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Social Distancing – Struggles of an Extrovert
I know that we are all in this together, and that there are many heated emotions and theories that reflect where we are at this point. I ran my last race before the “Stay at Home Order” on March 14th, it was a 7.77k put on by my favorite racing family, 3W Races – known…
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Marine Corps 50K – In the Books
Well, I did it! It was a tough course, and I am already planning next year! The travel to Washington DC is always the part that gets me nervous, not what I am going to eat, not getting to the start line, not how much sleep I get the night before… the travel to the…
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Marine Corps 50k is coming up fast – Here’s my game plan/ my little freak out!
So… I haven’t written anything in about 3 months, I would apologize but sometimes soul searching and dark clouds are a part of life that don’t need to be recorded. I have 33 days until I toe the line of my very first 50k race. Oh MY GOODNESS! It’s really happening. I have a flood…
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June — Part One — Wedding bells and Race report
What a whirlwind June has been! I had an event or race every weekend – boy and I pumped to tell you about all of them! Goin’ to the chapel… June 2, was a super amazing day! My son married his girl, and they are off on that crazy adventure called, life, together! I was…
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Race reports!
What a busy couple of weeks we have had! From training runs to school volunteering, from work to leaving on vacation! Let’s start with the Spring Fling Prairie Dog 1/2 Marathon put on by my favorite race company (and run family) 3W Races. Let’s just say that this race didn’t go as planned. My planned…
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My Spiritual Fueling
When I first started running – I had no clue of what I was doing. I had probably the wrong shoes, the wrong attire – all I knew, is that I loved the way it felt to finish one mile, then 2 miles, and oh my goodness, 6 miles! I had ear buds in to…
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Practice Kindness
Everyone has an opinion. There I said it. Whether it’s about eating right, training, raising kids, where to live, politics, death or life in general everyone is different. “Every person has a different view of another person’s image. That’s all perception. The character of a man, the integrity, that’s who you are.” ~ Steve Alford…
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“It snowed today, Daddy.”
This day, one year ago is the last time I was able to say that to my dad. I woke up early to get out to work, knowing that I would see Dado at lunch time, my daily lunch drive to the hospital where my father was placed in hospice care just 3 days earlier.…
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Well, I talked about planning…
Hi all! So last week, I talked a bit about planning and a bit about balancing my family and sport. Well, the DAY AFTER my post, I was chosen for a Ragnar team! So, I guess the planning has begun, I have the training plan all set up to get me through June… and now,…
