Category: Running
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Zen on the Trail
It has been a long week. The candle was burning at both ends most days; I sacrificed some needed sleep to find those extra hours in the day. So when the end of the work day rolled around on Friday, it was tempting to just pour a glass of wine and tell myself I could…
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She Believed, So She Did (Weekly Photo Challenge: Partners)
Originally posted on Travel. Garden. Eat.: As I sat on the bus at 5:45 a.m., I was reminded that the next several hours were going to come down to believing I could do it … I would do it … I was going to run a marathon. Despite the weather forecast, my anxiety disappeared the…
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She Believed, So She Did (Weekly Photo Challenge: Partners)
As I sat on the bus at 5:45 a.m., I was reminded that the next several hours were going to come down to believing I could do it … I would do it … I was going to run a marathon. Despite the weather forecast, my anxiety disappeared the day before the race (perhaps recounting…
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Top 10 Reasons a Steamy Duluth Forecast Won’t Stop Me From Finishing My First Marathon
When the local television station has this for their forecast … … I feel the anxiety levels rise. I can’t afford wasting that negative energy over the next 48 hours. Last night I went for a relaxing 3 mile run with my younger four-legged companion, who reminded me that at whatever speed, you just need…
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The Hay Is in the Barn
Five days from now, I will be standing — uninjured — at the starting line of Grandma’s Marathon. Goal number 1, check! Five days from now, I hope to finish — uninjured — my first marathon. Goal number 2, pending. Between now and Saturday morning, the key will be to not melt in a pool…
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