Starbuck’s Giveaway!

February 25, 2012

Don’t forget to tell me what adventures you have planned for the weekend in the comment section (see post below) to be entered to win a $20 Starbucks Gift Card! I love to hear what everyone is doing this weekend – anything from climbing Everest to going to your favorite bookstore.  I am off to the […]

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Addiction to Adventure – And Coffee

February 24, 2012

Do you like adventure? I love adventure!  In fact, I’m addicted to adventure. Not scary, get eaten, throw-yourself-from-a-plane type of adventure.  Just new races, new faces, new places kind of adventure.  And adventures that involve food. And coffee.   Lots of coffee.   I’ve been very lucky in my running career to have been able […]

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Butt Blaster 2000

February 23, 2012

No matter how many miles I run or swim, I still have a big butt.  It’s just the reality of my life.  So, I’m always looking for ways to keep my butt firm – if it’s going to be big, I at least don’t want it to jiggle! Runners tend to develop an imbalance between their […]

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Warning! Runner’s Feet

February 22, 2012

** Please be advised that the following images are not for the faint of heart or cry babies.  People who are squeamish, easily nauseated, grossed out, or have a foot fetish should not read further. I hate feet.  I have an anti-foot fetish.  Feet, in general, gross me out.  I don’t like people touching my […]

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You Say Tomato

February 21, 2012

  I am in love with Heirloom tomatoes.  I’m not sure why.  They’re kind of strange looking, bumpy in all the wrong places, eccentric.  But their funkiness is what makes them fun to eat.  Why waste all that delicious kookiness by burying it in a recipe.  Really, this kind of tomato just needs a nice […]

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The Hard Knocks of a New Year

February 14, 2012

After each race I pray for wisdom, hoping to have learned something that I can apply to my life in the year to come. Well, I did learn a few things after my last race, but not exactly what I had expected. 1.  Don’t think you can host your entire family for Christmas, after being […]

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