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I read an article about Julia Roberts' weight gain while filming Eat Pray Love. It was an interesting article, other than one little part that bugged me:

"Julia, who has maintained her slim physique while juggling a high-profile
career and being the mom of three, managed to train for a 13.5-mile half
marathon while shooting the film in India last summer."

13.5?? Really??


RUN: Honey Stinger Cherry Blossom Energy Chews are awesome. I haven't been able to stomach any kind of energy chew before, but these are like eating fruit snacks ~ very tasty fruit snacks!

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  1. Hahahah!! The media usually gets those distances wrong. Like the Ironman swim distances is 21 miles as reported on the Today show.

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  2. I wouldn't want to run a 13.5 mile half marathon, but if it was one of those 13.5 full marathons, then sign me up!

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  3. That would bug me too! Ooof! Edit!

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  4. Bwahahahaha! Idiots... but that cracks me up. They couldn't be bothered to research?

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  5. Good for Julia for doing the work. Bad for the copy editor who didn't have the facts checked.

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  6. hmmm... I have been asked on more than one occasion, "How far is THAT marathon?"

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  7. I used to be a copy editor. Haha. Copy editing has taken a backslide. Now editors want designs and fillers to win awards and rake in more advertising dollars.

    I was looking for Vietnamese spring roll recipe this weekend and found on a reputable site that says "Thai spring roll." Hmm.. so not accurate. You would think they would have checked the origin of the spring rolls before they filmed the segment.

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