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Providence

Posted in boston marathon, tagged , , , on March 29, 2010 | 13 Comments »

Providence: Pronunciation: \ˈprä-və-dən(t)s, -ˌden(t)s\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin providentia, from provident-, providens Date: 14th century 1 a often capitalized : divine guidance or care Several weeks ago I signed up for the Providence Marathon. Had I run a perfect race back in November, I would have been racing two weeks [...]

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Reform

Posted in health, motivation, tagged , , on March 25, 2010 | 15 Comments »

Let me start by saying that I am a member of the Left side of the aisle. When I turned 18, I went to my grandmother for advice on which party to register under. She paused and looked at me with a very thoughtful look and said, “You are going to go home tonight and [...]

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Inspiration

Posted in motivation, tagged , , on March 22, 2010 | 4 Comments »

“I can’t believe just a year ago I couldn’t run a mile. And I certainly had no clue what the hell gu and sports beans were.” -Tweet by Jenn_If_Er I read this tweet by my friend Jenn on Saturday and I was inspired. A year ago she couldn’t run a mile. A little over a [...]

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Swoosh

Posted in boston marathon, motivation, training, tagged , , on March 18, 2010 | 12 Comments »

Just do it. That’s the phrase that has made Nike millions of dollars, and though I am not a particular fan of their products, I am a believer in the phrase. Just do it. I hear the complaints, the excuses, the reasoning. I get it. I’ve been there. I’ve done that. The first five pounds? [...]

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Another Reason to Hate Your Treadmill

Posted in health, motivation, tagged , , , on March 15, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Soft. Over the last 2 1/2 months I’ve put close to 300 miles in on the treadmill and because of that I am getting soft. The treadmill has made me a weaker runner this winter. The steel and iron have given way to fluff and dough. I no longer can honestly look in the mirror [...]

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Wings

Posted in other, tagged , on March 11, 2010 | 6 Comments »

Floating in a sea of strangers past and present No one notices as I wander by A jolt, a sudden sound All eyes upon me as I open my own *** I shuffle off to rinse away the residue of night Break my fast with bread I slip into my wings And through the door [...]

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Band of Runners

Posted in motivation, other, tagged , , , on March 8, 2010 | 11 Comments »

Let me preface this by saying that I am a lover not a fighter. 10 years of kung-fu (3 spent as a youth instructor) under my belt and I still prefer to end confrontations with my words and not my fists. I’m not going down without taking one or two bodies with me, but let’s [...]

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Sanity

Posted in health, tagged , , , on March 4, 2010 | 12 Comments »

Last Thanksgiving I wrote a post about how I fended off the H1N1 virus with a massive dose of running.  Swine flu had made its way into our household and I was the last person standing.  I escaped unscathed and proclaimed the medical wonder of running.  Well, I’m back to tell you more about the [...]

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Karnazing It

Posted in boston marathon, Odd Ball, tagged , , , , , , on March 1, 2010 | 6 Comments »

My friends over at RTR (Run Talk Radio) are currently feuding with Sarah Silverman over the use of the term “to Prefontaine” something. Each is claiming that they were the first to use Prefontaine as a verb. I believe that RTR has documented proof, but Silverman may have them outgunned in the lawyer department. As [...]

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