January 8, 2008

Race Schedule Revisited Last post, I mentioned that I finally had a tentative race schedule, but then didn’t post it. Sorry, I wasn’t trying to be vague, I just am still iffy on a couple of conflicts in the fall. The only “for sure” race is Old Dominion Memorial 100 in May. I really wanted […]

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January 5, 2008

In that world, you’ll be able to rise in the morning with the spirit you had known in your childhood: that spirit of eagerness, adventure and certainty which comes from dealing with a rational universe.Ayn Rand Well, I think I finally have a (tentative) race schedule. I’m still waiting to hear back on a couple […]

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January 2, 2008

I guess I’m an optimist. Helen Boardman at 104 I recently finished “If I Live to Be 100,” by Neenah Ellis, the former producer from the NPR series, “One Hundred Years of Stories.” It was a fascinating book. Ms. Ellis gives brief glimpses into the life of centenarians around the country, mining their personal stories […]

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December 27, 2007

Body and soul need new challenges.The Manual of the Warrior of Light I’m in a bit of a post-Christmas funk. My visiting family members have left, my house is a disaster, I’ve eaten too much junk and hardly run, and I still have no idea what I am doing next year. Getting through the holidays […]

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December 19, 2007

Tagged! Olga just tagged me, so I’m going to add a little more to yesterday’s post so that I do it right 🙂 I have to change mine up a little bit because I didn’t run a single trail run in 2007 (sigh), unless you count Umstead. I need some of the trail gals to […]

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December 18, 2007

When someone wants something then they should be aware that they are taking a risk. But this is precisely what makes life interesting. The Pilgrimage So, what do you want? Have you thought about your dreams for 2008? For the next 10 years? For your life? The end of the year always gets me thinking: […]

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