January 2011
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Take off your clothes to support Camp Sunshine →
If you feel more Brooklyn than the Bronx and running hungover’s just not your style, consider freezin’ for a reason, aka the Coney Island Polar Bear Swim, tomorrow at 1 PM.
DFNQ to Stillwell.
Donations made to Camp Sunshine, a fantastic a charity that supports children with life-threatening illnesses and their families.
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lagirlontherun asked: Hi Jen! Yes, I am running the LA Marathon. I live and train in West LA. Are you planning to run LA?
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Bowl Game Betting
S: News you will not like: My dad informs me that Nebraska has to win by 15 on my ticket, so we are going to have to root for them.
J: NO WAY. As Meatloaf once said, I would do anything for love, but I won't do that.
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The Can't-Do Nation →
“My biggest beef is that this is part of what’s happened in this country. We’ve become a nation of wusses. The Chinese are kicking our butts in everything…
If this was China, do you think the Chinese would have called off the game? People would have been marching down to the stadium, they would have walked and they would have been doing calculus on the way down.”
-Ed Rendell, outgoing...
“I just don’t want to die w/out a few scars.”
– Chuck Palahniuk (via sweatcetera)
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Another free marathon? Yes, please! →
Last stop on the 1 line, up in the Bronx, starting at the Tortoise and the Hare Statue.
1.1.11 at 11 AM.
10K, Half, Full.
Click on title for more details.
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A quick look at the success of donation-based yoga →
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A quick look at the success of donation-based yoga →
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"Mile Markers": Try Easy →
Try easy… Breathe some joy back in. - Kristin Armstrong
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"Mile Markers": Try Easy →
Try easy… Breathe some joy back in. - Kristin Armstrong
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“There’s a common misunderstanding among all the human beings who have ever been...”
– Pema Chodron (via psychotherapy)
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Bonding
Me: So, there's this thing on New Year's in Coney Island where you jump into --
Sean: The Polar Bear Plunge?
Me: Yeah! How do you know it?
Sean: My acting coach used to make his students do that. We went to the bath house instead. I was beaten with an olive branch or palm leaf or something.
Me: Why would he make you guys do that? To make sure that you guys knew what pain was?
Sean: Bonding.
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lagirlontherun asked: Hi Jen! Yes, I am running the LA Marathon. I live and train in West LA. Are you planning to run LA?
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“I just don’t want to die w/out a few scars.”
– Chuck Palahniuk (via sweatcetera)
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Facebook has made it impossible to cheat on your...
Facebook has made it impossible to cheat on your...
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Well done, you silly Christmas runners.
I have finally realized what it feels like to be a rabbit. Nothing quite like being chased, chased, CHASED on Van Cortland’s downhill trails.
SP, yesterday’s half marathon would have been nothing without you.
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New Year's Day Plunge w Coney Island Polar Bear...
1 PM. 1.1.11. Coney Island Board walk at Stillwell Avenue. Can you really think of a better way to kick off the new year than to jump into the Atlantic Ocean? Be there.
To learn more about the club click here.
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“I like running because it’s a challenge. If you run hard, there’s the pain - and...”
– Bob Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers general manager, NHL Hall of Fame (via justthatgirlpam)
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“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy,...”
– The 14th Dalai Lama (via oceanofmind)
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“There’s a common misunderstanding among all the human beings who have ever been...”
– Pema Chodron (via psychotherapy)
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With bells on...
Monday night, I tried to trick myself into treating the middle three miles of my East River run like a 5K, but I couldn’t get into it. However, last night’s five miler, which included two CP reservoir loops, just flew by.
Was it the promise of hot chocolate or the impatience of finding out what my present was back at Niketown? I don’t think so. Could it have been the...
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With bells on...
Monday night, I tried to trick myself into treating the middle three miles of my East River run like a 5K, but I couldn’t get into it. However, last night’s five miler, which included two CP reservoir loops, just flew by.
Was it the promise of hot chocolate or the impatience of finding out what my present was back at Niketown? I don’t think so. Could it have been the...
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