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Change of Plans

Jun 9th, 2011

Hello friends! Well, we’ve got some good news and some bad news regarding EBR 2011. We’ll start with the bad news:

We were totally ready to rock the Ragnar Relay in D.C. Probably take first place even! But unfortunately, as we were working on getting our ducks in a row, a number (a freakish number actually) of unforeseen challenges cropped up. So regretfully, EBR is not going to convene in 2011.

The good news: We are absolutely, most definitely planning on running in 2012. We’re already talking about race options even. It’s going to rock.

So stay tuned. Because 2012 isn’t that far away. And if you want to get on the sponsorship wagon with us for EBR 2012 we’re happy to discuss it now. Just drop a line to Marie or Christine.

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We’re Baaaaaaaaack and Ready to RUN!

May 18th, 2011

by Marie.

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I’m so excited to start up again here on Eat Blog Run. We are just getting back into the swing of things and it’s time for eating, blogging, and running!

We’re planning to run the Washington D.C. Ragnar Relay at the end of September. That is only 4 months away, ahhhhh! It’s time to lace up and hit the pavement, or treadmill if that’s your thing.

Tell us how your training is going. I’m going to need all the motivation I can get.

Posted in: Running.

Let’s Get This Party Started

May 8th, 2011

by Christine.

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Last week at my 6 week postpartum visit, my midwife declared me healed and ready to return to the world of physical things. I’ve done two short (but shockingly sweaty) yoga practices since that have reminded me: a) how effective yoga is at making you mindful of all of your aching parts; and b) how spectacular it feels to stretch things out, even just for 20 or so minutes.

And today, I officially got my EBR 2011 training party started with Day 1 of Couch to 5K. (Actually, I accidentally misread the chart and started with Day 7…oops.) It was shockingly doable – I mean, yes, in general my body is pretty tight all over, but it wasn’t a problem to run the 3-minute intervals. I was happily surprised!

In fact, the only uncomfortable part was the boob situation. I nursed Violet before I left, and I was thrilled that I fit into one of my typical sports bra tops, but I felt pretty bouncy out there. I’d be curious to hear from other nursing moms (or well endowed women in general) what running tops you recommend. At this point, I’m thinking I’ll wear two sports bras out on my next session. Thoughts?

Posted in: Running, Training.

Recap From Start to Finish – Team Eat Blog Run

May 15th, 2010

by Marie.

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We did it!

What a fabulous weekend we had hanging out with 14 amazing women! I couldn’t have asked for more kind, qualified, and beautiful people to party with at The Relay in Northern California. It was quite a roller coaster of the emotional, mental, and physical kind, but we got through and are better for it!

Here’s a few fun photos from Start to Finish:

And we’re off! Van #1 at the starting line, ready to send Sherry on her way!

Sparkly Skirts

Runner Hand Offs

Potty Break

Sleepy Time

We Were Running!

Daring Drivers

Fabulous Volunteers – Jeff and Allison

Sponsor Love

Butt Slaps and Cheerleaders!

Yay! What a fun and wild ride, but we can’t wait to do it again. We’ll be sharing more information when we get the band back together. And we have possible plans to open it up and create a few more teams! Yay, Go EAT BLOG RUN!

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The Best Running Relay Team EVER!

May 12th, 2010

by Marie.

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This is what I received in the mail last week from my teammates. I was happy to be captain to these fine ladies/runners/cheetahs! Thanks to Emmie for putting it together, it’s awesome. It’s now hanging in my office to remind me of the amazing time we had at The Relay! Go Eat Blog Run!

Is it time to start thinking about our next race?

Posted in: Blogging.

Rest, Run, Run, Run Again, & Then Relax at the Country Inn and Suites

May 11th, 2010

by Marie.

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We were thrilled to have The Country Inn and Suites sponsor our hotel for our stay during our relay. The location in Sunnyvale, CA couldn’t have been a better spot to stay, as it was really close to our relay route.

When we first arrived, we were greeted with this fruit and electrolyte drink basket in our rooms, perfect for us running athletes! There was a kind note from the manager thanking us for staying with them and giving us encouragement for our long running weekend ahead. They even filled our refrigerator with chilled water, Gatorade and Olade! It was very nice and unexpected.

We also hit up the buffet for breakfast each morning and wore our fantastic sparkley skirts. I bet they’ve never had so much bling going through the breakfast line! Waffles anyone?

One of my favorite things about the hotel was their toilet flush in their bathrooms. This might seem a little silly to blog about, but I found it refreshing that they are trying their best to be aware of the environment. The half filled dot is for a light flush and the full filled dot is for a more powerful flush. I need one of these installed in my house, as my little ones like to flush the toilet all the time just to see it swirl down. At least with this toilet, they could do so without wasting so much water!

Thank you to Country Inn and Suites for making our stay during our race a little sweeter!

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“Come in Acadia 1, This is Acadia 2″!

May 9th, 2010

by Marie.

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This was our speak during the length of our relay. These were our call signs for walkie talkies and tweets to each of our sister cars up and down the coast of Northern California! And if you can’t tell from the picture below, we had a pretty good time last weekend!

Thank you to our friends at GMC for hooking us up with these 2 fantastic vehicles for the relay. It was 200 miles of pavement and our GMC Acadias got us through safe and sound.

We started off the weekend with dinner at Buca Di Beppo, sponsored by GMC, helping us get our carb load. The 3 representatives who joined us couldn’t have been more gracious as we ate and chatted about the race. They even sent us on our way with a fun care package, complete with ice packs and bandaids, both of which came in handy during the race.

We got a quick tour of the vehicle, seeing all the amazing amenities. These cars have plugs, not just a plug from the adapter, but real 2 pronged plugs. This came in super handy when I forgot my car adapter plug for my cell phone, but had my 2 prong plug. Yay for Acadia 1!

Then on Saturday morning, it was time to decorate for the race. We had fun with our washable markers, can you tell?! We definitely got noticed in our sparkly Acadia cars. Go Team!

Thanks again, GMC, for giving us the go we needed to get through The Relay!

Posted in: Running.

T-shirts That Shout to the World… Eat Blog Run!

May 7th, 2010

by Marie.

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Our Eat Blog Run relay team was in need of some fabulous t-shirts to shout to the world who we were! I mean, come on, we’re Eat Blog Run! So Hanes stepped in with these lovely white fitted shirts. We also partnered up with YUDU for the green screen printing of our rockin’ image, thanks to Christine for the design!

Here are all our shirts on display in my kitchen. They’ve just been screen printed and are set out to dry.

Even our bags got hit with some ink!

And here are our fabulous teammates sporting our tees!

Thanks to the YUDU and Hanes for helping make this happen.

Posted in: Running.

Crocs to the Rescue for our Tired Tootsies

May 6th, 2010

by Marie.

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Our tired little tootsies were singing Crocs praises after we ran over the river and through the woods on our course of The Relay! Happily, Crocs sponsored a pair of cute green flip flops for each runner, helping us keep in good form in between runs.

Here we are all in a fun little row sporting our Eat Blog Run GREEN! A few of us even painted our toe nails the same color, helping us match our fabulous flip flops!