Simply Nicole

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Advice Needed

| 3 Comments Categories: Running

Today's run was a bit longer than yesterday's run, but I'm still finding myself jogging for a while then walking for a while.  My goal is to run a 5K without stopping.  Any tips?  I know I should probably sign up for a race, but I don't feel like I am ready for that yet.  Here are the stats for today.Start: 9:17amDuration: 30min … [Read more...]

Setting Myself Up For Failure

| 2 Comments Categories: Running

Today I woke up, and it wasn't dreary outside or raining!  If you live in the Philadelphia area, you know that the weather has been gross lately.  I wasn't planning on going for a run this morning, but after breakfast decided that it was too gorgeous out to not go; however eating Fruit Loops this morning was a bad choice. My to-do list … [Read more...]

Bob’s Red Mill Vegi Soup

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Hello everyone, I hope you all entered my giveaway to win a new blogging planner! Contest ends on Friday so get your entry in soon.  Yesterday, Bry and I went for a brisk walk/jog around the neighborhood to get some fresh air.  The weather here has been terrible lately: very muggy and rainy.  No really... check out this … [Read more...]

September goals

| 7 Comments Categories: Goals, Running

Good morning everyone!  I'm blogging a bit earlier than usual, because I decided that I didn't want to go running today.  Instead, I'll be staying in and using the elliptical machine in a few hours.  Not too shabby.  I woke up not feeling too hot. Oh well, life goes on.  It's okay though because I didn't want to do too much … [Read more...]

Accent tag

| 2 Comments Categories: Running

I decided to sleep in this morning until Bry got out of bed. Which was around 6:45. I'm telling you, this comforter makes it so much harder to take the plunge and get out of bed! My morning run was okay. Similar to yesterday, I started off feeling great and strong, but then after the first mile I was barely jogging. Start: 7:06am Duration: … [Read more...]

2 Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Cookies

| 5 Comments Categories: Recipe, Running

It's been pretty chilly at night lately.  The air conditioner is on and we run a fan in our room.  We like when its a bit cooler when we go to bed, rather than sweating!  So last night Bry told me to put the comforter back onto our bed.  Well... we got a new comforter when we got our new queen sized bed.  The comforter is … [Read more...]

5 Things I’ve Learned as a New Runner

| 4 Comments Categories: Breakfast, Running

This morning started out like any other morning lately.  I woke up with Bry at 6:45 and got dressed to run out the door at 7am.  The migraine that I had last night was finally gone... or so I thought.  As I started running, the migraine came back.  I tried being out there for as long as I could handle, but I started to feel … [Read more...]