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Meredith

I'm just your typical girl-next-door who happens to have a highly competitive streak in running and triathlon.
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Boy, do I have a story to tell! by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Our plan for Memorial Day weekend was to completely redo our front landscaping as we have let the grass grow over it.  Seeing as it was 90 gazillion degrees outside all wee ... Read on »
Moving Down? by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Two weeks ago, while Dave and I were taking a long car ride, we started talking about the possibility of moving. A little background....Dave and I were babies when we ... Read on »
Week In Review by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running It was a busy week last week with running, biking, and boothing. Monday - Track day.  You can read about that workout here . Tuesday - Finally, I got back to doin ... Read on »
I'm an Anomaly by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I have always said that I only have one pace and that pace is marathon pace.  My times only vary from approximately a 7:00/mile pace for the 5K to an 8:00/mile pace for the ... Read on »
The Dumbest Thing I've Ever Heard by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I was watching the local news this morning while eating my breakfast.  Now, I don't put a lot of stock in our local news as it's usually terrible and I was crazy tired, but ... Read on »
Another Week, Another Track Workout by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running On paper, last night's track workout should have been easy.  2 X 3200 The weird thing about the Run Less, Run Faster program is that they give you track workouts ... Read on »
Foto Friday by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Here are some official pictures from the half marathon last weekend. I look like I am having a lot more fun than that guy. Chip time!!!! Why, yo ... Read on »
No Rest For The Weary by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running With four weeks to go until my next half marathon it was time to get back on the track for some speed work.  Dave joined me this time and I waited until we actually got to ... Read on »
Capital City Half Marathon 2012 by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Maybe I should title this post "I wear tiny shorts."  (Hey, I'm a former gymnast and I can wear them so I don't care.) Or maybe I should title this post, "Damn, I've g ... Read on »
Track Day! by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running Saturday's high temperature was about 45 degrees.  I did my run in capris and a long sleeved shirt.  Yesterday my car read 84 degrees at noon.  Welcome to Ohio. Yester ... Read on »
Insane in the Membrane by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I haven't signed up for the marathon yet. Okay, first of all, I'm dumb.  I thought I needed to sign up by the 2nd before the price went up.  What I didn't read very cl ... Read on »
April Totals by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I got crackin' in April on seriously training for my upcoming half marathons.  And in the process set a pretty sweet new 5K PR.  I also went back to the pushup challenge, t ... Read on »
What to do? What to do? by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I know I said I wasn't going to sign up for a marathon this year, but here's the thing.  I really want to do one and totally kick a$$!  My running is going a lot better tha ... Read on »
Speaking of Treadmills... by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running The "Run Less, Run Faster" plan is no joke. Sure there are only three workouts a week, but they are tough and seem way harder than the actual goal. With vacation last wee ... Read on »
Operation: New Treadmill by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running We have a workout room, a pain cave if you will, in our basement.  It's stripped down and basic with no walls, lots of dust, and is poorly lit.  In it we have exercise equi ... Read on »
WhatSUP by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running My adventure pick for vacation week was trapeze school .  Dave's pick was stand-up paddle boarding (SUP).  The weather was rough the day we had signed up with big winds, ... Read on »
Life List - Fly on a Trapeze by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running There are three things I am deathly scared of: bridges, roller coasters, and heights.  I did not realize that flying on a trapeze would be like combining all of these into ... Read on »
What Lies Beneath by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running The other day I went underwear shopping.  Let me clarify what that actually means.  That means I went to Meijer (like a Target but cheaper-for those who don't have one) and ... Read on »
Bunny Hop 5K 2012 by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running On Wednesday I wrote on my Facebook status "I'm debating signing up for a 5K this weekend.  Price sucks ($30) and I kinda hate the 5K.  Yes or no?  Discuss..." That ... Read on »
Meredith Gordon, The Girl on Fire! by Meredith Posted in: Blog Posts in Running I have had a great week of running so far. Yesterday I was tweeting back and forth with a local runner girl and I happen to go out to her blog and saw that she was rac ... Read on »