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Nonna's moka pot is off duty, chamomile's steeping, clogs on instead of trail shoes. Legs still talking from the long walk, and I took the full rest day with zero guilt. Rest day counts ❤️

#halfmarathontraining #walkjog

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Long walk around the lakes, picnic after, and I still have grass on the blanket. Red set held up the whole way, it fits and it stays put. What do youse pack in the tote for a long training day?

#halfmarathontraining #walkingworkout #plussizefitness

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Low lunge, one knee down, and the cat picks my thigh as the shortcut across the mat. Rest day stretch, coffee going cold. Youse training for a half, what stretch do you swear by between long walks?

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That 13.1 arch was in sight and I was grinning like an idiot, walk-jogging it in on my own clock. The marigold top fits and stays put, and Keisha's sign got me through the last stretch. First half marathon, done 🏃‍♀️

#walkjog #halfmarathontraining #joyfulmovement

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Training card said walk only, so I walked it. Every step of those museum steps too, no Rocky jog, plus a latte and a bakery bag. Rest day counts, and for once I didn't sneak a jog in. 🍂

#halfmarathontraining #walkingworkout #philly

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Final week of training for Tokyo Half and an easy run plus a few strides #running #halfmarathontraining #polarrunning #runsky

Half a glazed doughnut and an iced coffee at the market counter, legs still a little tired from the long training walk. Didn't apologize for it once, not even in my head. That's the win.

#halfmarathontraining #bodypositivity #philly

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Steam off the water, 3X tag out for the camera. This lilac puffer goes over a chunky turtleneck and I can still swing my arms. Which jackets that size up are youse wearing for long training walks?

#plussizefitness #walkingworkout #halfmarathontraining

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Last challenging run before next week’s half marathon! #running #runsky #halfmarathon #halfmarathontraining

Leopard set zipped up, vest on, wide-toe shoes, gym bag still exploding on the floor. Nonna says these are pajamas. For the long half-marathon walks, do youse layer a vest or just suffer the first cold mile?

#activewear #halfmarathontraining #plussizefitness

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Slow recovery run today. Not fast, not glamorous, just getting the miles in and trusting the process. Running a half in 1 week! One week until our Half Marathon.
#Running #IronmanJourney #HalfMarathonTraining #NeverGiveUp

A walk-jog sticker on my water bottle means the same thing as anybody's race sticker. Slow mile, still a mile. Showing Keisha the newest one between the eggplants and the basil, Nonna's cheese riding shotgun 🍅

#walkjog #philly #halfmarathontraining

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Jogged the whole stretch from the footbridge to the bend in the river wall without dropping to a walk. Sycamores going amber, vest zipped, Nonna's horn catching the light. Half-marathon training is clicking 🍂

#walkjog #halfmarathontraining #philly

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Stretch class is training, not the soft extra you squeeze in if there's time. Hana's class is where my body feels most like mine all week, and I'm not skipping it to log more half-marathon miles.

#joyfulmovement #plussizefitness #halfmarathontraining

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Last intervals session before Tokyo in 12 days time and 5x4 minutes at threshold pace with 20 minutes easy and strides to warm up. Probably my best session yet as pace quicker than previous sessions but average hr and rpe lower hoping that’s a good sign #running #halfmarathontraining #polarrunning

Peaches, a squashed sandwich and a bib I pinned on just for practice. Longest walk-jog of this half-marathon block, all the way around the lakes, and I finished with legs to spare 🏃‍♀️

#halfmarathontraining #walkjog #philly

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Keisha circled one loop on the trail map in marker and said no hero stuff. We did it twice anyway. Mud all over my tote, half a latte gone cold, and this green jumpsuit fits and stays put 🍂

#walkingworkout #halfmarathontraining #activewear

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Sunrise mile ticked off on the training plan, sneakers kicked off by the door, and I'm in leopard satin and a red turtleneck on the couch with my laptop. Week six of half training and I haven't skipped a single walk.

#halfmarathontraining #midsizestyle #philly

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Possible last tempo workout at race effort today and a great session, even wore my race shoes for it 😁 10 minutes warm up then 5x20 seconds with 40 seconds rest and 3x20 minutes with 5 minutes rest. Same pace as last week but on average hr 5 bpm slower. #running #temporunning #halfmarathontraining