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Burpees challenge, a peek in my room, and some running.
Read this Post: Burpees challenge, a peek in my room, and some running.I don’t like burpees. Who does? Still, my nephew and I decided to do a burpees challenge. I like the fact that he is enjoying doing something with me. He will be 15 years old in a few weeks and…
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The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Vancouver, Canada
Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Vancouver, CanadaYou can read about my last day at sea HERE. We woke up in Vancouver. Our last stop. We got our last cup of coffee using our coffee card. <<If you like coffee as much as I do, I suggest you…
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The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Last Day at Sea
Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Last Day at SeaYou can read about my day in Ketchikan HERE. The next day was a Rise and Shine Run/Walk with Coach Jenny (we skipped it) followed by a Flexibility Session and Ask Coach Jenny Q&A. The rest of the day we just…
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The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Ketchikan
Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: KetchikanYou can read about my day in Icy Strait Point HERE. Our last race of the running cruise! We had the option of either the 5K or 10K. Meghann and I chose the 5K. Thank goodness it only rained on our…
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New shorts and shoes, a deer, and a 10k!
Read this Post: New shorts and shoes, a deer, and a 10k!As mentioned in this post, I’m attempting to get my own BQ. I am excited to be training using again the Hansons Method. In a nutshell, this training is based on the concept of cumulative fatigue. You train your body to run often so that you are frequently running on tired legs. The idea is…
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The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Icy Strait Point
Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Icy Strait PointYou can read about my day in Skagway HERE. The next day we were in Icy Strait Point. The main event of the day was to kayak. I’ve never done that. I remember when I signed up, there was only one…
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The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Skagway
Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: SkagwayYou can read about my day in Juneau HERE. Warning: There are lots of photos in this post. The day of the Gold Rush Amazing Race! To be honest with you, I didn’t want to do this at all. Well, I…
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The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Juneau
Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: JuneauYou can read about my day at sea and the views of Hubbard Glacier HERE. Finally race morning! We were happy it wasn’t really but weather was in the mid 50s and humid. Our group was one of the first…
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The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Hubbard Glacier
Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Hubbard GlacierYou can read about my day in Seward HERE. The ship left Seward Friday evening and was at sea till Sunday morning when we docked in Juneau. On Saturday morning we had a HOT breakfast and a training workshop and motivation…
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Friday Five 2.0-5 Favorite Races
Read this Post: Friday Five 2.0-5 Favorite RacesTo date I’ve run over 150 races. Most of them I’ve run in Chicago or nearby but more than half of my half marathons have been in other states. Recently I ran a half marathon in Alaska. I don’t have…
I was a late bloomer to this running craziness. One of my coworkers would always talk to me about… Read more ›
