Mom Works It Out by Angela Gillis

Angela December 12, 2013

After the marathon…

You know what? It’s super hard for me not to run. I know I needed to take the days off but I really just wanted to run and I had already built up this serious running thing. I had to take a few days off which is fine because I still had to teach my cycle classes. I need to take it easy and not hurt myself. I think people always forget about recovery! After the marathon I thought I would be hurting but I’m not. I’m having a little ache in my knees but that’s due to not stretching…

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Angela December 12, 2013

Save $20 on Rock n Roll Races TODAY ONLY

It’s a big day for all who want to run Rock n Roll races next year. TODAY only you can save up to $20 on races for next year! As you all know, I love these races for many reasons. These races have great sponsors, great organized races, great staff and volunteers and many great opportunities to run a great race. I also love these races because it gives me a chance to see the country. I set my PR at RnR Dallas, ran the hardest race of my life at RnR Denver, Willie ran his first half at RnR…

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Angela December 11, 2013

The deal with our body image

Excuse me as I give myself a pep talk about body image. Some of you may have the same problem as me and others may not, but I do have a problem. In the car on the way back from Memphis, I was reading the news and I found this clip of Jennifer Lawrence telling us to “screw those people” who want to make us into someone else. It was actually a refreshing moment to watch and made me love this woman so much more. How can you not love the psychotic girl from Silver Linings Playbook or Katniss Everdeen?…

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Angela December 10, 2013

I Can Be Active Check-in #2

It’s time for the second check-in for the I Can Be Active Challenge. Please share with me how you’ve been active over the second time period. You can gain extra entries by doing the things below. I guess you want to know what the first prize is, right? This rounds prize will be a gift card to Target! Why Target? Because I love the workout clothes from there and it was the place where I got my new running vest that I love so much! a Rafflecopter giveaway

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Angela December 9, 2013

Not the marathon post I planned. St. Jude …

This was supposed to be an exciting weekend for us because we had been in training for Willie’s “knock it out of the park” half marathon and my first marathon. But then a little winter storm came into our lives. We probably should have taken the hint when our flight was canceled but we didn’t. We just got in the car to drive to Memphis. Race officials said things were still ago and we didn’t want to miss out on the race. We arrived in Memphis at 1:30 am before the ice storm hit. Friday morning we woke up to…

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Angela December 4, 2013

The importance of being you

I guess today is a little inspirational post. Over the course of my marathon training, I’ve struggled with doing things for myself. I’m sure a lot of you struggle with this too, especially when others who are dependent on you. I don’t have any children but I’ve been left to task of caring for my mother as she battled cancer along with many other responsibilities. I declared this time in my life as a time to do something for myself…and I got flack for it. The most important thing to realize is that NO ONE is going to be 100%…

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Angela December 3, 2013

Marathon mind

Excuse me as I take a break from talking about anything else that’s going on in life because I can’t think about anything EXCEPT the marathon. Yesterday I was in tears because I feared the race would be canceled. NO ONE even mentioned the possible cancellation, it was just one of those things I didn’t even want to occur. Why would they cancel you might ask? Winter weather! I intended on the weather being on the chilly side back in February, even though Willie said it wouldn’t happen like that. I didn’t expect a winter storm to literally snow on…

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Angela November 30, 2013

Keeping it real for the holidays

The holidays are a hard time for people who are food conscious. Just because I lost all this weight doesn’t mean I don’t have issues with food and right now I just feel like my eating hasn’t been that good. My eating habits probably aren’t as bad as I’m making it seem; it’s just that I’m eating foods that I usually don’t eat. I am desperately trying to get rid of the leftovers in the house so I can put the holiday behind me. I hate wasting money and throwing away food is just wasting money to me. This morning…

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Angela November 29, 2013

Playing Catch Up: Pie Party, Thanksgiving and Black …

Been wondering where I’ve been? Things have been really busy. I’ve been traveling too much and trying to cram too much into too little time. My blogging has suffered a TINY bit! I was in Alabama and then had to come home to work…and then host some holiday festivities. I thought I was going to have Wednesday off but it didn’t happen that way. I went to the gym and ended up teaching a spin class to help someone out. On Wednesday, we through a “pie party” for Jeremy’s birthday. We wanted to do something nice for him and Willie…

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Angela November 26, 2013

Race Recap: Magic City Half Marathon

On Sunday I ran my 13th half marathon of 2013 in Birmingham, AL at the Magic City Half Marathon and 5K, all apart of Ruben Studdard Celebration Weekend. It was very cold on race morning, something like 28 degrees and it was very windy! I had taken two rest days because I was driving and the other because my hamstring was still bothering me. I’ve never taken this many rest days in my life. I picked up our packets at Regions Field (the home of the Birmingham Barrons). It was small, but nice. The Trak Shak and the Birmingham Running…

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Angela November 24, 2013

I Can Be Active Check-In #1

It’s time for the first checkin for the I Can Be Active Challenge. Please share with me how you’ve been active over the first time period. You can gain extra entries by doing the things below. I guess you want to know what the first prize is, right? It’s a few Good Greens Bars! At the expo at RnR San Antonio we stumbled across this booth and was pleasantly surprised with the product! These bars are made of veggies but the bars are really good. I grabbed a couple for the giveaway so you can give it a try too…

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