What does one do the day before a half marathon? Scope out the route in the morning… Stop to smell the flowers and pick up a chocolate chip hazelnut muffin… Go to the market as usual and stock up for nutrition after the run…and celebrate the first Honey Crisp apples of the season [...]
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Ever since the start of September, I’ve felt slightly shell-shocked about how quickly another summer went by. I remember moaning and groaning last summer about all the rain we got on the weekends, and going through a long winter after Christmas last year, wishing for an early spring. When the first strawberries hit the farmer’s [...]
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Alex and I got carried away buying produce last weekend. Okay, maybe it was just me. $60 bought us all these! There’s hidden zucchini in the back and everything! The thing is, living in the arctic circle where winter lasts six months of the year and snow is the biggest bitch you’ve met in your [...]
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For the first time this past weekend, I missed the long distance training (16K). As I’ve progressed in my training, I’ve recently come to realize that I can actually run 16K without passing out, and as such, have also become a bit more lax about the training regimen. So typically me – great start, not [...]
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Let it be known that radio advertising does work. I have heard about this Team in Training thing on the radio before, and finally one day curiosity got to me and I checked out the site. People train for marathons! Travel to foreign lands! Run in foreign lands! Raise money for charity! Wow look at [...]
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