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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #9 Recap! (September 1 - September 7 , 2024) - 2024 Chicago Marathon Training - Confidence & The Run Hole

5 days ago
6 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #9 Recap! (September 1 - September 7 , 2024) - 2024 Chicago Marathon Training - Confidence & The Run Hole

MY FAMILY 💕 TRAINING: Hello everyone! Welcome to WEEK 9! When the run hole becomes bigger, the miles get longer, but things begin to...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #8 Recap! (August 25-September 1 , 2024) - 2024 Chicago Marathon Training - HALF MARATHON ON DECK!

MONICA

Sep 3
6 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #8 Recap! (August 25-September 1 , 2024) - 2024 Chicago Marathon Training - HALF MARATHON ON DECK!

MY FAMILY 💕 TRAINING: Hello everyone! Welcome to WEEK 8! Half marathon week! I had a much better week and made some major changes this...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #7 Recap! (August 19-August 25, 2024) - 2024 Chicago Marathon Training - THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!

MONICA

Aug 27
6 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #7 Recap! (August 19-August 25, 2024) - 2024 Chicago Marathon Training - THE STRUGGLE IS REAL!

MY FAMILY 💕 TRAINING: Hello everyone! Welcome to WEEK 7! This was definitely not my week. I never felt right, never had much of an...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #6 Recap! (August 12-August 18, 2024) - 2024 Chicago Marathon Training

MONICA

Aug 20
6 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #6 Recap! (August 12-August 18, 2024) - 2024 Chicago Marathon Training

MY FAMILY 💕 TRAINING: Hello everyone! Welcome to WEEK 6! This is the week that leads up to the dreadful 10-Mile-long run. Why is it...

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GIZMO GABS IS BACK!!!!!!! - 2024 Chicago Marathon Training Status: FULL FORCE!!

MONICA

Aug 14
2 min

GIZMO GABS IS BACK!!!!!!! - 2024 Chicago Marathon Training Status: FULL FORCE!!

Hello Everyone!!! Giz is baaaack!!!! and so is Gizmo Gabs! I had to think about whether I even had to time to blog this year's...

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RECIPE OF THE WEEK - 3/27/20 CAULIFLOWER MAC & CHEESE

MONICA

Mar 27, 2020
2 min

RECIPE OF THE WEEK - 3/27/20 CAULIFLOWER MAC & CHEESE

Ok guys, I heard you! You are welcome! CAULIFLOWER MAC & CHEESE Ingredients: · 1 Medium Cauliflower (separated into 1-inch florets) · ...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #11-13! (9/17/18-10/7/18) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training - TAPER & RACE WEEK!

MONICA

Oct 1, 2018
5 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #11-13! (9/17/18-10/7/18) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training - TAPER & RACE WEEK!

TAPER WEEKS #1 & 2 As you may have noticed, I didn't end up posting a blog last week, as I had a major computer meltdown which led to an...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #10 Recap! (September 10-September 16, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

MONICA

Sep 18, 2018
6 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #10 Recap! (September 10-September 16, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

TRAINING: Week #10, this is the week that I always look forward to, but also know how tough it will be to get through. 20 MILE RUN ON...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #9 Recap! (September 3-September 9, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

MONICA

Sep 11, 2018
5 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #9 Recap! (September 3-September 9, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

TRAINING: Week #9, I was already dreading...as a matter of fact, after last year's 16-mile run, I already began to dread the 16-mile run...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #8 - 14 Miles, 14 Thoughts (Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2018) 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

MONICA

Sep 5, 2018
4 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #8 - 14 Miles, 14 Thoughts (Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 2018) 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

Hey Everyone! So, this week was all weird coming down from last week's triathlon and working with my clients, extra pain in my legs and...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #7 Recap! (August 20-August 26, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

MONICA

Aug 28, 2018
4 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #7 Recap! (August 20-August 26, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

TRAINING: Week #7 put me at my halfway point in my 14-week program! I can't believe this race is coming up so quickly! I knew this week...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #6 Recap! (August 13-August 19, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training!

MONICA

Aug 21, 2018
4 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #6 Recap! (August 13-August 19, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training!

TRAINING: Ok, after a crazy couple of weeks emotionally, I was ready to attack this week more core and weight training. I decided to...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #5 - MY TOP 5 MARATHON TRAINING TIPS! - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

MONICA

Aug 13, 2018
5 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #5 - MY TOP 5 MARATHON TRAINING TIPS! - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

Hi Everyone! So, this last week was a bit weird and I really couldn't document my training and force a blog without much to say in...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #4 Recap! (July 30-August 5, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training!

MONICA

Aug 7, 2018
4 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #4 Recap! (July 30-August 5, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training!

So...Monday...bad news struck early...that beautiful woman above passed away in India. She was one of the strongest women I have ever...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #3 Recap! (July 23-July 29, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

MONICA

Jul 31, 2018
5 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #3 Recap! (July 23-July 29, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

TRAINING: Ok, so the plan today, being Monday, was to do a 40-min bike ride, which is perfect considering I am playing a little cautious...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #2 Recap! (July 16-July 22, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

MONICA

Jul 24, 2018
6 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #2 Recap! (July 16-July 22, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

TRAINING: Ok, so the plan is that on Monday, there is a 3-item rotation throughout my whole training program. Last week was a tempo run,...

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GIZMO GABS! WEEK #1 Recap! (July 9-July 15, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

MONICA

Jul 17, 2018
5 min

GIZMO GABS! WEEK #1 Recap! (July 9-July 15, 2018) - 2018 Chicago Marathon Training

TRAINING: So, I had my first tempo run of the season on Monday, which basically is a 20-30 minute run at a CONSISTENT faster than usual...

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GIZMO GABS! 2018 Chicago Marathon Training - THE WEEKLY TRAINING BLOG IS BACK!!

MONICA

Jul 11, 2018
2 min

GIZMO GABS! 2018 Chicago Marathon Training - THE WEEKLY TRAINING BLOG IS BACK!!

Hey Everyone! WELCOME TO GIZMO GABS!!! Gizmo is back! Yes, as you all know I am running my 3rd Chicago Marathon this October. While I...

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