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Happy SPRING!

Happy Spring y’all! Spring has Sprung! It sure feels good to have winter behind us, doesn’t it? This will be brief because we are in the middle of March Madness! Lots of running and walking here. Interestingly enough, my new vivofit arrived yesterday just...

RUN like a BRAZILIAN!

Forgive me for my excited exuberance for the beautiful country of Brazil but I ran there virtually today for 12.71 miles and had a blast! This is how we Midwesterners beat the polar vortex-we run inside (in warm, tropical locations if possible) when it’s just too cold or impractical to run outside every day. So […]

Forgive me for my excited exuberance for the beautiful country of Brazil but I ran there virtually today for 12.71 miles and had a blast! This is how we Midwesterners beat the polar vortex-we run inside (in warm, tropical locations if possible) when it’s just...
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I LOVE YOU RUNNING

Happy St. Valentine’s Day! It is a wonderful day for loving others and yes, for loving running. When did I discover I truly loved running? Probably when I was in my teens (maybe younger), shortly after a doctor told me in junior high no more football, you’re too thin, you’ll get hurt. I was angry […]

Happy St. Valentine’s Day! It is a wonderful day for loving others and yes, for loving running. When did I discover I truly loved running? Probably when I was in my teens (maybe younger), shortly after a doctor told me in junior high no more football,...

Boston Marathon World Run

It’s official: I’m running the Boston Marathon World Run on a team–Gotta Run gt–with a friend from Guatemala, Ceci. I’ve promised organizers and my team I would run 485 miles by April 21, the day of the Boston Marathon (along with a small donation). I have 69 days left to run that far. I started […]

It’s official: I’m running the Boston Marathon World Run on a team–Gotta Run gt–with a friend from Guatemala, Ceci. I’ve promised organizers and my team I would run 485 miles by April 21, the day of the Boston Marathon (along with a small...

FALLing into Fitness

Well, I survived September and achieved my goal of running 100+ miles (133). My knees, ankle, and hip then forced me to “go short” in running for a week. I found I needed to slow it down for October, not having any distance goal for the first month since June, taking it easy, focusing on […]

Well, I survived September and achieved my goal of running 100+ miles (133). My knees, ankle, and hip then forced me to “go short” in running for a week. I found I needed to slow it down for October, not having any distance goal for the first month since...