Monthly Archives: July 2008

The 300

July 9, 2008 – 9:36 am

I went to bed way too late last night, but those precious hours between the kids bedtime and my own are not something I give up freely. I only had about 4 hours before my alarm would signal it was time for my run. I tossed and turned in a fitful sleep that included my [...]

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If I only had a treadmill…

July 8, 2008 – 9:55 pm

I would have been able to get my run in today. (If I would have dragged my ass out of bed when the alarm went off this morning, this wouldn’t even be an issue, but I rolled over, ignored the alarm and slipped back into a sound sleep with plans to squeeze the run in [...]

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Sunday drive

July 7, 2008 – 5:15 pm

We headed down to the Hinckley Reservation yesterday for a birthday party, which we were an hour late for because we got lost (even with a GPS and trusty iPhone on board). I’ve never been to this particular part of the Metroparks and our scenic drive through made me anxious for a return visit. There [...]

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A good run on a bad day…

July 7, 2008 – 2:47 pm

I had absolutely no desire to run 12 miles on Saturday morning, and the large amount of red wine that I consumed on the 4th wasn’t helping any. Finally, at about 10:30, I dragged myself out of the door and headed out into the beautiful sunshine. I ran 3 miles to a park that had [...]

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Shinny shin shin.

July 3, 2008 – 4:26 pm

I can’t believe that I woke up to run this morning and didn’t impulsively throw my alarm out the window. If I hadn’t been certain that my trustworthy, ever-punctual running partner was pacing in front of our meeting point, I would have rolled over and gone back to dreaming about last night’s meal, which was [...]

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Move over Costco, there’s a new “king of the rotisserie” in town.

July 3, 2008 – 3:57 pm

Last night was a great start to the holiday weekend. We went over to a friend’s house and were treated to this delicious feast (I don’t know when cook-outs became so sophisticated, but I’m loving the new trend). They made rotisserie cornish hens on the grill, which altered my view of chicken and resulted in [...]

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Why didn’t I think of that?

July 2, 2008 – 9:51 am

I don’t know how you could function as a parent before the invention of flushable wipes. They have successfully prevented an entire generation of children from walking around with itchy butts, and created a flock of grateful parents who don’t have to wash skid marks out of underpants (that’s pretty impressive for a 4×6 inch [...]

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Halfway there

July 1, 2008 – 7:03 am

I’m at 556 miles for the year, and with training season just beginning, I feel pretty confident about reaching my 1000 mile goal for 2008. I backed off my weekday mileage a little this week due to the start of nagging shin splints, and I’m hoping to do my Saturday long run on some trails [...]

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