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Running Cures Everything

June 9, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I got up this morning and didn't feel great. Nothing was wrong, mind you, just. Meh. I'll blame it on the glass of wine I had last night, because I ordinarily wake up pretty excited to tackle the day. Yes, I can be annoyingly cheerful, deal with ... [ Read More ]

This is Only Marginally about Running and There are LOTS of Pictures

June 7, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Oh, you guys, what a week I just had! UltraIronHubs and I took the kiddos on a nearly 3,000-mile tour of the western United States, visiting seven colleges, five states, and more than a few shoe stores in just six days! And now, yes. I am going to ... [ Read More ]

Monday Motivators on a Tuesday (Because it Totally Feels Like a Monday)

May 26, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I have a hard time with long weekends. Not the weekend part, obviously, but the getting-back-to-reality-and-it's-already-Tuesday part. I know I'm not alone on this, so I'm sure you'll forgive my tardiness on this Monday Motivators post. Here's how ... [ Read More ]

Skirt Sports 13er Winner Announcement!

May 21, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

You guys, I forgot how much fun it is to have a giveaway on the blog. It's been years since I've hosted one, for a lot of reasons. Mostly because I wasn't blogging very frequently and therefore had nothing to give away. So, you know... my own damn ... [ Read More ]

(Nearly) Wordless Wednesday

May 20, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

It's the last day to enter my fabulousawesomeamazing Skirt Sports Giveaway! ... [ Read More ]

Monday Motivators

May 18, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

OMG, I am actually writing a Monday Motivator post on Monday morning! It's like a fitness miracle! (In fact, I'm even posting before Laura this week, so the link is to last week's MM.) And also a really good indicator of something I am going to ... [ Read More ]