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A few #HLS12 things you may have missed:
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TONIGHT at Midnight eastern time, the My Race Ragz giveaway is OVER. Head over to the post to enter for a chance to win your own customized dry fit shirt ASAP!
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Don’t forget about the special 20% off DISCOUNT* for HLS attendees! Design your own shirt in the My Race Ragz online store and enter the discount code: HLS20 (*see the original post for more details)
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Does your training schedule call for a run during Summit weekend? Check out the #HLS12 Running Groups post and spreadsheet sign up to find a group of blends to run with in Cambridge. No matter the distance or pace you plan on running Saturday morning, please sign up to join the group run! One of the best parts of Summit weekend is running in person with the people who encourage you via twitter and blog comments from across the globe!
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Did you hear about the awesome FREE Ultimate Bootcamp session available to attendees? Check out this post for more info – sign up is required & we don’t want you to miss out on this AWESOME opportunity from Ultimate Bootcamp!
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Elizabeth wrote a great post on things to do if you find yourself with extra time in Boston. We’ll also be releasing details on even more “bonus events” being planned for Thursday night, Friday day time, Saturday evening, and more! Be sure to subscribe to HealthyLivingBlogs.com and follow @bloghealthy on twitter to be alerted of these great additions to summit weekend!
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Have you been tweeting with the #HLS12 hashtag? You should be! Join the conversation.
It’s Giveaway Time! Two Prizes from Pretzel Crisps® up for Grabs from blogger Michelle at Eat and Sip in the City. If you are not familiar with Pretzel Crisps®, they are a healthier alternative to chips or other snacks. They have around 110 calories and are made with wheat flour. Bring them with dip or a spread to your next BBQ, keep them in the car for a quick snack, or just eat them plain any day of the week! They’re a thin and crunchy pretzel cracker that comes in a wide variety of flavors. Visit Eat and Sip in the City to learn how to enter!
Have BBQs, patios, sunny days and cold brews caused some extra weight to sneak up on you? Or do you just a couple stubborn last pounds that you want gone? Whitney over at Whit Likes Fit is taking a stand against summer creeper pounds and has started a bet over at Diet Bet and would love for you to join her. It costs $10 and at the end of 4 weeks, whoever has lost at least 4% of their body weight splits the money. Hopefully by the end of the challenge everyone loses some weight and has fun doing it. You can learn more about her reasons here or you can sign up for her bet here. Even if you don’t join the bet Whitney would love some motivation from the HLB community so head over to her site or follow along with her on twitter.
Do you like getting packages in the mail, sharing your favorite foods & connecting with other bloggers and readers? If so, Foodie Penpals is for you! Each month you’ll be matched with a blogger or reader. You send them a box filled with local foods and other fun foodie things and you receive a box of your own from another person! There’s a $15 spending limit and everyone writes a post about their packages and posts on the last day of the month.Check out more details here. If you’d like to participate this month, follow that link to fill out the participation form before August 4th.
#HLS12 Tweets – because we’re so excited and we just can’t hide it 
Tweets for the Gold – because we’re stoked up on the rings!
Tweets to Bring Smiles - because it’s Monday and we like to be prepared for necessary laughter breaks.
REMINDER: If you’re headed to 
There’s been a lot of discussion on ways to fight a “cliquey” vibe that we’ve seen pop up in recaps; as well as questions of how to improve in other areas mentioned in the after-Healthy Living Summit surveys 
I’m so thankful to be working with such an awesome team of bloggers to bring a new Summit experience to the weekend this year. Heather M’s been putting in some serious time 
Soon we’ll be releasing information on 
I’m also super stoked about all the “let’s blog better!” attitude I’ve seen being chattered about in the community. Every time I read 
HEY EVERYONE! The newest episode of GiGi Eats Celebrities will be hitting the web (aka: the 
Love chocolate, but don’t love the poor nutrition stats? Now, there’s a healthy solution! 
The 2012 Summer Olympics are about to kick off! Katie at 
Hi! My name is Tarah and I blog over at 
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Trying to stay hydrated this Summer? Natalie at 
Are you a food blogger in the Midlands area of South Carolina? If so, we’d love to have you be part of the Columbia Food Bloggers (original name, right?!), a recently formed collective for the purpose of networking, learning, and enjoying food and drink in the company of like minded people! We are not just limited to food bloggers, local restaurant owners, grocery store owners, writers, farmers, food blog lovers and other foodies are welcome to join too!
Does Running Freak You Out? Not sure how to train or eat to make it to the starting line? Get yourself the best coach and team to be with you every step of the way! Check it out: RADLifeRocks.com presents: 
Looking to connect with people from all over the world and share the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to healthy living? The 
Do you like getting packages in the mail, sharing your favorite foods and connecting with other bloggers and readers? If so, Foodie Penpals is for you! Each month you’ll be matched with a blogger or reader. You send them a box filled with local foods and other fun foodie things and you receive a box of your own from another person! There’s a $15 spending limit and everyone writes a post about their packages and posts on the last day of the month. 
JL Fields of 
Be sure to check out the #
Kelly from 
I’m glad to see that my recap last year was so helpful to you. Even though there were aspects I didn’t like, I loved my time and experience with the summit. I had a blast with all of my friends.
Wish I could go this year. Little baby is getting in the way
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