This is the Face of the Race

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Back in September, I told you guys I signed up to run my very first race, the 5K at the Los Alamitos Race on the Base, in February.  Being a social media girl, I keep my eyes on the Race’s Facebook and blog activities. And then one day, I saw their call for entries to be the Face of the Race, a person whom they’d follow the training and experience of running the Race.  I thought I might as well just enter. What else am I going to do between housework and job hunting, right? Well, I’m it. I’m the...
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Five For Friday: My First Paleo Meal, Manhattan, and Burpees

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Five for Friday is a weekly (well, almost) series about the five new things I learned each week. It could be anything from a new recipe, new skills, or a new life lesson. This is a week of MANY firsts! My First Paleo Meal Breaking news: Paleo diet is not gross. Well, at least at Anais + Tara’s Paleo Feast it is not. (For those who don’t know about Paleo diet, read here.) Of course, being the one on the Eat ‘Em All diet, I’d never refuse myself of any culinary pleasure. Well, except for beets. I can live without...
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Five for Friday: First 5K, First Battleship, and Proper Gangnam Style

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Five for Friday is a weekly series about the five new things I learned each week. It could be anything from a new recipe, new skills, or a new life lesson. Race On the Base: My First 5K I’m doing it, folks. I’m going to run the 5K at Race on the Base in February 2013.  This will be my first 5K race ever. First race I signed up for since, I don’t know, 6th grade when I raced around a 400 meter track at Royal Bangkok Sports Club. Race on the Base is famous for their reverse triathlon race...
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