November 2009

Getting faster

November 30, 2009

No, not while I’m running. We are getting FIOS today. Soon I’ll be able to read your blogs at a screamingly fast rate. Or not, ’cause I’m pretty sure it won’t make me actually read faster LOL. Not a whole lot going on here. We’ve discovered that Jones is willing to cover a lot of [...]

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Umm, ouch!

November 29, 2009

I think I may be taking the HBBC too seriously. Not as a competition with other people, but I can’t stand the idea of earning 0 points one day LOL. Yesterday I knew I wouldn’t be running and would not have time for a walk, so I figured I’d better do SOMETHING so that I [...]

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Turkey Trot

November 27, 2009

I look like I’m enjoying myself, don’t I? Yeah, well, it hurt a lot more than it appears. This morning dawned gray and foggy. Thankfully, it wasn’t cold. As I headed out the door to my third running of the neighborhood turkey trot, the volunteer at our corner commented on my short commute. Yeah, this [...]

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Relay training?

November 25, 2009

Yesterday, Beer Geek called me from work to let me know he’d be late getting home. I nearly cried because I had a four mile run on my mental schedule and there was no way I could get it in during the day. I did a mental shuffle of my running plans for the week [...]

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Just in time for holiday eating

November 22, 2009

Beer Geek was out of town last week. He was in San Francisco, which meant he left here early on Monday morning and didn’t get back until Friday evening. When Beer Geek is gone, my eating goes to hell. I don’t fix meals for me, I just snack while I do chores. The boys eat [...]

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TIART: Unconventional races and some thoughts on mileage

November 19, 2009

Today in Take It and Run Thursday over at the Runner’s Lounge, Kate asks: What’s the most unconventional race you’ve ever run? Have you run a race like North Carolina’s “Take Pride in your Hide” naked race? Does your local running group have “prediction runs” where everyone guesses their finish time, and the winner is [...]

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Semi-Wordless Wednesday: Inappropriate use of a treadmill

November 18, 2009

In many houses, treadmills become a de facto drying rack because they are not being used. Thankfully, mine being used as a drying rack means the weather is nice enough to run outside, thereby creating lots of running clothes that need a place to dry. (Ignore the vacuum. It’s not seeing much use either.) I [...]

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What do you get when…

November 16, 2009

you combine PMS and a husband who is currently working too many hours? Pancakes for after school snack, grilled cheese and pumpkin muffins for dinner (in front of the tv), and crustless pumpkin pie for dessert. Hmm, I’ll be standing over here waiting for my “Mom of the Year” award. No? In my defense, the [...]

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HIll hell or is that Hell Hill

November 16, 2009

The weather here today was amazing! Nearly 70 degrees and sunny! In November! Of course, I needed to take advantage of that. Beer Geek watched the boys while I headed out for a four mile run. Since he was with them, I felt comfortable leaving our neighborhood (when they are at school, I try to [...]

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Friday the 13th

November 13, 2009

I know some people are not so fond of Friday the 13th. Some even really like to pretend the day doesn’t exist. But 13 has always been my lucky number and Friday the 13th is a particularly good day for me. Why? 15.5 years ago, Beer Geek and I went out on our first date [...]

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