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the basics:

in my 30s // wife // mom // graphic designer

the like list:

my kids giggles // thunderstorms // clean sheets // perfect book boyfriends // running on crisp days // lip-syncing opera // iced coffee // new tattoos // texas rangers // bookstores // dallas stars // cold beer // tweeting too much // judging fonts

what i blog about:

running // parenting // books // fangirling on nerdstuffs

the cast:

J- my nerd alert husband of awesome // the Littles- my kick ass twin daughters

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Hi. (Again.)

It's been two years, two months and 21 days since I last ran an actual run. Sure, I've had two or three starts and stops here and there, but those were just blips. I'd like to tell you all that I had this great injury and I've been working hard day in and day out getting myself back into running condition, but that's a big fat lie. Truth be told, I let my anxiety win there for a bit. Did I ever tell you all out there that I have anxiety? Probably, but if you are just now joining this here party, well, Hi. I'm Lisa and I have anxiety . It's gotten worse as I've gotten older and then it got really bad when my family and I moved 1,600 miles north of our home state, but it's getting better. A lot better. One of the casualties of my anxiety was my running. I just stopped. I had prepared before the Big Move by attending a beginner's running class through one of the local running stores in Dallas. I had built myself back up to running two miles com...
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Week One Down, Eight More to Go

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Week One Summary: Miles logged - 5.86 miles Total time - 95.9 minutes Average pace - 16.07 minutes per mile Workout days - Monday, Wednesday, Saturday Week one is in the books and it was...interesting. As a veteran of the Couch to 5K program, I knew what to expect and how to approach each workout. Adding the kids to the mix however, was a whole different ball of wax.  We tried to prep the kids with how many runs to expect, how to pace themselves and how it's mostly a mental game-- that by run 6 or 7, they'd probably be all "MORE RUNNING? WAHHHH." At the same time, we didn't want to put it into their heads that it would be hard-- we just wanted to prepare them and let them know that a lot of distance running is mental. Your body can keep going but your head is like, "UHHH, LISTEN..." All-in-all the kids took everything in stride (no pun intended). There was some complaining, especially on Day Two, but we pushed throug...
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