Running and then blogging about it

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Portland First Run 2015 Summary

As I love to brag about these days, I’m back in the running game, and that means I was able to celebrate New Year’s Eve properly this year, ...
On January 1, 2015 / By Colleen
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Personal History of My New Year Resolutions

Congratulations, you’ve made it to the end of another year! And an even bigger congratulations to me, for ending this year and starting the next as a runner, once ...
On December 31, 2014 / By Colleen
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Things That Didn’t Heal My Shinjury

I’ve had plenty of chronic injuries throughout my running career, but the shin pain I had over the last two years was the first time I ever worried ...
On November 21, 2014 / By Colleen
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Barefoot Lifting In Denver

Last night I flew into Denver for my first work conference, my first time ever staying alone in a hotel (scary!!), and my first time ever working out ...
On October 1, 2014 / By Colleen
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Running and Then Making Kids Run and Then Blogging About It

Good news and GREAT news! Or maybe GREAT news and GREAT news: I’m still having an awesome time helping out with the middle school xc team, and I ...
On September 16, 2014 / By Colleen
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Change of Plans: Assistant Coaching Middle School Cross-Country, Part II

Remember how I announced that I was doing another bikini competition in October? Well, I changed my mind. In case you’re curious about reasons, here’s why: I’m super ...
On September 12, 2014 / By Colleen
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Top 5 Things I Miss About Running

I’ve been trying not to think about the fact that I can’t run for a long time now, but after two successful pain-free runs this week, I think ...
On August 29, 2014 / By Colleen
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Top 5 Ways to Design the Ultimate Hard Body Workstation

For several years I worked as a massage therapist, working on clients who sat at their desk all day. Their bodies were mostly destroyed most of the time. ...
On August 22, 2014 / By Colleen
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New Obsession: Ankle Mobility

Before explaining my blossoming obsession with ankle mobility, I want to let anyone who didn’t get here through Facebook that I finally went ahead and made a Facebook ...
On August 20, 2014 / By Colleen
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Top 5 Races to Register For This Fall

I don’t think I have to point out that I’m not currently running. But that doesn’t mean I can’t wish I was running, and think about the races ...
On August 15, 2014 / By Colleen