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The #1 Thing People Ask.
A girlfriend of mine emailed me a few weeks ago. She had a story to tell about being in the mountains on a 6 mile trek with her pooch. At the farthest point from her car, her stomach started to...
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A Lot To Prove.
This is what I look like at the end of 16 miles. It ain’t pretty, but it’s real. I had a lot to prove to myself today: That I was mentally prepared. That I was RIGHT about my shoes. That I am meant to...
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Extraterrestrial Alert.
Around the first of the year I went to see a psychic. I won’t go in to all the details, but somehow the fact that I run outside in the wee hours of the morning made it’s way into our conversation. She...
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Big Girl Pants? Check.
I’ve been freakin’ emotional this week. Yesterday, I knew it was time for this chica to pull her sh*t together. So I did what all girls do when it’s time to get *over* our drama and back in the saddle....
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Mama’s Legs Are Cryin’.
Midas got me up at 4:30 this morning. Good freakin’ night! I guess no one told him I ran 18 miles yesterday. Not that he cares…he was pretty upset when I pulled out of the driveway without him. I...
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Bugs. Baskets. And Being Bad-A**.
This morning I could hear the wind howling from my closet. Midas and I were up at 10 til 5 a.m. As I stumbled in to get dressed, I thought, Oh F*. We’re going to take a beating. (Hint: we did.) Rarely...
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Organizing Hookers.
I am a simple girl from Nebraska. I drive a Toyota 4-Runner that’s nearly 8 years old. It was the *first* vehicle I owned that had a CD player and 4-wheel drive. It has 120k hard-earned miles on it’s...
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One In Every City.
Some women have men in every city. I happen to have chiropractors. My aching bones beg to be cracked, twisted and yanked on at least once a week. If I don’t do chiropractic, I pay dearly on my next...
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Two False Starts.
Last night we held a *SURPRISE* 30th Anniversary party for my Dad and his wife. Can you see the predicament I was in? I couldn’t write about where I was headed (or why!) in case my parents took a peek...
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Know When To Fold ‘Em.
Today I bagged my 18 mile run at mile 14. I know. F*. I’m not a gambler, but it appears that this morning, I was clean out of aces. —> Read At Your Own Risk <— What I’m about to share is gross....
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The First To Know.
Wednesday is trash day in my neighborhood. It’s not that trash is sexy. But trash is telling. I hesitated to share this b/c I *hate* gossip. I don’t have stalker tendencies. This sh*t happens to me...
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Plan B? Get Dragged.
Training for a marathon has taken over my life. It has infiltrated my friendships. (Sorry girls.) It freakin’ OWNS my weekends. It’s taken up all of my extra brain space. (I eat, breathe and sleep all...
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16 Bags Of Pretzels.
Hubs and I met on Match.com. At the time, I lived in Wyoming. The ONLY place you’ll meet a guy in Wyoming is at the local bar or at church. And I guaranfreakintee he won’t be under the age of 75....
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Runners Do That?
Meet Kwavi and Jack. They were my running partners this morning. Kwavi is a marathoner from Atlanta…you can read her story here. And Jack, who is also from Atlanta, just ran a relay marathon in...
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15 Minute Pity Party.
Last night I spent a good 15 minutes feeling sorry for myself. My side hurt. I got out of the tub and realized my sports bra had left chaff marks on my freakin’ BACK. Seriously?!?!? I also have some...
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It’s A Dog’s World.
I’ve been Midas’s mama for 5 years. He’s my *first* dog. I’m always overwhelmed (and surprised!) by how much I dig him. Who knew you could love an animal like a child? When he was 10 weeks old, we...
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The Waiting Game.
You knew I’d have to tell you. Yesterday was all things fasting and ultrasounds. Two tests with pants ON…the other, well, you can guess. I loved the technician. (40 years old, mother of three…she made...
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A Marathon Race Raider.
There ain’t nothing easy about laying down 22 miles. No matter how good you feel or how you splice and dice it, 22 miles is a fning haul. A lot of marathon trainees don’t push past 20 miles in their...
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The Secret Playbook.
Today marks the official 14-day countdown to my marathon — woo hoo! To celebrate, I am sharing my fool-proof formula, i.e. the blow by blow playbook, on HOW you too can train for YOUR first marathon....
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Learning The Lingo.
Right now, I’m in what’s called the taper period. Let me tell you how I learned about the dreaded taper. I had just blogged about rest days — i.e. how hard it was, mentally, to take a day off from...
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