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United Half Marathon Recap
#NYRR #UnitedHalf #NYRRvols This past weekend I made the trek to NYC from our quiet little home in the Berkshires, to run the NYRR United Half Marathon. It has be a bit of time since I have run a longer distance, with the marathon in early November and months of ice and cold between, I…
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Breathe
It has been a very long few months and I have learned much about myself since the election results came back here in the US. First, it is possible to survive without Amazon. In fact, this has been one of the positives that have come from the election of a felon to the highest office…
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I put parental controls on my social media
WTF America? It hasn’t even been a week and he has initiated project “Let’s Destroy the USA.” I will not utter his name on my space, he is hereto to be known as FOTUS (felon of the United States). WE are at the FAFO moment in our country’s history. And we have sunk so low,…
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NYC Marathon Recap
Part 1! It has been over month since I ran the TCS NYC Marathon. I also haven’t been writing as much (par for the course during the school year) so this post is long overdue. This year’s race was a positive experience: the weather was amazing, my tendinopathy was under control, my training block went…
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“Here I Go Again”
I am a child of the 80’s, a proud member of Generation X and super-fan of Bon Jovi, AC/DC, Men at Work, Sting, Duran Duran, Prince, and Simple Minds. The music I listened to as a teenager evokes a strong sense of nostalgia, despite the emotional upheavals and dumpster fires I experienced in adolescence. I…
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Road to the NYC Marathon: Navigating Languor and Listlessness
Sloth, disinterest, listless, languor, disinterest, laziness, otiosity, the list goes on. The question: What is the opposite of motivation? I woke up this morning well-rested according to my Whoop. With almost 8 hours of sleep and a 82% recovery with a HRV of 48 (high for me!) I should have been raring to go. But…
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From Daydreams to Goals
It has been at least a week since I have written anything substantial. I have all of the excuses: my son was married at our home, I am marathon training, family members were sick and in need of special attention, and on and on. It is summer. I am a teacher. Full stop. Yes I…
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Life as a Scavenger Hunt
I like to think of life as one giant scavenger hunt, with participants searching for love, joy, and contentment. Each time we solve a clue, we are lead to the next, getting closer and closer to our final destinations. When I was a child I longed for the Barbie Dreamhouse. When I was a teenager…
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