Yes, I can now officially say that I have raced internationally. Woot! Cathlin and I ran a 5K women-only Race for Life at Finsbury Park in London on Sunday, my last day in the UK. The course meandered through the beautiful park – some on-road, some off-road (i.e. grass), and several long upward inclines including [...]
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Hey hey hey! I’m in London, visiting Cathlin and her family. Having a fantastic time as expected and so far the weather has been lovely. Since I arrived on Saturday, we have been running around NON-STOP. Not that I’m complaining. But we’ve been so busy, this is the first quiet moment I’ve had to sit [...]
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From the Jolly Green Giant in Minn, to the ranches of Wyoming, to the Badlands of South Dakota, to our first house in Boise, ID, to the stage door of the theater where I directed my first play…our roadtrip of life’s ordinary adventures is proving to be truly extraordinary. And. I’m finally joining my sisters [...]
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Greetings from the ROAD! We are on our Summer 2010 Cross-Country Roadtrip from Cold Spring, NY to Boise, Id. And back. So far — it’s Day 3 — we’ve been to: Niagara Falls – the falls are incredible, the town is a creepy tourist thing, London, Ontario – nothing to write about here Chicago, IL [...]
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I’m happy to announce that I have officially joined Cathlin in completing the C25K training program. Woot! I did my last run yesterday morning on one of the hottest days (100+) of this summer so far. Thankfully it was only 80 degrees and 65% humidity when Daisy and I headed out at 6:00 am. If [...]
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If, while perusing your blog stats, you discovered that someone had found your site via the search engine terms “bubble bums” what would you do? If you are like me you would: chuckle. google it immediately. search through 15 pages of booster seats, male buttocks surgery implants, advice on achieving a bum like Beyonce and [...]
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This morning I passed another milestone in my quest to become a running goddess. Or at least to not be a pathetic, wheezing, flailing disaster running in pants. Today marked the start of week 9 for Daisy and me in the C25K program. Thirty minutes straight. Woah. We’ve both come a long way. Aside from [...]
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