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Busy busy
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
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
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
Old, old, old
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
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)
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”)
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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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
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
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