{"id":158,"date":"2008-09-18T09:36:09","date_gmt":"2008-09-18T16:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/?p=158"},"modified":"2008-09-19T08:13:56","modified_gmt":"2008-09-19T15:13:56","slug":"these-are-a-few-of-my-favorite-blogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/?p=158","title":{"rendered":"These are a few of my favorite blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

I debated whether or not to participate in this week’s Take it and Run Thursday<\/a>.\u00a0 How could I possibly call out my favorite blogs without hurting someone’s feelings for not including them in the list?\u00a0 In fact, I’m considering removing my blog roll since it’s not indicative of all the blogs I follow.\u00a0 (As I commented to RazZDoodle<\/a>, I’m finding I spend just as much time — if not more — reading running blogs as I do actually running).<\/p>\n

Running blogs serve multiple purposes for me.\u00a0 As a personal chef, I’m typically alone in the kitchen all day.\u00a0 Running blogs and forums provide the social interaction I lack in my day job.\u00a0 They also help me unwind at the end of the day.\u00a0 My favorite blogs are witty and well-written, challenging me to improve my own writing.\u00a0 And yes, blogs have made me a better runner.\u00a0 If it weren’t for my RBF’s, I don’t think I’d be heading to Boston the third week in April.<\/p>\n

The following are some of my all-time favorites.\u00a0 I apologize if you’re not on the list; rest assured I read WAY more than I’ve listed here.\u00a0 I know many of these have been called out by others — the last thing I want to do is cause heads to swell even more — but I have to give these folks their props.<\/p>\n

Angie<\/a>, Suzanne<\/a>: these two remarkable women are my oldest RBFs (not in age — I’ve got several years on both of them — but I’ve been reading their blogs the longest).\u00a0 As a 5′ 11″ woman, when I saw the name of Angie’s blog I just HAD to check it out.\u00a0 Her witticisms and humorous take on running made me a stalker<\/span> follower.\u00a0 I believe I stumbled upon Zanne’s blog through her comments to Angie.\u00a0 Although she’s now a hardcore biker chick, she motivated me to try for Boston.<\/p>\n

Diva<\/a>, Tory<\/a>: not only are they local gals (I’ve had the pleasure of meeting them both in person), like me they turned to running to lose weight.<\/p>\n

CoffeeBetsy<\/a>, TheBets<\/a>: BETSY’S UNITE!\u00a0 Not only do these women have a totally awesome name, their blogs are very entertaining.\u00a0 (Just don’t call them Becky or Besty).<\/p>\n

Runner’s Lounge<\/a>, Disney Running<\/a>, Taper Madness<\/a>, Marathon Maniacs<\/a>, Runner’s World Forum<\/a>: Not blogs per se, but I spend an inordinate amount of time in these forums (somebody please stop the madness).\u00a0 Some may know me as EatDrinkRunWoman, others as Ovens2Betsy.<\/p>\n

PiecesofMe<\/a>, Frayed Laces<\/a>: As an old married women, I live vicariously through these vivacious single gals.\u00a0 (Although I’m often reminded why I’m glad to not be in the dating scene any more!)<\/p>\n

I REALLY hate to do this.\u00a0 But if there’s one person who has encouraged me to polish and refine my writing, it’s him.\u00a0 He has a real flair for humor, and I look forward to his postings.\u00a0 I think you know who I’m talking about.\u00a0 No need to mention him by name.\u00a0 I mean, he already has the ego the size of Texas (or more appropriately, Michigan).\u00a0 The last thing he needs is more adoration\/fans.\u00a0 As it is, I’m sure the beleaguered Mrs. N can hardly stand to have him in the house, what with all the sweating, poop analyzing and running akimbo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I debated whether or not to participate in this week’s Take it and Run Thursday.\u00a0 How could I possibly call out my favorite blogs without hurting someone’s feelings for not including them in the list?\u00a0 In fact, I’m considering removing my blog roll since it’s not indicative of all the blogs I follow.\u00a0 (As I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[39],"class_list":["post-158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness-musings","tag-running-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=158"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/158\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eatdrinkrunwoman.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}