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TOT Training Week 11

The days are longer and the sun just keeps getting hotter. Luckily, we have had a few days of rain which we desperately need. Even with the increased heat and humidity the training must go on as I am now in week 11 of training for the  runDisney   Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-miler . A dear friend of mine gave me this little running buddy to keep me going.  It's perfect for my weekend runs which are now up to 5 miles. I just noticed that I'm up to running 10 miles a week. No wonder I'm always hungry. This is the last week of the 5 mile run and then I increase to 5.5 miles.  The small increases are still working for me as well as the run/walk method, especially in the heat.  Next week is my last week running with K1 before she heads to Grandma's for the summer. I'm hoping she will keep up with her running, but I know it's hard not to have a running buddy. I still will have hubby to run with, but K1 runs at my pace which keeps me ...

My Green Tea Addiction

Note to my  subscribers : RSS feeds have finally been updated to reflect the change in the name to my blog.  Please  resubscribe  to get the current feed.  If you aren't already  subscribed , why the heck not?!?  Don't know what this is?  It's an easy way to get new posts delivered to your email instead of having to come back to web to check for a new post.  Try it out! It's true.  I'm totally addicted to green tea.  I'm not even sure when it began, but it's progressively getting worse.  I guess there are worse things, right?  Don't get me wrong, I still have my cup of coffee every morning. After that, it's only green tea or water.  Sometimes I will drink up to 8 cups a day, especially if it's cold.  I used to get dehydrated during the day until I started drinking green tea.  Not anymore!  Check out what WebMD has to say about green tea.  Studies have even suggested that the high level of...