat, and both of them will receive a surprise package.

Get ready for another drumroll!!!
~Quadrathon you’re numero 2
~x-country2 you’re numero 3

October Reviewers:

Diana:
Women’s Brooks Adrenaline

tfh:
Women’s Mizuno Wave Creation

x-country2:
Women’s Asics Hyper Gel Rocketgirl

Tracker:
Women’s Nike Free

Don Rooney:
Men’s K-Swiss KLUJ

Dan Schmidt:
Women’s Nike Air Max Moto+

Sarah Anderson:
Women’s Brooks Adrenaline

Miguel Gonzalez:
Men’s Asics Gel 2130 Trail

Brooke:
Women’s Asics Gel Nimbus

Brooke:
Women’s Asics Gel Kayano

Judy de los Santos:
Women’s Mizuno Wave Elixir

Judy de los Santos:
Women’s Adidas Supernova

Abigail Perkiss:
Women’s Merrell Overdrive

Abigail Perkiss:
Women’s Mizuno Wave Rider

CactusTri:
Men’s Brooks Adrenaline

NC Kate:
Women’s Mizuno Wave Rider

Kirsten:
Women’s New Balance WR903

Kim:
Women’s Asics Gel Cumulus

Kim:
Women’s Asics Gel Nimbus

Lisa Slow & Steady:
Women’s Nike Air Vomero

Quadrathon:
Men’s Salomon XT Wings

Quadrathon:
(his follow up review of the Salomon XT Wings)

Quadrathon:
Men’s Asics Gel Kayano

Matt Schraeder:
Men’s New Balance MR1001

Shoe Running:
Women’s Asics Gel 1120

Women’s Adidas Tillamook Trail

Women’s Nike Dart

(I didn’t put myself in the hat!)

Jeff Lorenzo:
Men’s New Balance MR8509

Keve:
Men’s New Balance MR800

Running In The Cold Is All About Conditioning.

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Posted on November 23, 2008

I just got home from a 4 mile run! Running in 40 degree weather? Check! I can still do that, no problemo! I made a feeble attempt at running a couple days ago. I made it a whole 1.5 miles!…

Gett’n Ready to FREEZE!!!

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Posted on November 18, 2008

It is astonishing how quickly northerners become total wimps upon moving to a temperate climate. I know I sure have. I lived in Wisconsin for 25 years. I’m a champ at driving in 10 inches of snow. I can scrape…

Running Shoes Reviews, Stairs & a 4 Miler

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Posted on November 17, 2008

I popped on down to the track on Saturday and gave my borrowed Nike shoes a run for their money! You can read the novella-like reviews I wrote about them on their respective pages: Nike Women’s Vomero, Nike Women’s Structured…

Dang Kids!

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Posted on November 14, 2008

Yesterday I went to Niketown and borrowed 2 pairs of Nike shoes to review (Structured Triax & Vomero). I figured it would be fun to take them down to Kezar stadium and take each pair for a spin around the track.…

720 Stairs

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Posted on November 12, 2008

36 stairs x 10 stair cases x 4 loops = 1440 stairs traversed
1440/2 = 720 stairs traversed on an ascending incline

720 stairs climbed, and 720 stairs descended, was the second half of today’s workout. It felt soooo AWESOME! My body…

12 Miles in The Shirt That Races

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Posted on November 10, 2008

Check out my race report for the DSE Embarcadero 10K and the 5.8-ish miles after at the Shirt That Races! I ended up running 12 miles, the most I’ve ever run!

Finished Marathon Shopping…

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Posted on November 8, 2008

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Guess how old I’ll be the day I run my first marathon!?!

26.2(5)! I didn’t realize it until after I finished my marathon shopping…is that weird or what? :)

So which one did I pick? rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble rumble…

Run Home

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Posted on November 6, 2008

Living in San Francisco is a dream come true for me. I moved here from Wisconsin in February 2008 without a job or a place to live. Within a month I was set up with a job and an apartment,…