Monthly Archives: June 2008

Ow!

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Carrie

“Am I ever going to feel better?” (He face-planted in our driveway.)

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Race for the Cure!

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Carrie

I’ve had a couple of donations! Thanks to Monique (is that you?) and Sean! Sort of inspired by Karen (another redheaded southeast Wisconsiner who did the Couch-to-5K thing and lost a bunch of weight – almost creepy that we haven’t … Continue reading →

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Heavy-lidded

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Carrie

Everybody else in the family slept in a little later than usual today. It’s grey out there, all somber clouds and leaves turned up hopefully, and it’s excellent sleeping weather. Eric had to drag the boys out of their beds … Continue reading →

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Mosaic meme

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Carrie

Explanation beneath the cut. Read more… or Read more right here… » 1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr search. 2. Using only the first page of results, pick one image. 3. Copy and paste … Continue reading →

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Perhaps a bit hypocritical

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Carrie

Maybe I’ve no room to complain, since I’ve certainly had warm seasons in which our yard was in a somewhat perpetual state of unkemptness. (Unkemptitude?) Maybe, then, this is a payback for that, or perhaps just a little lesson to … Continue reading →

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Timing mystery is solved

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Carrie

Conclusion: I’m a moron. (Photo from Racine Post.) See the clock to the left? That’s the one I checked. See the clock to the right? That’s the one at which I should have been looking. (The one on the left … Continue reading →

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Fartlek can kiss my butt

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Carrie

My morning’s verdict: fartlek sucks. I put in the total miles, but I did not have four of those miles’ worth of speed play in me. Oof! Maybe another time, or maybe I’ll add a little speed play near the … Continue reading →

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Training program: the next step

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Carrie

I was looking for a good training program to follow now that I’m finished with the Lighthouse Run and gearing up for the half-marathon in September. I debated CoolRunning’s Intermediate Half program, but the adjustments I’d have needed to make … Continue reading →

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Grey hairs

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Carrie

Sam’s determined to give them to me. We went to a little festival today, put on by a local Greek Orthodox church that friends of ours attend. We ran into them, and Sam and their son (classmates since preschool) were … Continue reading →

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Grrr…

Posted on June 22, 2008 by Carrie

The official results have me finishing a lot slower than what the clock said! I wish I’d remembered to hit “stop” on my Garmin, but I was too stunned. They also have me as a man; that’s probably the fault … Continue reading →

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