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  • More things I know or think I know about running

    I had to take a breather from yesterday’s post. I mean, you want to spend your day reading about running or actually have time to go out and do it? So here I am today with more “Things a person that doesn’t know much officially has learned about running”:  Water I used to think the rule was:…

  • Things I know or think I know about running

    Wow, working out is hard work. And I’m not just talking about pushing yourself to improve endurance, speed, motivation. I’m talking about all the other stuff that goes along with it. We’ve all heard of  target heart rate. What the heck does it mean when I’m running down the street trying to set my race pace? What…

  • Don’t bring a camera to a wedding

    Unless you are the photographer, of course. I have worked with wedding photographers for years who have preached this. Your “job” as a wedding guest is to – be a guest. I fully understand why people ignore this – they want their own pictures, they don’t want to have to purchase them from a photographer…

  • Where the heck I’ve disappeared to

    Let me start by saying I think I have a mildly addictive personality. When I get excited about a new project, it’s full speed ahead. And lately my obsession has been painting, which doesn’t really go hand-in-hand with the computer. But I have missed you all! I spent a week in Athens, Ga., helping Chris…

  • On blue hair and beer helmets

    I’ve run in 5 races now (3 this year) and one could say they all start to run together except – they don’t. At least not yet, not for me. I remember each step of each one, who I was with, where the difficult hills were, who was cheering me on at the end. This…

  • My birthday party video: The next best thing to being there?

    I have virtually no experience in video editing, but Susan brought her Flip to my birthday party so of course we had to have fun with it at the bar. And of course I had to spend all day playing with it in Windows Movie Maker. Apologies in advance for bad lighting, bad camera skills…

  • White lace panties and all-night dance parties

    Sometimes all the cards line up and everything falls into place and the result is a magical weekend that no one could have predicted or planned. I had just one of those last weekend. I won’t go into it all but 3 days later I am still smiling at the thought of it, so I…

  • I came in ‘last’ but I was the winner

    So I ran another 5K last weekend, the third in the Frosty 5K series. This one was at Freedom Park. But this wasn’t “just” another 5K – this was the first race that my brother, sister and I all ran together. And that made it amazing. I should mention that my sister, Jenny, is 5 months…

  • My take on those weird socks

    The other day I purchased these crazy socks from REI: I saw them and thought, “That’s so weird. I must buy them.” I asked the guy at REI what he thought and he said he loves them for hiking or running and that they help prevent blisters between the toes – something I used to…

  • “Yes, we swing.”

    Jeff and I went to REIwith our friends Wade and Meghan the other day. Meghan wanted some hiking boots, and the guy at REI was talking to her about what she will want to look for in a boot, etc., etc. Wade had asked for our help with picking out a boot for Meghan, so…