running
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Dear Running
You have taught me many things since we started this relationship. There are times I don’t like you. I’ve even thought about quitting this whole deal. I’ve bought new outfits, gadgets, and even shoes to impress you, but you don’t care about that stuff. You never criticize when I’m slow, or I’m just not feeling “us”. I… Continue reading
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Mishmash and Miscellany
We have rounded out the second week of school in our neck of the woods and it has been busy, as usual. Here’s the mishmash rundown… My dear hubby thought what better way to start off the back to school season than with a school of fish?! Eric texts me from the pet store, where he was… Continue reading
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More Miles
“Mom, I want to run one mile a day for a hundred days. Then I will have ran 100 miles!” – Jacob, 6. Be still my beating heart. Out of the blue my son told me this while driving to a haircut appointment. I wasn’t asking him to run, I wasn’t telling him “Hey, you… Continue reading
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Shut Her Up
I set out to run a total of 500 miles in 2014. Late this fall, inspired by my niece, I decided to kick it into high gear and complete a 100 day streak – which would force me to complete my mileage goal. There were days when I really really did not want to get out… Continue reading
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It Was the Best of Times…
In a recent writing prompt, it was asked to describe when the phrase, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times” accurately described life. Now. Now is when that phrase is so appropriate. I am on a great running streak, day 73, in fact. I’m almost there in terms of hitting my… Continue reading
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Learning
Today marks 57 days consecutively that I’ve walked or ran at least 1 mile. (I actually thought I’d hit the half-way mark a while ago, but discovered I had miscounted, darn it!) While my poor sick daughter was resting comfortably after a bit of soup, I knew my daily mile was still waiting for me.… Continue reading
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Everyday.
I’m in the middle of a fight. A bad one. She shows up and challenges me. She thinks it would be much nicer, more convenient to just take a day off. “Relax,” she says. “Come sit in the sun with your pup and just sip coffee for a while…oh, you could read your book! How… Continue reading
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Choose joy or choose pain. Either way, life goes on.
Originally posted on Hangin' by a Thread: A glorious fall sunrise on the morning of our run. As I begin writing this, I have been up for barely two hours. My muscles ache in places I haven’t felt before, I am chafed in places I shouldn’t be, and I’ve already eaten breakfast twice (and I am still… Continue reading
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Day 18
I’m about to head out on my 18th consecutive day of running. My niece over at Hanging By a Thread was inspired to run a 100-day streak. What this means is that you run at least a mile each day for 100 days. No excuses, find the time, or carve it out if you have… Continue reading
Life and Other Stuff 