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'Tis The Season To Be Giving (So How About An "I Heart Sweat" Shirt Giveaway?)

Date: November 30, 2012 at 8:48 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 383

I’m not going to dance around today and put on a show with my words and my ramblings. The holiday season makes me want to bestow unto people mass quantities of stuff. I’ve always said it’s more fun to give [...]

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My New York City Marathon Playlist

Date: October 29, 2012 at 9:41 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 23

Hey storm troopers! In true “the week before the New York  City Marathon” fashion (remember the freak Halloween Snowtober thing last year?), there’s a heck of a storm blazing through the area. Hurricane Sandy is here, and she’s crazy! But [...]

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Please Let Me Make Your Day (That Means A Giveaway!)

Date: October 26, 2012 at 8:53 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 741

A rhyming title! I’ve been in weird, hazy funk this week. I don’t know if it’s the lack of running miles, the lack of sweating in general or the fact that instead of gunning for 8 hours of sleep a [...]

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Take My Sweat (It's A Giveaway & It's Not Gross)

Date: August 10, 2012 at 9:05 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 489

Do you know what I want so badly right now? I want to use my damn mango soap. Back in June, I was interviewed by Women’s Running magazine (no, I don’t know why they wanted to talk to me, either [...]

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Marathon On My Mind

Date: June 18, 2012 at 9:31 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 58

Good morning! Today I have Marathon Training Brain, so that’s what we’re going to talk about. In December of last year, I finally “qualified” for the 2012 New York City Marathon. I ran nine New York Road Runners races, I [...]

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Monday. 9 AM. Get Sweaty. (And For Now: A Giveaway!)

Date: June 15, 2012 at 6:44 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 526

Don’t say I didn’t give you advance notice. Same deal as before. Same colors. Same prices. Same sizes. Same website. Same “women’s shirts run small so order accordingly.” Monday, June 18. 9 AM. Get your sweat ready. This will be [...]

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Thankful Things Thursday: On Feeling Kind Of Cool

Date: June 14, 2012 at 9:27 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 59

For the past few weeks — OK, fine, months — I haven’t really been digging the whole Thankful Things Thursday. Last week I even considered bagging the whole “tradition” because it felt “tired and forced.” And sometimes, yeah, that’s true. [...]

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All I Needed Was A Long Weekend

Date: May 29, 2012 at 9:15 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 32

Tyler says hi. At this time last week, I was a bit of a mess. I was Crohnsing hard, I couldn’t really eat and my night sweating had nothing to do with humidity. My fever climbed well into the 100-degree [...]

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Do You Want Free Sneakers? (Translation: A Giveaway!)

Date: May 25, 2012 at 8:47 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 485

Today is going to be awesome. Hello, from Optimistic Ali! She’s back! I’ve got Remicade cruising through my body and I’m wholeheartedly convinced I’m firmly on the road to recovery. I kicked off my day today with a 6:15 SoulCycle [...]

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Thankful Things Thursday: Today I Ran & Picked A Giveaway Winner

Date: May 3, 2012 at 9:40 am- by Ali- Comment(s): 50

Guess how many friends I made on the subway this morning? Zero. Exactly zero. I was the girl with the suitcase. It wasn’t even a crowded train, but people still loathed the presence of my little brown bag on wheels. [...]

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