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Thankful For My Readers Blog Hop & Run Mino Giveaway

11/02/2014 by Deborah Brooks

In honor of Thanksgiving, I'd like to say thanks to you all for reading my blog over the last year. In the tradition of the season of giving, I'm joining up with some other fabulous blogging friends in a "Blog Hop". What's a Blog Hop? It's a link to some of my favorite blogger friends who are also giving away some incredible products. You can find them all listed below and "hop" on over to their blogs to enter their giveaways. It's a great way to discover some new blogs and some great products. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giveaways, Product Reviews, Running, Uncategorized Tagged With: Blog hop, giveaway, linkup, Mino, Thankful

November Ultimate Coffee Date

11/01/2014 by Deborah Brooks

Wow it's already time for the November Ultimate Coffee Date! Hope you've all recovered from last night's festivities or if you haven't, it's the perfect time to pour a cup a coffee and sit down with friends.   I'm linking up this month for a new Coffee Date with Coco at Got2Run4me to catch up and meet some new friends. Short notice so we'll tell you more about it for December. The Coffee Date post is always one of my favorites to write and read. We have lots to catch up on today so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ultimate Coffee Date, Uncategorized Tagged With: Girls on the run, Holiday shopping, Keurig, LA, Thanksgiving, Ultimate Coffee date, virtual link up

A “Smarties” List Of Halloween “Lifesavers”

10/31/2014 by Deborah Brooks

I've got a fun sized list of tips for the Friday Five Halloween theme today. Good Humor me and check them out. They might just give you a Snicker. Then check out the posts from the 3 Muskateers our hosts Mar, Cynthia & Courtney   1. Eat-Don't skip meals on Halloween. Going into the night hungry only leads to a meltdown besides, no one likes to be around a sour patch. 2. Get it done-Plan to get those Tootsies moving early Friday and get that workout out done in time for Trick or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friday Five, Uncategorized Tagged With: candy, Friday Five, halloween, Operation Gratitude

Trick or Treat Halloween Workout For The Whole Family

10/29/2014 by Deborah Brooks

If you are anything like me, those cute little mini Halloween candies start calling your name as soon as they hit the shelves. What's a girl to do?  I've come up with a Halloween workout to help keep you moving while enjoying the fun of the weekend. Here's how it works~ Whether you are staying at home answering the door or out trick or treating with kids, you can perform this fun workout to "trick" yourself to keep up your activity and enjoy those "treats".  See the costume on the list and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized, workouts Tagged With: family, halloween, treats, tricks, workout

Run Gear I’m loving this week-Fitletic hydration belt

10/28/2014 by Deborah Brooks

I recently purchased a new hydration belt, the Fitletic 16 oz, so when I saw that Erika, Patty & April were talking favorite running gear this week for their Tuesdays on The Run link up I thought it was the perfect time to review it.     The previous belt I had used a velcro closure at the waist and after a few months of wear the velcro started to be less reliable. A few weeks ago during a race it just fell off of my waist and I had to go double back through a throng of runners to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Reviews, Running Tagged With: Fitletic, Gear review, hydration belt, running, Tuesdays on the run

Smokey & Spicy Butternut Squash Soup w Chipotle drizzle

10/27/2014 by Deborah Brooks

Happy Meatless Monday! One thing I love about fall is a nice big bowl of soup on a chilly night. I've taken the traditional Butternut Squash soup and kicked it up a notch with the addition of chipotle peppers to give it a smokey, spicy goodness. Even better, I've added silky tofu to bump up the protein. Makes a great one dish meal with plenty leftover for lunch the next day. Please join Tina Muir and I & check out all of the great recipes in our link up below. Smokey Butternut Squash … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Gluten Free, Healthy living, Meatless Monday, Recipes, Soups Tagged With: Butternut Squash, Fall, GF, meatless Monday, recipe linkup, soup, Tofu, vegetarian

5 Reasons to love a Relay Race

10/24/2014 by Deborah Brooks

I participated in 2 Relay Race events recently, The DC Ragnar race and a Sprint Triathlon Relay. I loved them both for many of the same reasons. Here are my top 5 1. Get a taste of a Tri-If you are thinking about doing a Tri race and not sure about how all of the logistics work, "tri"ing one as part of a relay team is a great way to see how it all works. You have the opportunity to watch the swimmers and bikers come in and get an idea of how everything flows. Bonus: you only have to train for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Friday Five, Running Tagged With: Friday Five, Ragnar, Relay race, Reston Sprint Relay, running, team

Rock n Roll DC Kickoff-Win an entry to the March Race

10/22/2014 by Deborah Brooks

As the DC "Ambassador of Rock" I get to throw some pretty "Rock"ing parties! It's time to start thinking about those Spring races again! Rock n Roll Marathon/Half/5k is coming back to DC on March 14th and you want to be there. If you live in the DC area, The Fall Kickoff Party is taking place Thursday night as part of the Road Runner Sports Adventure Run. Its free! It's fun! There is free beer and free pizza! We are raffling off an entry into the DC Race! [Tweet "@runrocknroll DC Kickoff … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Running, Uncategorized Tagged With: 5k, Adventure run, DC, half, marathon, racing, RockNRoll, running

Let Blow Dry Taxi come to you

10/21/2014 by Deborah Brooks

Ok Washington area ladies, I've got a fun new business to tell you about: Have a big party to go to? Work event? Date night? We're busy-we don't always have time to go the salon to get our hair done. I don't know about you but my hair always looks better when someone else blow dries it for me. I would probably get it done more often but seriously who has time for that? Enter Blow Dry Taxi a new business that sends the stylist right to your home or office and in about 30 minutes your done and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: blow dry, Blow dry Taxi, hair, salon, updo

Pumpkin Kale Lasagna

10/20/2014 by Deborah Brooks

Meatless Monday! Link up with me and Tina Muir to share your Vegetarian recipe with us. Add your link below. People do seem to be going a little "Pumpkin Crazy" these days however most of the recipes and pictures I see are for pies, breads and lattes. Don't get me wrong, I love a good pumpkin bread too but let's not forget that pumpkin is a vegetable in the squash family with a ton of health benefits. I've kicked up the health benefits even more by combining Kale & Pumpkin into a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Healthy living, Main Dishes-Vegetarian, Meatless Monday, Recipes, Uncategorized Tagged With: dinner, kale, lasagna, meatless Monday, Pumpkin, vegetarian meals

What to do with all those Race T-shirts?-Project Repat

10/17/2014 by Deborah Brooks

You signed up, you trained, you ran and you got the Race T-shirt. Repeat a couple dozen times and you may have something that looks like this:   Where to store all of this? Are you really going to wear these shirts? All of my shirts have memories tied to them and I was reluctant to just give them away. First half, first tri, first relay etc. What's a runner to do? Enter Project Repat Preserve your race memories by turning your well earned shirts into a quilt that lasts … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Product Reviews, Uncategorized Tagged With: Project Repat, quilts, race shirts, recycle, t shirts

Skechers Go Walk-Taking Steps towards Breast Cancer Awareness

10/15/2014 by Deborah Brooks

This past summer, I ran my first Race for the Cure and was so moved by all of the strong, courageous people I met that day. When I was asked by Skecher's to review a pair of their GoWalk Flash 2 shoes as part of their effort  raise awareness for Breast Cancer Research, I jumped at the chance to do my part to raise awareness and funds. (Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Skecher's however all opinions are my own). I didn't have any shoes specifically  designed for walking so I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Awareness, Breast Cancer Awareness campaign, Go Walk 2, Skecher's, Skecher's Performance Division, walking shoes

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Successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I’ve always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I’ve met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into.
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Hi, I’m Deborah

Hi I'm Deborah! I spend my days successfully raising a husband & 2 teens in the VA/DC area. I am a lover of all things running & fitness. As a life long vegetarian, I've always been passionate about healthy living & exercise. Looking for partners in crime, I started my own chapter of Moms Run This Town (MRTT) which has grown to over 700 members. I've met so many amazing women who inspire me daily to keep moving forward. You can usually find me running with my crew and training for the next crazy adventure they talked me into. Read More…

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  You may have read my post the other day about some of my current bad running habits. One of them, is not stretching enough or doing enough injury prevention. When I was recently offered the chance to test out the Addaday Pro massager, I knew it was perfect timing to give my running habits […]

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Running Bad Habits I Need To Break ASAP

Throughout my running “career”/ “history” I have practiced what I would refer to as “good habits” regarding running and recovery. Now is not one of those times. I have fallen into some, what I consider to be, running bad habits. I am baring my soul (and soles) here in an attempt to break these habits. […]

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