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Finding Your Own Thing as a Mom
As a mom, it’s so easy to get caught up in guilt! Are we spending enough time with our kids? Are we providing them with healthy food? Are we teaching them how to be kind and responsible? These questions race through our minds at night, just as we’re trying to…
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Town of Hempstead Sprint Triathlon
This Saturday, my brother and I participated in the Town of Hempstead Sprint Triathlon. It’s such a simple, low-key, and relaxing race. As odd as that might sound, it really is relaxing when there’s no hefty entry fee or massive expo to deal with beforehand. While those bigger races have…
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How My Husband Motivated Me to Become a Runner
Backstory Let’s take a trip back to high school Kelly. As I mentioned before, I joined the cross country team because my sisters and brother were all cross country runners, and I was simply following in their footsteps. A caveat to this is that they were all winning races and…
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Let Them Be Little
It’s no secret that kids grow up fast—really fast! When I look back to my late twenties, when I first started having kids, it feels like it was just last week. But here I am, eight years later. Having kids young gave me a physical edge, but now at 35,…
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3 Benefits of Embracing a Lull in Your Workouts
Lately, fitting longer regular workouts into my schedule has become more challenging due to our increasingly busy lives. I am still moving my body 7 days a week, but I am not running 10 miles or biking for hours. And you know what? That’s perfectly okay! There are times when…
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Traveling in the Car with Three Kids
We’re heading to Boston this weekend to celebrate our eleventh anniversary with our three boys! Our anniversary is on a Saturday, and instead of the usual dinner out with a babysitter, we’re taking the boys to Fenway Park to watch the Red Sox play. We’ve decided to start exploring different…
