tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46116061840279329102024-03-13T18:14:37.258-05:00All at Once“Three keys to more abundant living: caring about others, daring for others, sharing with others.”Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.comBlogger546125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-88968408173872668812015-01-25T07:19:00.000-06:002015-01-25T07:19:15.643-06:00KDF Half-Marathon Training 2015: Week Two<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Week Two was a good one! Although I only ran 3 days and wasn't feeling too well a few of the days, I say it went well. I had Monday off so Sarah and I met up and went for a 4 mile run together. I have to say I was secretly dying on the inside, but hey, its the beginning of training. That's normal, right?? Saturday was a great group run at Big 4 Bridge. It was originally supposed to be a 4 mile run across the bridge, some in Indiana and then back, but there was no sign to turn around, so I added a little extra to my run :). I'm impressed with myself that I ran up those hilly ramps and ran the entire time! I really liked that route and I hope I can run that again. That was my first time running on the Indiana side and you get such a great view of downtown Louisville. Here's how my week went...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">1-18-15: Walked 2.4 miles; 30 minute Yoga video</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">1-19-15: </span><b style="color: #1d1a1a; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Ran 4 miles </b><span style="color: #1d1a1a; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">38:25; walked 1.5 miles; 35 minute Yoga video</span><b style="color: #1d1a1a; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">1-20-15: </span><b style="color: #1d1a1a; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">Ran 2 miles 20:00</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-size: 14.8500003814697px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"><b>;</b> strength legs/abs</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1-11-15: <b>Ran 2.5 miles</b> TM 24:50; strength arms</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1-12-15: Cycling class 30 minutes; strength legs/abs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1-13-15: Elliptical 30 minutes; strength arms/abs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1-14-15: <b>Ran 2.5 miles</b> TM 26:00; strength legs/abs </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1-15-15: Walking TM uphill 30 minutes; strength arms/abs</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1-16-15: Walked 2 miles </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1-17-15: <b>Ran 3.2 miles</b> 29:21; 2.4 mile walk </span><br />
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-66436040644810040002015-01-11T20:16:00.002-06:002015-01-18T09:48:37.619-06:00Derby Mini Coming Soon! I'm once again training for the Derby Mini-Marathon and April. I plan on updating you on my weekly runs so stay posted :)Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-65751746910123449712014-10-20T19:26:00.002-05:002014-10-20T19:31:43.953-05:00Rock N' Rock St. Louis Half Marathon <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Number 7 Half Marathon Complete!! And I did it! I wasn't feeling too good about this one, but I finished and my time was even better than I expected. Sarah and I adopted the saying, "Forward is our pace" Ha!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Sarah and I decided that we wanted to run a half marathon this fall so we decided on the Rock N' Rock Series in St. Louis on October 19th. We signed up back in June (I believe) and it came up really fast. I started training back in July, but I wouldn't say I was serious with my training this time. I did get up to running 10 miles and longer runs on the weekend with 2-3 other runs during the week. It was tough training in the heat of summer, but helped once the cooler temps came around. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We drove over Saturday afternoon, went to the expo to pick up our packet, ate dinner, and then went to bed early. We had a convenient location, within walking distance of the start and finish line. Our wake-up call was at 5:30 am. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Let's just say this wasn't an easy course! Lots of hills. It was a different kind of hilly compared to Iroquois Park. There were hills throughout the race and they were long steady inclines. I felt pretty good the first 6-7 miles and stayed with Sarah. Around mile 8, I was not feeling too hot. I started to get cramps and felt nauseous. At that point Sarah and I parted ways. I pushed myself the last few miles and I felt my body was giving out on me, with my hips, and especially my right knee killing. I actually took a short potty break, so considering my time, I did pretty well. I was quite relieved to cross that finish line with the official time of 2:04:54 (pace 9:30). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 1: 9:22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 2: 9:22</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 3: 9:17</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 4: 9:07 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 5: 9:08</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 6: 8:57</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 7: 9:11</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 8: 9:33</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 9: 9:43</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 10: 9:29</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 11: 10:27</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 12: 10:12</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Next Half-Marathon: Derby Festival on April 25, 2015! </span>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-72103842283910832322014-07-28T19:50:00.001-05:002014-07-28T19:50:19.347-05:00Music Monday: Hillsong UNITED Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dy9nwe9_xzw" width="480"></iframe>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-27785133077253471652014-07-14T18:59:00.001-05:002014-07-14T18:59:06.559-05:00It's been awhile...Hello out there! It's been way too long since I have blogged. Summer and school (and fun!) have gotten in the way with my blogging. I plan on doing a lot of updating soon. I will probably back date a lot of posts (*cough*) since there have been lots going on this past month that I didn't blog about.<br />
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My summer has been going well- practicum and class is chugging along as usual and I've had a lot of fun enjoying the summer as well.<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-90307534063483498522014-06-16T19:07:00.000-05:002014-07-14T19:08:25.471-05:00Strawberry Pickin' This weekend I made a trip to Huber's Farm. Brings back the memories from when I was a little kid. I went with Katelynn and Brian. I'd never picked strawberries before so it was an adventure. It was a beautiful day outside too, couldn't have asked for better weather.<br />
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We rode the tractor and picked (and ate!) around 3 pounds of strawberries. They were quite delicious. After, we enjoyed some Sangria and listened to live music. I would say it was an overall good afternoon :) Plus when I got back home my Mom was in town visiting me. Hooray!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Aside from school this past weekend I went to St. Louis for <a href="http://www.steubenville.org/adult/encounter_2014">Encounter 2014</a> which a is young adult Catholic conference. I almost didn't go because of my big exam that Monday, but I was convinced to go and so happy that I went. It was perfect timing to recharge and focus on my spiritual life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I arrived in St. Louis on Friday night and caught the last session of the night which was called "Post College Life." What happens after college and how to deal with the unknown is what was discussed. Jeremy Rivera led the talk and he had a lot of past experiences that he shared. There was also an open mic so others in the crowd were able to ask questions. The talk was ok, but not great. I thought it needed more substance. It was a good start to the conference though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Saturday was the best day! It was full of big group and smaller talks. In the morning we had mass and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc93YOD2QqM">Ike Ndolo</a> was the singer/band the entire conference. Let me tell you, he was awesome!! I'm not used to upbeat music during mass and church events but I loved the energy in the room and singing worship songs. Mass was led by Father Chris Martin who is a young priest in St. Louis and the vocations director in that archdiocese. It is great to have a young face on the altar. The homily, prayer, and music made a good and prayerful mass. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Later that morning I went to a talk by Fr. Chris Martin called "Discerning God's Will." I gave this talk two thumbs us. Father shared a lot his past experiences with figuring out his plan by in and out of seminary. One analogy that I would like to share about what he said is this:</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Discernment means choosing between multiple (or two) good things. It's not like choosing in general in which there is likely a good vs. bad choice. Discernment is like going to a restaurant when you are starving. You have to choose between ALL the good things on the menu. You can't go wrong. But...if you don't choose in a timely manner then you continue to starve and suffer. Like discernment, it may take some time to choose and be led by God, but you can't take you whole life to pick the best. Take time with God and make that choice and be serious about your discernment. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Lunch and study break followed for me. After, there was a big group gathering and the talk was about "hunger and desires." Basically that bottom line was God can only fulfill our greatest desires, it may be tempting to gain desires from earthly things, but God is the answer. The breakout talk after that was from a Sister that was awesome as well (awesome was a theme here is you couldn't tell ;) ). A quote that I loved from this talk: "The entire life of good Christians is the exercise of holy desire"- St. Augustine. Falling to God and being completely open to him will make your life more holy and God can complete your deepest desires. Very powerful! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">That night after dinner was adoration. BEST ADORATION EVER. I've only been to Eucharistic Adoration a few other times but this one was amazing and I could tell the Holy Spirit was truly there. The priest and servers walked around the entire room with the Eucharist in the Monstrance. People were crying with arms in the air, I've never seen anything like that before. It was like God was only a few feet away. Music with the entire group singing made the moment beautiful and an experience. Confession was offered as well and that just topped off the night. Much needed and I appreciated the multiple priests that volunteered their time. I was able to hang out with a lot of new people in my church group that I didn't know well. It's always great to make new friends :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I would say it was one of the best weekends I've had in awhile. It helped me to reconnect to the true purpose of life. If you ever have the opportunity to attend, I highly recommend it :) </span><br />
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She is such a sweet girl and very friendly. Here are some more pictures of her:<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-26989427353824279082014-05-17T13:37:00.003-05:002014-05-17T13:37:49.713-05:00New Dog!<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Welcome Home Dog!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My roommate adopted a dog yesterday and I'm excited to have furry friend in the house! We haven't decided on the name yet, but I will let you all know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So far she has been a very well-behaved dog! She is a 2 year old Lab/Spaniel Mix. More to come!</span></div>
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-11133116191456061512014-05-11T16:15:00.001-05:002014-05-11T16:15:44.954-05:00The Fray Concert 2014 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The moment that I heard that The Fray was coming to Louisville for the KY Derby Festival I knew I had to go! </span></div>
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They are my favorite band! (In case you didn't know ;) )</div>
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This was the first time that I got to hear some of their latest songs from the newest album Helios live. They were awesome as usual. It was a chilly night and we had to stand the whole time but it was totally worth it! My two fave songs from the album "Break Your Plans" and "Our Last Days" were both sung, which made me happy! </div>
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I went along with Katelynn, Brie, and Maura. </div>
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-71601992461495046742014-05-04T16:01:00.002-05:002014-05-04T17:28:46.054-05:00Happy Derby! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I finally can say that I've been to the Derby! It was a blast and a beautiful day. </div>
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Nick and his friends came in town from Boston and we had a great time. I didn't pick the winning horse but I still enjoyed the day mingling and enjoying the sunshine. We set up camp in the in-field.</div>
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While my parents and Chris were in town for a few days, my Mom and I went to Pinot's Palette to test out our artistic side! </div>
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-1791248675827654572014-04-19T17:03:00.002-05:002014-04-19T17:03:45.866-05:00MMT 2014 Week 15 <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Week leading up to the race...and of course my hip hurt. So not much running this week, but the race went well!! And I PRed!! Check out the post <a href="http://erinruppelt.blogspot.com/2014/04/kdf-mini-marathon-2014.html">here</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The course is flat and I think training with the hills and doing the Triple Crown really helped me complete the best half marathon so far. That was my 6th one, can you believe that?! I felt pretty good the entire race until we hit the last 2-3 miles. My leg was killing me. I felt like I needed to stretch, but I pushed myself and didn't. The weather was PERFECT. Mid 50s and sunny!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dad and Chris cheered us on twice around UofL's campus. Plus I saw a few other people I knew cheering which made the race more bearable. Below are come pictures that Dad took of us (around mile 9). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">According to my GPS it was a total of 13.14 miles.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Total time: 1:58:22. The official time was <b>1:58:17</b>...I'll take that :) Before this race my fastest half-marathon was 2:06:40, so I beat my time by over 8 minutes! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">125/729 in my age group. Not too shabby</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 1: 9:07</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Average Pace: 9:01</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My roommate Katelynn really wants a dog! And I'm not complaining whatsoever. I would love a dog around the house. She saw an ad for Golden Retriever puppies and so we went to go visit them last night. Just check out their cuteness! </span></div>
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-16686026975182299142014-04-12T12:01:00.001-05:002014-04-12T12:01:49.264-05:00Spring FunIt's sure starting to look and feel like spring now, which makes me very happy.<br />
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This past week has been active and fun with fun spring activities going on in Louisville. Also, my roommate Katelynn is back in town so I've been doing lots of fun things with her.<br />
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Went for a 6 mile walk around Cherokee Park area with my friend Katie and Katelynn. It was a gorgeous day outside and was fun to talk with these girls for a couple of hours.I actually got some sun on my face!<br />
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Went to the Bats opening game. I went with Katelynn and had fun drinking ($1 beers) and taking it all in! We got free HUGE and kinda hideous looking mugs for being the first 2,000 people. Once again, it was a gorgeous day to be outside and do something besides studying.<br />
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Went to University of Louisville's spring game!<br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-4354828118111897082014-04-12T09:21:00.002-05:002014-04-12T09:22:01.723-05:00MMT 2014 Week 14 <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ONLY ONE WEEK AWAY!!! AHHH! I'm excited and anxious at the same time for the race! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This past week's weather has been AMAZING! Sunshine and warm weather. I love it! I went for a 6 mile run in the middle of the day on Wednesday and felt hot..call me a wimp ha! It was in the 70s and I think my body wasn't ready for that. On Monday I tried a new yoga class and enjoyed it; so three days of yoga this week (#winning). One mistake that I made this week was lifting too much on Monday morning. My legs were sore from Monday until Friday and I could feel it when I was running on Tuesday and Wednesday. Bad move for me but I learned not to do that again! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today was a great 10 mile run with Sarah in her neighborhood. She lives on a golf course and we started at 7 am (gasp!) so we were able to see the sunrise on the run. It was our last long run until race day. I hope we're ready! We were joking today about the difference between undergrad and grad school. We grad school people now make runs serious and begin at 7am on a Saturday. I don't mind it at all and get to start my day off right and early. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-6-14: Walked 4 miles<b> </b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-7-14: 50 min weight lifted, Yoga 50 minutes </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-8-14: Yoga Class 50 min, <b>3 mile run/walk<span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-9-14: <b>Ran 6 miles</b> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="color: #351c75;">56:35</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-10-14:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Yoga Class 50 min., walked 6 miles </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-11-14: 20 min elliptical, 30 min weight lifted (upper body)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-12-14: <b>Ran 10 miles </b><span style="color: #351c75;">1:34:44</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b>Total Mileage: 19 miles </b></span></span><br />
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<br />Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-55136643787736030772014-04-06T12:35:00.003-05:002014-04-06T12:35:54.213-05:00Pro-Life on a Saturday <span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's been awhile since I've written about pro-life. Since yesterday I had two events that were pro-life I thought I would share what I did, and some thoughts. </span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I definitely haven't been slacking on my pro-life activism because I've been helping the Teens for Life. The Teens for Life is a high school pro-life group. I was asked to be their "mentor" since they needed some guidance. I love helping them out and working with younger people with such a passion for pro-life work! I wish I knew about this group when I was in high school. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Saturday early in the morning I went to pray outside the abortion clinic (EMW Clinic) in downtown Louisville. I hadn't done this in awhile and I'm really glad that I participated. Right now is <i>40 Days for Life</i>, meaning that everyday for 40 days there is someone praying outside the clinic from 7am-7pm. I think that is truly powerful that there are that many dedicated people to fill all those time slots. We all believe that those women in there need extra prayers as they make their "choice." Because I went early in the morning I saw all the women come in for their appointments. There were around 20 women that I saw. Each women had a worried and apprehensive look on their face, as many of them covered their ears and eyes walking by the people praying. It gets to me every time to see these hopeless women walk in. All I can do it pray for them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What was shocking to me this time, was how many clinic escorts there were. A clinic escort is someone who walks with the woman from her car to the clinic. They have these escorts because for "some reason" they think that the pro-life people are going to attack or harass them. Which is totally not true FYI :) There were around 25 escorts and I would say around 40 prolifers. It's like they needed all these people to "protect" the women going into the clinic. Ironic because they aren't necessary being "protected" INSIDE the clinic. I saw one clinic escort recording a video on her phone of the prolifers prayer and the sidewalks counselors trying to talk to the women. The escort was smirking and laughing under breath. I thought to myself, who is going to watch that?! I personally thought it was disrespectful and immature. There were several sidewalk counselors as well. They are prolifers that are trained to talk to these women on their way to the clinic. They will offer help and tell them the Truth. I look up to those people, their work is truly amazing. That would take a lot of guts and prayer to become one of those. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Another thought that came to mind while I was praying.... There were around 10 graphic abortion signs that people we holding (i.e. dead baby). Those disturb me every time I see them. I think they are necessary to use, but only in certain places. An abortion clinic is not one. These women coming into the clinic need hope and comfort. They are about to make a choice that many of them may not even want to make (being death). No one wants to admit to that. They don't need to see dead babies, the word "kill", and condemning them. They are just like any human being that makes mistakes and sins. I believe that praying outside the clinic is a strong enough sign to show these women that we care about them and pray for them. I do believe that graphic signs should be used on college campuses or other public places to share the TRUTH. Many don't even know what happens during an abortion. Those signs show what occurs and there is no denying that. The intention is that some those pictures will spark a thought in a person and make them reconsider the definition of abortion. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Later in the day was more fun (and less somber) than being outside the clinic. The Teens for Life group stood on Shelbyville Rd. outside the mall with Pro-life signs. They had a blast and I had fun too! One sign said "Honk if You're Pro-life" We received 400 honks! It was exciting to see how many pro-life people are out there. More positive responses were seen than negative, which was awesome! The purpose was to spread the word and once again provoke a thought in those drivers going by. The Teens for Life decided to make this a monthly event, which is great!!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">This week was a good one! I ran the most so far in one week. Partly because I had a long run on Sunday (because I didn't run the Saturday before) and I ran 12 miles on Saturday! Knowing that I can run 12 miles makes me confident that I can survive the 13.1 miles. As you all know, my shins have been hurting. I finally received my compression socks in the mail and tried them out yesterday on the 12 mile run. The verdict? I'm not sure if they worked....my shins AND calves hurt. Later in the run my hip started to hurt (probably because of compensation). Any suggestions??? After the 12 mile run, Sarah and I made it to Life Bar after for a much needed juice. Yummmm. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">3-30-14: </span><b style="color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Ran 9 miles </b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">1:26:07</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">3-31-14: Walked 3 miles, 50 min weight lifted</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="color: #1d1a1a;">4-1-14: </span><b style="color: #1d1a1a;">Ran 4 miles</b><span style="color: #1d1a1a;"> </span><span style="color: #351c75;">38:30</span><span style="color: #351c75;">, </span>Yoga Class 50 min., 3 mile walk<span style="color: #351c75;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-2-14: OFF</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-3-14: </span><b style="color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Ran 4 miles</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> 45:00</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">(TM), Yoga Class 50 min. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-4-14: </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><b style="color: #1d1a1a;">Ran 4.5 miles </b><span style="color: #351c75;">40</span></span><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">:28</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">4-5-14: <b>Ran 12 miles </b><span style="color: #351c75;">1:53:03</span></span><br />
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Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4611606184027932910.post-66943714119647873242014-03-29T07:57:00.000-05:002014-04-06T07:58:08.160-05:00MMT 2014 Week 12 <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">This week was a little rough. My shins continued to hurt and a lot of treadmill run (and walks) because of the weather. I ordered compression socks so hopefully those will arrive soon and I can try them out. I was sore after the 10 miler so the rest on the the Sunday after was well worth it. Anything new with your running this week? </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">3-23-14: OFF</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">3-24-14: <b>Ran 4.5 miles</b> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="color: #351c75;">42:00</span><span style="color: #1d1a1a;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">3-25-14: <b>Ran/walk 2.5 miles </b>(TM), 50 min Yoga </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">3-26-14: <b>Ran/walk 2.5 miles</b><span style="color: #351c75;"> 30:00</span> (TM), weight lifted 20 min</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">3-27-14: </span><b style="color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">Ran/walk 4 miles</b><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> 60:00</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">(TM)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">, 50 min yoga </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d1a1a; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;">3-28-14: OFF</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.790000915527344px;"><span style="color: #1d1a1a;">3-29-14: </span><b style="color: #1d1a1a;">Ran 4.5 miles (TM) </b><span style="color: #351c75;">45:00<span style="color: #1d1a1a;">, weight lifted 20 min </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This year's Triple Crown was a success because I PRed in all three races! (<a href="http://erinruppelt.blogspot.com/2014/02/anthem-5k-2014pr.html">Anthem 5K</a> and <a href="http://erinruppelt.blogspot.com/2014/03/rodes-city-run-10k.html">Rodes City Run 10K</a>) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The 10 Miler was a little rough for several reasons: my shins, quads, and hips hurt, as well as running through hilly Iroquois Park. I only ran one other time this week, (on Monday) because I was getting shin splints and I thought I should rest before the race. Even though I did, my shins hurt for the first 4 miles. Afterwards, my quads and hip started to hurt. I ended up stopping to stretch three times during the last couple of miles. I think those hills in Iroquois got to me!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I think coming out of the hills was the worst part, I was struggling the last 3 miles. I sure did push myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So as others racing may have noticed..this race was actually around 10.2 miles, more than 10 miles!! So I'm going according to my GPS watch to tell me what my 10 miles was like :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is my breakdown: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 1: 9:06</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 2: 9:01 </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 3: 9:23</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 4: 9:20**</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 5: 9:35**</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 6: 9:26**</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 7: 8:55</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 8: 9:30</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 9: 9:18</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Mile 10: 9:15</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Total: 1:32:54</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">** means hills!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><u>Average pace: 9:17</u></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">MINI MARATHON, HERE I COME IN 4 WEEKS!!! </span>Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07092549979848162816noreply@blogger.com3