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Peace, Love and MARATHON RUNNING!

Updates GALORE: 26 DAYS/Happy Spring/$5,441!!!

Good MORNING fellow runners!!!

I have SO many exciting things to share with you all I do not even know where do begin!

To start with the MOST exciting news, I HAVE SURPASSED MY $5,000 FUNDRAISING GOAL AND HAVE CURRENTLY RAISED $5,441!!!!!! Last Friday, realizing I was $99 short of my goal, I posted a little facebook status to ask if anyone would want to help me reach my $5000 target and I had EIGHT people donate! I went from $4,901 to $5,441 in a matter of hours! I am still in shock from the generosity of my donors, especially because I have not even had my fundraiser yet (Remember, Friday-March 30th http://www.facebook.com/events/382078658485738/). So to all of you who generously went to my Crowd-rise page and gave, thank you so very much. I cannot tell you how much your support means to me and how inspired I am to run this race which is now in LESS than a month!

Which brings me to my 2nd point....ONLY 26 DAYS UNTIL RACE DAY! BAH! If that isn't scary, I don't know what is! I've been told that one of the best things about running the Boston Marathon is the anticipation, and I am 100% vouch for that (especially now with the nice weather!). I actually let out a little shriek last Friday when I realized the Boston Marathon banners were hanging from the lamp-posts on Cambridge St (mind you think was during a meeting, but luckily my co-worker thought my girly screaming was cute). Training is going AWESOME. I ran 19 miles last weekend and will be running 20 miles this Sunday with my entire MGH Marathon team! I am super psyched since we are actually going to be running the Boston Marathon course. We will be driving together to Hopkington, MA and running up to mile 20 (ending with Heartbreak hill!). I know I can run 20 miles, so I am going to use this run to really push myself and evaluate where my body stands.

Last, but not least, HAPPY SPRING! Today is a great day for so many reasons...

1) THE WEATHER
2) 10 Days until My fundraiser (Alex and Ani just donated....so ladies, get ready for some intense raffle-ing!)
3) 26 DAYS UNTIL THE MARATHON....That is a MILE-A-DAY away!!!

Peace, Love and RUNNING!

New Breakfast Smoothie recipe!

So, by now you may have been getting bored of those green smoothies. I already had two this week, and although I LOVE them and think they are DELICIOUS, I find that I am still hungry in the morning. So today, I did some smoothie searching, and found this yummy breakfast smoothie (recipe below):

½ cup yogurt, plain or vanilla
1 cup fresh fruit (blueberries, strawberries, and mango oh my!)
½ banana
1 tsp honey
1 tbsp psyllium husks (FOR DIGESTION)
1 tbsp spirulina (FOR VITAMINS/ANTIOXIDANTS/IMMUNE BOOST)
1 tbsp bee pollen (FOR ENERGY)
1 cup ice (or use frozen fruit and skip the ice)

Yield: 2½ cups; Calories: 435; Total fat: 4.5 g; Fiber: 11.8 g; Protein: 8.8 g

I will be making this smoothie tomorrow morning (and will be sure to comment on the taste) but what I think will be SO great about this drink is the addition of the "psyllium husks." Apparently, they are very good at absorbing water (to make you feel fuller longer) in addition to doing great things for your bowel regulation....yum!

I am off to run a nice and easy 5 miles and I can't wait to update you on my smoothie adventures tomorrow!

Peace, Love and RUNNING!

5 Tricks for making a Run Routine STICK!

Happy Tuesday all! I saw this blog on Lululemon today and thought I'd re-post for my blog readers. Considering weather.com says that tomorrow is going to be a high of 56 degrees in Boston, I suggest you put on your running shoes, hit the Charles and start your Spring running routine NOW!

Peace, Love and RUNNING!

5 tricks for making a run routine stick no matter what....

1. pick a time that works for you and book it into your calendar

If it’s in your calendar, it’s more likely to happen. Making appointments with ourselves and committing our precious time makes us more likely to stay on track. Also, most of us have a time of day we like running at (Deanne is a morning person). Learn what your time is and stick to it – you’ll enjoy your runs more.

2. find awesome running partners

Deanne enjoys running the most when she is joined by some of her running pals (usually her daughter or her friends Michelle and Eric). Enroll some of your friends into joining you on your running missions – we are more likely to keep with a program if we have a partner in crime. Added bonus: running buddies also make great coffee buddies (a VERY important part of run training).

3. keep your running gear with you at all times

All of the most disciplined runners I know have one trait in common: they bring their running stuff with them every day. To make excuses even more obsolete, keep toiletries and a change of clothes at your office (Editor’s Note: I have a conspiracy theory that Deanne was born in a pair of Speed Shorts).

4. set goals and work towards them

Without fail, people who set goals achieve more. Deanne regularly participates in races and sets time goals for herself – this gives her the additional motivation she needs to train hard with a target in mind.

5. eff the program – aka, if you have spare time, just go

There were many days when I saw Deanne leave at lunch time and run for 40 minutes, only to come back and take a conference call filled with bliss and yes, covered in sweat. The moral of this story? Instead of setting rigid rules about how long her runs had to be, Deanne seized the time she had and just went running. Sometimes it is as simple as that.

http://www.lululemon.com/community/blog/5-tricks-for-making-a-run-routine-stick/?cid=fbrunroutine