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Tan, fit + ready for indoor season
Flying south for the winter has been a constant in my training since I moved to DC. It's a nice escape from the gray skies and somewhat...
Michelle Howell
Jan 7, 2021
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Cross-training: a love-hate relationship
From the title of this, you can probably already guess that cross-training and I have a complex relationship. This week was my first week...
Michelle Howell
Nov 17, 2020
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Training update: Nerves, pace, + support
That's right! The title of this training log isn't injury update. I'm FINALLY back to training. It's not very far and it's not very...
Michelle Howell
Oct 29, 2020
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Through This Together: Setbacks
I've said it before and I'll say it again and again because no matter what it stays relevant: control the controllable. In the world...
Michelle Howell
Oct 24, 2020
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Getting back into a routine
Woof pretty much sums up the past few weeks getting back into running shape. I flirted with shin splints for the first time in a long...
Michelle Howell
Oct 6, 2020
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Building my body back up
The first minute feels rough. The second things start to click again and I feel like I'm right where I left off, my feet pounding to the...
Michelle Howell
Sep 19, 2020
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Back-ish in action
I think I can finally say I'm back (kind of)! Going on week five from my third (and hopefully last) round of PRP I'm finally "running"...
Michelle Howell
Sep 7, 2020
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Remote cross country? Let's discuss
Cross country is hard. It's 3.1 miles or more of hills, soggy grass, mud, and when your really lucky all three plus blazing temperatures...
Michelle Howell
Aug 31, 2020
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Down the home stretch: prp update
Usually, I write these intros having already planned everything out. Today's update is long overdue partially because these past few...
Michelle Howell
Aug 10, 2020
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two for two: pro running + prp update
Time is FLYING, well relatively these days since I'm still questioning what day of the week it is. Apart from that though it's been a...
Michelle Howell
Jul 26, 2020
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What I eat in a Day
After a lot of requests, I finally got around to filming what I eat in a day. While I'm not training right now intensely this is what a...
Michelle Howell
Jul 12, 2020
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The Great Reset
If 2020 has given me anything it's time. Time to think and time to work on projects that kept getting pushed to the wayside (like finally...
Michelle Howell
Jul 9, 2020
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Injury update: road to recovery
MIles and MIles, It's been a minute since I've shared how my labral tear journey has been going. and it's safe to say it's felt much,...
Michelle Howell
Jun 26, 2020
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A global running day without running
It's officially been that long since my initial round of Protein Rich Plasma to treat my labral tear and other issues which required me to d
Michelle Howell
Jun 3, 2020
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On the road to recovery
Over the past week, I've had a lot to process, some good, some bad, some I'm still unsure which category it falls into. I went for what...
Michelle Howell
May 22, 2020
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Training update: I don't know what day it is or if this actually counts as a training update
The title pretty much says it all here. It's been what feels like a very long past three weeks here and it's not because of quarantine....
Michelle Howell
May 18, 2020
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Injury, beating middle-aged men, & moving up
It feels like it's been a while since I shared an update on what's going on here in a while- mostly because not much has been going on up...
Michelle Howell
May 2, 2020
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A day of training: quarantine edition
Sometimes it's hard to believe that it's been over a month now since I could run on a track, work from a coffee shop or coach. More...
Michelle Howell
Apr 20, 2020
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The upside of social distancing
This past week things have changed a lot. The day I got back to DC, March 14, my building announced it was closing all common spaces includ
Michelle Howell
Mar 24, 2020
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Live from Training Camp
Hello, miles and miles! I’m sorry I’ve been really slacking on my blog, but I promise I’ll make it up to you (at least attempt to) this...
Michelle Howell
Mar 12, 2020
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