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      • London's Run Half Marathon Race Report
        01/31/10


        Yesterday was full of ups and downs.

        UP
        I awoke at 4:30 a.m. after an amazingly restful night's sleep. No pre-race jitters. No tossing and turning. No anticipating the alarm every 5 minutes. It was remarkable.

        DOWN
        I dozed off on the car ride to Queen

      • Chase the Sun Trail Run
        01/24/10
        After spending my morning driving round trip to Casa Grande and sitting through a 2.5-hour meeting, I was ready to stretch my legs and burn some energy. Luckily, we were pre-registered for that afternoon's first annual Chase the Sun Trail Run, a 10K race organized by the U.S. Orienteering Team

      • An Adventurous Trail Run
        01/17/10
        My compression socks are on and I'm ready to taper!

        That's right, it's just two weeks until the London's Run Half Marathon and until I see how well this 3-day-a-week training plan has worked for me. During this last week before the taper, I racked up 28 miles - a lot f

      • Post-Christmas Vacation
        01/10/10
        The day after Christmas, Paul and I drove out to Worcester for the annual MHC holiday gathering at Susan and Jen's. It was a small group this year, but we had a great time catching up.



        Next up was six nights at my parents' ski house in North Conway, New Hampshire. Fo

      • Merry Christmas 2009
        01/09/10
        The proof:



        My sister's family staying overnight at my parents' means that I get to witness the magic of Santa Claus. It's like being a kid again. Except that they left milk for Santa while we used to leave bourbon. "To warm him up," is what they told

      • Happy Holidays!
        01/09/10
        Despite living 2,500 miles away, I have yet to miss a Christmas with the family. And so, on December 23, Paul and I endured a 5-hour flight and a whole day of travel which took us to my parents' house in Stratham, New Hampshire which, as always, was beautifully decorated for the holidays.

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