Author Archives: Carrie

Busy busy

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Carrie

Every day has its tasks. Today is a Wednesday, which makes it: 1) A recovery run day (did a 35-minute tempo run yesterday, which was super-fun in strong winds, but I’ll definitely deal with the wind in exchange for 45+ … Continue reading →

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What our words say about us

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Carrie

Apparently, sometime in the wee hours of yesterday morning, some avian creature met its demise in my backyard. Not that I’d know, of course; my personal knowledge come strictly from the news conveyed to me from my aghast and wide-eyed … Continue reading →

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Planning again

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Carrie

Sitting here with my little datebook in hand, making plans for races and training. It’s pickier when the races are shorter distances; there are more of them, so planning overlaps sometimes and needs tweaking, and the plans themselves involve speedwork, … Continue reading →

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Old, old, old

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Carrie

Among other things making me feel decrepit and ancient, we had the second middle school orientation. I don’t feel quite as frantic as I did when we were struggling to keep Sam out of his home elementary school; this middle … Continue reading →

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Mommy needs a recess

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Carrie

Told Mom I was going to make this shirt. She could have one, too, I said, since it affects her like it affects me; obviously, if I’m old enough to be sitting in a gymnasium for a freaking middle school … Continue reading →

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Bon matin (or something)

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Carrie

I am surprisingly not hungover this morning. I say “surprisingly” because the Orange Bowl was last night, and my beloved Mountaineers were up against Clemson, and I got this great idea from a sign outside a local restaurant that we … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Run Into the New Year 5K (Or “It’s the End of the Year As We Know It”)

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Carrie

Unexpected, this, to place in my age group after a year of basically running longer-longer-longer and pretending that things like speedwork and track time didn’t exist. Of course, it helps when the race gives medals ten places deep in each … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 30, 2011 by Carrie

RANDOM PUBLIC SERVICE TV AD: “Hi, I’m Tiffany…” GABE: “Where do you live?” ME: “Gabe? Did you just ask that person where they live?” GABE: “Yep.” ME: “Okay. Why?” GABE: “No reason.” ME: “Seriously?” GABE: “It just looked weird. I … Continue reading →

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Mid-holiday sag

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Carrie

Between Christmas and New Year’s, here, we’re having a bit of a sag in atmosphere. Oh, sure, the toys are cool, and we’re thrilled to have Eric home to spend time with us, but now Gabe has another ear infection, … Continue reading →

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Boxing Day

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Carrie

Low-key sort of day. Goose is in the oven – yes, it should have been for Christmas, but when I started to prep it yesterday, one of the initial instructions said to “scald and dry it,” which involved a 24-hour … Continue reading →

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