Meet the Contributor: Whitney
Current Role: Social Media Specialist
Whitney lives in sunny San Diego, and has dreams to live in Vancouver. She loves to run, she loves hot yoga, and if she’s not writing here, you can find her writing for her personal blog quillandcouture.com.
Personal mantra: Write and create is to breathe and live.
With 4 weeks to go until race day, it’s all downhill from here, literally! This week I took a recommendation from one of our ambassadors to incorporate hills into my short runs and see how my long run felt from there. Let’s be honest, running uphill is probably my least favourite activity on the planet. It burns and it feels like I am moving at a glacial pace. Achy arthritic toes and all, I mapped out “hilly” runs on the Daily Mile, and loaded a fresh playlist to conquer these “helpful” peaks throughout my week and did just that.
July 13, 2010 – 10:25 am
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Tagged fiesta island, girl runs, half marathon, half marathon training, otl, over the line, run, run half marathon, running, san diego, san diego runs, san diego summer, whitney
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This week we’re talking summertime fun runs. If you have been following my training journey, by now you know I view my running and training as just another to-do on my list of daily chores. That being said, I’ve adapted a sort of chore check off reward system that actually has me enjoying my runs. [...]
July 6, 2010 – 1:35 pm
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Tagged lulu lemon, lululemon, lululemon athletica, nike women's half, run, run half marathon, run marathon, running gear, sweat once a day, women's run, women's wear
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Time to run the holiday weekend off! At least that’s what my alarm said this morning at 6am. My long run was delayed to this morning this week, as the 4th of July festivities around me begged to differ with my training schedule. Nonetheless, I woke up and ran the 7 miles I owed this morning, and might have sweat out a bit of the holiday cocktails we enjoyed at the river this weekend.
June 15, 2010 – 6:01 pm
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Tagged half marathon training, marathon, protein, recipe, run, run apparel, run gear, run shoe, training, vegetarian, women's run
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Let’s talk about food. All of these miles have made me hungry and I am so thankful for all the recipes you guys have left me. I am always on the look out for delicious protein packed, natural, vegetarian options so keep shouting them my way. Every day I know if I have eaten enough [...]
June 10, 2010 – 8:06 am
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Tagged cotton, french terry, lightweight jacket, lulu, lulu lemon, lululemon, shape, summer, summer jacket, to and from, who what wear, women's wear, yoga
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Our design team has heard the desire for a cozy, lightweight summer jacket from our guests online loud and clear. With summer on deck, morning yoga and beach bonfires in mind, we’re spoiling you with the coziness of our own blend of cotton French Terry in the Wear With All jacket.
June 8, 2010 – 10:16 am
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Tagged bruins, female athletes, half marathon, lululemon, run, UCLA, UCLA softball, wcws, women's college world series, yoga
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Make it work. That has been the theme of my training week. Having a full time job, a husband, and somewhat of a social life makes training quite the task for me. This week I found a few excuses to delay my runs, but got them all in and within my time frame. I also took an impromptu trip to Oklahoma for the Women’s Softball College World Series, where my Bruins are playing for the national title.
June 3, 2010 – 11:32 am
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Tagged dad, dad's don't stink, father's day, hot, hot yoga, lululemon, men's clothing, men's yoga gear, moisture, moisture wicking, silverescent, yoga
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If your dad works out and sweats, and you have yet to introduce him to our amazing Silverescent™ and moisture wicking fabrics, he’s in for a real sweet smelling treat this Father’s Day. Almost two years ago, I introduced my dad, Terry, to yoga. My dad’s a cotton t-shirt and cargo shorts kind of man, [...]
June 1, 2010 – 6:14 pm
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Tagged 26.1, half marathon, half marathon training, lulu lemon, lululemon, luon, moisture wicking, race training, run, run girl, run story, running
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I have an extreme love hate relationship with running. I hate the process of running, even if it’s a mile or less. But by the end, my body absorbs an aura of happiness and accomplishment that I haven’t been able to duplicate with other workouts. Coming up on my third half marathon, I have decided to blog my journey to show that one, ANYONE can run a half marathon, and two I am hoping some of you will hold me accountable to my goal with tips of your own.
