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Oh man.. addendum to last week’s post
Sometimes 3 miles isn’t all you need – it’s all you can do. Especially when you woke up at 3:20 a.m. and then kind of forgot to eat all day and then kind of forgot to bring water. Whoops. At … Continue reading
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It’s true.
This is true. Sometimes when I’m lucky anger gives me the gift of some very fast miles.
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Sometimes three miles is all you need. Just enough to make your mascara run and shake off the inertia of sitting in front of the computer all day: Side note: new favorite thing = little kids (like three and four … Continue reading
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Nerdy way to pass the time.
I’m about to out myself as a huge nerd, but often when I am running I pretend that I’m in some kind of crazy survival scenario to pass the time/motivate myself to keep going. I recently discovered Smith and Bybee … Continue reading
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Portland anniversary pie
Today is my 3-year anniversary with the city of Portland. In honor of it I decided to make a hazelnut-coffee pie (because duh and duh). It turned out pretty good. Takes some getting used to — like my adopted home … Continue reading
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Let your hair down.
I discovered something important today: Running with your hair down is really fun. (I guess I should say, as long as you live in a place with Portland’s climate. I can imagine it being the opposite of fun if you … Continue reading
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Happy Father’s Day
My Dad is a rock. He is the steadiest person I know. I can count on him for anything and, though we’ve definitely had our moments in the past, he never gets mad at me when I screw up. Once … Continue reading
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Cherry pie
I’ve had a pretty frustrating Saturday. I’m exhausted for no reason, had a hard run for no reason (I’m really rested — this was only my second run this week due to being so dang tired) and got stuck in … Continue reading
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Secret dream
I love the work I do (though have vowed not to talk about it here since I need at least one part of my life that is just for fun) but I have a secret dream of running away to … Continue reading
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