{"id":2430,"date":"2013-12-03T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2013-12-03T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/?p=2430"},"modified":"2013-12-02T14:04:10","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T19:04:10","slug":"my-annual-holidailies-intro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/elbowglitter.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/03\/my-annual-holidailies-intro\/","title":{"rendered":"My Annual Holidailies Intro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have been participating in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.holidailies.org\">Holidailies<\/a> since it started many years ago. Yes, I have been blogging since then. No, my old archives aren&#8217;t around anymore except somewhere on my computer and probably in the Wayback Machine if you know where to look.<\/p>\n<p>One of the standard posts in the opening days is an intro post. So here you go.<\/p>\n<p>I am Megan. I am a 32 year old runner and triathlete living in the DC area and working for the federal government. I love a good book and a comfy bed and being outdoors on a gorgeous fall day. <\/p>\n<p>Wait, this is starting to sound likes a dating profile. <\/p>\n<p>This blog tends to be about running and triathlons, but I have been branching out a bit more lately. There is only so much I can say about sports.  <\/p>\n<p>I am not a natural athlete, but I am stubborn as all get out, which is what got me into this insanity.  Tell me I can&#8217;t and I will want to do it even more. So I tend to rail against all things thinspiration and talk of exercise to fit into that new dress. Sure, I need to lose some pounds I have gained, but that is for health, not so I look good in a dress.  And no matter what I lose, I will never be thin.  My muscular calves require wide calf boots.  But that doesn&#8217;t mean I will be working out less to fit into cuter boots. <\/p>\n<p>I joke that I am slowly accepting my fate as a crazy cat lady. 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