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Contest | Tame Your Taper Tantrums

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We are five days away from the Boston Marathon! It's about time when your pre race-diva starts to nudge her way into your training. If you've been around for a while you'll remember Mac's expert advice on taming these so called "taper tantrums." Feel free to refresh your memory with this vintage vlog....

Show us your best taper tantrum face(s) to help your pre-race diva simmerdown before race day. All photo submissions must be in by 4/16 at midnight PST. We'll share our favorites! 

How to Enter
1. Follow @oiselle on Instagram and post your photo with #tapertantrums, or...
2. Follow @oiselle on Twitter and tweet your photo with #tapertantrums
 
Prize
1st: taper tantrum kit to calm the crazies, including timeout sweatpants, spike bag, and shwings.
2nd: spike bag and shwings
3rd: spike bag
 

If you're unsure of your #tapertantrums potential, we went first to show you how it's done.  

Sarah (Mac) Robinson, aka: @oiselle_mac

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Jacquelyn (JJ) Komen, aka: @jackelizabethk

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Kristin (KMet) Metcalf, aka @oiselle_team

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Kami Beckendorf, aka @kami_lynn21

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Our winners! 1st: @considerpacing, 2nd: @lcavs15, 3rd @beekaltenbaugh

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