• Ode to August

    Ode to August

    August was an interesting month. Running had been going well. I was on track with my running plan but started having some issues with my heels and Achilles tendons. Running generates plenty of aches and pains, but I woke up one morning and could hardly hobble across the bedroom floor to get to the bathroom.  One should not be…

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  • Adventures in Running, Part II

    Another video entry this week. Even though my Horsethief run and this run were over the course of 1 weekend, it has taken me almost a month to get both videos edited and uploaded.  I’m still getting the hang of this video editing business, plus it pushes my creatively challenged skills. The Back Story My local run club,…

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  • Adventures in Running – Part 1

    A couple weeks ago, I wrote about living life and making new memories, and I admonished us all to quit reliving the old days. After all, who says the glory days have to be in the past. Part of my mission to make new memories is to try new places to run – find places…

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  • Tell Me a Story

    Tell Me a Story

    Tis the season for family gatherings and good old summertime barbecues.  Friends and family come over to visit and eat and drink.  There’s always a group that nabs the chairs around the kitchen table as soon as they arrive.  Some will hit the patio or front porch, always a few that linger in the kitchen, and a…

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  • the person i used to be

    Sometimes I don’t want to do the good things, the things that will get me to my goal, the things that are good for me. Sometimes I want to sleep in and wake up whenever I want and without an alarm. Sometimes I want to eat donuts and fried foods and a loaf of french…

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  • Gratitude

    Gratitude

    Seems like when the universe is trying to get a message or some guidance to me, it bombards me with direction.  Every blog and article I read, every podcast I listen to, every vlog I watch will be related to that which I need to pay attention.  Clearly the universe knows that I don’t take…

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  • The Ugly, the Bad, and the Good

    It’s Thursday, which means nothing really, but in social media world it has become #throwbackthursday. People posts pictures from last week, last month, their first 5k or marathon, or maybe a picture from high school, which for some us was a long, long time ago! (What were we thinking with that big hair?!) For my…

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