Author Archives: jennifer

Running With Cake On Tour

By jennifer | Published: September 2, 2010
(Photo Source) The summer is not even over and I am already gearing up for a very busy Fall! For the most part, my busy schedule will be attributed to work and all of the travel I will be doing for my job. Let’s take a look at where I’m headed…. Running With Cake On [...]
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Winner of the Frito Lay-Crate & Barrel Giveaway!

By jennifer | Published: September 1, 2010
And the winner of the Frito Lay – Crate & Barrel Giveaway is (via random number generator)…. Brittney Posted August 27, 2010 at 6:56 am I really like Baked Lays. They’re not all greasy and still taste good! Congratulations Brittney! Please email me your address at jennifer (at) runningwithcake dot com, so that you can [...]
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Summer Days, Drifting Away….

By jennifer | Published: August 31, 2010
Tomorrow marks the first day of September and there’s only 5 more days left until the unofficial end of of summer. Where did the time go? Although I will miss swimming in our pool, I am truly looking forward to many things about the Fall: Pumpkin spice lattes and toffe mochas from Starbucks Big Ten [...]
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Benefits of Watermelon

By jennifer | Published: August 30, 2010
(photo source) I did something today that I haven’t done in weeks, maybe months. Instead of eating a sugary, calorie-filled dessert, I opted for a bowl of watermelon. Why the change? After being outside all day yesterday in the heat followed by this morning’s hot run, I’m pretty sure I’m dehydrated. Not only have I [...]
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A Swim, Bike, Run Weekend

By jennifer | Published: August 29, 2010
My husband Scott did the Olympic distance Chicago Triathlon this morning. But before I get to that, let me rewind a bit. We headed downtown early yesterday to check into the hotel and check out the Tri-expo. I headed straight to the Larabar booth to pick up a bunch of swag… I love these bars [...]
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Headed to the Chicago Triathlon

By jennifer | Published: August 27, 2010
This morning, I went out for a fast 5-mile run, which was fantastic! It’s been really cool the last few mornings – around 60 degrees with no humidity. Yeah, Fall is coming! About halfway through my run, I noticed one of those speed monitors sitting in the road up ahead. This isn’t the first time [...]
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Chip and Dip Bowl Giveaway!

By jennifer | Published: August 26, 2010
When I attended the Healthy Living Summit, I was fortunate enough to go on a tour of the Frito Lay plant in Wisconsin. I learned so much about Frito Lay chips and was quite impressed at all of the steps they are taking to make healthier and greener products. Now, you all know I’m a chip [...]
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Why Am I Smiling?

By jennifer | Published: August 25, 2010
So why am I smiling? Well, mainly because I have big things on the horizon. Let me explain…. As most of you know, work has been crazy busy and will continue to be that way until the end of the year. I’m in charge of a $3.5 million project at work that will hopefully lead [...]
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Life-Long Marathon

By jennifer | Published: August 24, 2010
(Photo source) Today, I woke up intending to walk instead of run. I’ve been toying with the idea of only running 4 days a week, walking 1 day, and then doing yoga on the 6th day. Why the change? Oh, many reasons. I’m starting to feel the impact that running has had on my body [...]
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What Inspires You To Run?

By jennifer | Published: August 24, 2010
It’s hard NOT to be inspired or motivated to run when you have a view like this every morning. I’m very fortunate indeed. What inspires or motivates you to keep running, day after day?
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