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		<title>I Finally Ran a Half Marathon</title>
		<link>http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/05/07/i-finally-ran-a/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 21:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did it: I ran an entire half marathon—and beat my goal time! Saturday I joined more than 5,000 other runners on the boardwalk at Coney Island at the start of the Brooklyn Half Marathon, and 2 hours and 16 minutes later, I sprinted across the finish line.
I started the day with yogurt, toast, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pokedandprodded.health.com&blog=2779996&post=243&subd=healthpoked&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Countdown to Race Day, and Stress Levels Are High</title>
		<link>http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/04/30/countdown-to-ra/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda MacMillan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Race week is finally here: This Saturday at 9 a.m. at Coney Island will be my first real attempt at running a half marathon.&#160; 
When I began training back in November, I originally planned to be ready for a March 16 race. Then I got sick, lost a few weeks of training, and discovered the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pokedandprodded.health.com&blog=2779996&post=235&subd=healthpoked&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Becoming a Real Runner in New York</title>
		<link>http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/04/23/becoming-a-real/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda MacMillan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With less than two weeks before the Brooklyn Half Marathon, I still don&#8217;t consider myself a runner. When the topic comes up in conversation—like when I told a friend inquiring about my sun-kissed shoulders this weekend that I&#8217;d been out jogging earlier—people ask, &#34;So, you&#8217;re a runner?&#34;
My response is usually, &#34;Well, I&#8217;m trying to be.&#34; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pokedandprodded.health.com&blog=2779996&post=228&subd=healthpoked&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Will a Heart-Rate Monitor Make You Run Faster, Better, Longer?</title>
		<link>http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/04/16/the-pros-and-co/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda MacMillan</dc:creator>
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For as long as I&#8217;ve been working in the health and fitness industry, I&#8217;ve been hearing about the myriad benefits of the heart-rate monitor. I&#8217;ve worked with editors who reviewed them annually, wrote about them constantly, and sent weight-loss candidates home to exercise with them. I&#8217;ve talked to real women who swore their workouts had [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pokedandprodded.health.com&blog=2779996&post=219&subd=healthpoked&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sticking With My Morning Workout</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda MacMillan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I never thought I’d say this, but my long weekend runs have become the easiest part of my training program. Sure, it took me 98 minutes to run 9.5 miles on Saturday, but 98 measly minutes out of a full weekend of leisure is an easy sacrifice. 
Trying to run three to five miles three [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pokedandprodded.health.com&blog=2779996&post=209&subd=healthpoked&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>201,000 Ways to Change Up Your Running Routine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda MacMillan</dc:creator>
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I spent the recent three-day Easter weekend at my grandparents&#8217; house in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a tiny town on the outskirts of Amish country with plenty of rural roads and open space for running. Problem is, I don’t know those rural roads and open spaces.
Before I left Brooklyn on Saturday, I squeezed in my long weekend [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pokedandprodded.health.com&blog=2779996&post=199&subd=healthpoked&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What 20 Extra Pounds Feels Like</title>
		<link>http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/03/26/what-20-extra-p/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda MacMillan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week during a session at the gym, Trainer Mike said something that really stuck. I was doing a modification of the three-minute step test, stepping one foot at a time up onto a 12-inch box, then back down. My heart rate was up and my legs were tired, but I was feeling good.
Then Mike [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pokedandprodded.health.com&blog=2779996&post=190&subd=healthpoked&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Music for Running</title>
		<link>http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/03/19/the-best-music/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda MacMillan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My running music has become painfully boring. I haven’t updated my iPod since Christmas 2006, and for those long jogs in the park, I need a fast tempo and catchy lyrics to keep me going.
Exercising with music can prolong your workout, speed weight loss, and even boost brainpower.
My meager collection includes some classic motivators—“Eye of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pokedandprodded.health.com&blog=2779996&post=181&subd=healthpoked&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Running Is Too Much Running?</title>
		<link>http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/03/11/how-much-runnin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda MacMillan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I revamped my training schedule a few weeks ago, I realized I need to tread a thin line: I want to train as hard as I can in the next two months to prepare for the NYRR Half-Marathon Grand Prix in Brooklyn, but I don’t want to ramp up too quickly and end up [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pokedandprodded.health.com&blog=2779996&post=172&subd=healthpoked&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Great Running Blogs Boost My Motivation</title>
		<link>http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/02/27/great-running-b/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda MacMillan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I avoid running with other people. I worry that I’ll be too slow and hold them back. Maybe I’ll breathe too loud or sweat too much. Even worse, they might actually try to carry on a conversation
Yes, there are benefits to exercising with a partner. But I don’t.
I think I’ve finally found a way to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pokedandprodded.health.com&blog=2779996&post=159&subd=healthpoked&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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