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Ep 10: Venti bold with room

Ep 10: Venti bold with room

In this episode I talk about how my training for the Lakefront Marathon has been going over the past week: There’s running, yoga, more running (in the heat), and biking. I order coffee (twice), become the Secretary of Travel for all things Space Shuttle Launch related, sit in a massage chair, and finish reading The …

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Zapped by the sun

Zapped by the sun

  I did my first Strider build-up run today for the Lakefront Marathon, it was only six miles and it started at 8 a.m. down by the lakefront. It was already in the 80′s by that time this morning and I knew it was going to be a hot run, but I didn’t realize it …

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Ep 9: Solving Mysteries at the Brewers Game

In this episode I talk about how my training for the Lakefront Marathon has been going over the past week. I talk about yin yoga, bike riding, the 5K I ran, races coming up in July (I use the term “races” very loosely), and I solve a mystery at Miller Park. Enjoy! Music is Get …

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Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon: Take 2

Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon: Take 2

Well folks, I did again. I signed up for the 2011 Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon. I just checked my archives and it looks like I’ve registered five days earlier than I did last year. All I have to do it beat last year’s time – and not be last – and I’ll be happy. I had kinda …

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Marathon wrap-up

Marathon wrap-up

Sunday seems like such a blur, but I’ll do my best to document how it went. I wasn’t nervous at all prior to the race, not even once my husband dropped me off at the starting line and I fished through the crowd until I found my 5:00 hour pace group. The pacers hold up …

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Five days to go

Five days to go until the marathon. Time really went by quickly, didn’t it? In that time I’ve built up to a 20.1 mile run, bought a Garmin GPS watch, dropped a pant size, cut all of my hair off, turned 41, realized that running outside is pretty sweet after all, and discovered that I …

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Early morning run

Today was the last Saturday run prior to the marathon, only 8 miles. This is the 4 mile turnaround point. Gorgeous!

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