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	<description>Training for a Well Lived Life</description>
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		<title>Listening to You&#8217;re Body</title>
		<link>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2010/03/28/listening-to-youre-body</link>
		<comments>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2010/03/28/listening-to-youre-body#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Owie&#8230; I don&#8217;t know if it&#8217; sympathy pain but it&#8217;s hurting.  I&#8217;ve been feeling pain in my right foot and heel lately.  I skipped my running to make sure I don&#8217;t break anything.  Two weeks of healing and recovery is much better than being sidelined for an entire year. I know too many people that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fitness Tools</title>
		<link>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2010/02/27/fitness-tools</link>
		<comments>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2010/02/27/fitness-tools#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, I did my first abdominal workout in six years.  It kicked my ass.  I have a long way to go.  I assembled almost all the tools I need to get a fit and healthy body.  I have no more excuses.  It is all up to me now.

I finally signed up for a gym [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday Weigh In and Measurements</title>
		<link>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2010/01/27/wednesday-weigh-in-and-measurements</link>
		<comments>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2010/01/27/wednesday-weigh-in-and-measurements#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 01:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You can call me Mr. Borderline A. Everything.  When I last had my physical, most of my lab work came back borderline.  My blood pressure is shows I have borderline hypertension and my BMI was borderline obese.  That&#8217;s not good for guy with a family history of cancer, high blood pressure, and heart ailments. Since [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Frozen Turkey 5k</title>
		<link>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/11/05/frozen-turkey-5k</link>
		<comments>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/11/05/frozen-turkey-5k#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[running]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know what makes me so excited about running the Frozen Turkey 5k.  I know I won&#8217;t be running a PR  because it&#8217;s four days after Philly Marathon.  The brown blue and white logo is pretty rockin&#8217;.  The race is like most Turkey Day races where proceeds go to a food bank and us runners [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday Weigh In</title>
		<link>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/10/22/wednesday-weigh-in</link>
		<comments>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/10/22/wednesday-weigh-in#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I finished gathering all the data I needed to develop realistic goals and build an action plan.
The Current Numbers

Blood Pressure: 140/80 mm Hg
Weight: 202lbs
Waistline: 40in. waist (measured 2 inches below belly button)
BMI: 29.4 (Border line Obese)
Real Age: 3.4 years younger than my chronological age.
My lab results from a few months ago can be found here.

Goal
My [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Christmas Gift to Myself</title>
		<link>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/09/24/a-christmas-gift-to-myself</link>
		<comments>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/09/24/a-christmas-gift-to-myself#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Goals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Live Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.markemmanuel.com/?p=1214</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I decided to get myself a Christmas gift this year.  I haven&#8217;t been happy with where I have taken my life.  There are things I want to change and improve.  I haven&#8217;t lived my life to its fullest potential everyday.   I can return my new life if I&#8217;m unsatisfied for whatever reason.

For three years, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>61 Days Before the Chicago Marathon</title>
		<link>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/08/10/61-days-before-the-chicago-marathon</link>
		<comments>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/08/10/61-days-before-the-chicago-marathon#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:07:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[running]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I decided to take a break from running after bonking out during my seven mile run on Wednesday, the blister under my right heel begged me to stop, and feeling pain around my right heel.  My body needed to recover from the half marathon. It gave myself a chance to evaluate my training and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Flying Faster: Half Marathon Results</title>
		<link>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/08/03/flying-faster-half-marathon-results</link>
		<comments>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/08/03/flying-faster-half-marathon-results#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Hey Mark,  look up,&#8221; I whispered to myself.   Beautiful. Simply beautiful.  The morning sun charged the skyline.  Mother Nature gave us great weather.  The wind cooled our sweaty bodies.  The temperature did not beat us senseless.  The people around me reminded me why I enjoy running. A perfect day for running, culminated in to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Running Partner</title>
		<link>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/07/23/the-new-running-partner</link>
		<comments>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/07/23/the-new-running-partner#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 12:46:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[running]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.markemmanuel.com/?p=1097</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Meet my new running partner, the ASICS GT-2140. My last partner, ASICS GEL-Foundation 7,  stayed with me way past its retirement age.  The soles were well worn.  The cushion no longer cushioned.  He saw me through my first marathon.  He ran with me during the ups and downs of my training.  However, my shoes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marathon Monday: Quality Week</title>
		<link>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/07/06/marathon-monday-quality-week</link>
		<comments>http://www.markemmanuel.com/2009/07/06/marathon-monday-quality-week#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[running]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.markemmanuel.com/?p=1033</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It was a good week for running.  I did not alter my schedule.  Each run went smoothly.  The weather cooperated.  I felt very good.  To top it off, I found gear for super cheap gear for training.  Here&#8217;s hoping for another good week.

I ran for a total of total of 19 miles this week.  Chicago [...]]]></description>
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