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the difference a week makes

I did an 11 mile run on Monday. I opted to do 4 loops around the Bog. There was a time when one loop was all I could manage. It took just about everything I had to make it the … Continue reading

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my first 10 miles

subtitled: Me, Myself and I. sub-subtitled: horoscopes are stupid. Since my not so hot 8 mile run with Tara (that was 2 weeks ago), I have run twice. The 10K last Monday and then again today. Today was a big … Continue reading

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long run Monday

I had a long run scheduled today with Val. At this point, my long runs are two miles longer than hers so my preferred method is to get to the Bog early and run them first so that we can … Continue reading

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running feels good again

I had an impromptu running date with Val this morning. She was planning on 3.5 and I was planning on 5. We ran at the Bog and it was completely gorgeous this morning. It had that medieval look to it, … Continue reading

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Weekend Update

So I totally slacked yesterday and ended up taking two full rest days in a row. And I don’t feel guilty about it. Well, maybe a little. Which brings me up to this morning and the St. Paddy’s Day Dash. … Continue reading

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Valentine’s 5K

The race was this morning. I had a great time. I got to the Bog of Eternal Stench over an hour before the start of the race. Since I was running on my own, it was a lot of standing … Continue reading

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sunny, wet, & cold

It’s a nice combo. I rained last night and intermittently this morning. The glare from the wet roads is completely blinding. I played leap-frog with a mail man for the last 5 minutes of my run. Today felt like less … Continue reading

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Bog of Eternal Stench

Still smelly. Even when it’s so cold out that my nose is numb. Every direction seems down wind of that lake depression of odor in liquid form. I suppose I should consider myself blessed that there are no rodents of … Continue reading

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deedeedee

I’m having one of those Carlos Mencia moments. Somehow I managed to confuse the concepts of “Saturday” and “Sunday”. As in, I thought my 5K was on Saturday and was marveling at how the babysitting just fell together and everything … Continue reading

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title nine

came through in the most amazing way. I spent way too long in there yesterday trying on different styles. I narrowed it down to the two with the least amount of bounce. I opted for the less cute completely ugly … Continue reading

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