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Cutting Back on Caffeine

August 20, 2010 Healthy Living

I’ve decided that the time has come for me to cut back on my caffeine intake just a tad. Now, I enjoy a good cup of coffee as much as the next guy. Actually, I think I enjoy it more than the next guy, and that’s the problem. I said adios to soda months ago, [...]

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Finding Alternatives To Grass-Fed Beef

August 18, 2010 Guest Posts

This is a guest post from Greg Hayes, the author of Live Fit Blog.  Check out his fitness blog for more ruminations on fitting fitness into busy lives. Brandon’s recent post on grass-fed beef got me thinking about a conversation I had with a friend a few months ago.  She was asking me why I [...]

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Skinny Raven 1/2 Marathon Recap

August 16, 2010 Running

After many weeks of planning and training, yesterday I ran my first 1/2 Marathon. As I wrote in my preview post, my realistic goal time was 2:10. My “dream” time was to finish in under 2 hours, which I knew was a bit of a stretch, but figured it could be doable if everything was [...]

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Weekend Preview: A Run and a Reunion

August 13, 2010 Odds and Ends

Well, the time has finally come – this is the weekend of the Skinny Raven 1/2 Marathon. I’m actually feeling pretty good about the whole thing at this point. My longest run so far has been 12 miles, so (barring any injuries) I’m not too worried about actually being able to run the entire 13.1 [...]

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My First Experience with Grass-Fed Beef

August 9, 2010 Healthy Living

Ever since watching the movie Food Inc., I’ve been interested in trying grass-fed beef. Living in Alaska, I was a bit unsure of how easy (or difficult) it would be to find up here. Those thoughts had largely drifted to the back of my head until I read a post last week over at Get [...]

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The Family That Runs Together

August 6, 2010 Running

As you’re probably all well aware, back in April I started the Couch to 5k running program, and couldn’t recommend it more highly! I ran my first 5k on July 10 in 25:35, and in just over a week, I’ll be running in my first 1/2 marathon! In a relatively short amount of time, I’ve [...]

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