Tag: running
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Just Keep Moving
Last Saturday, my mom walked 22 miles with her friends as part of an annual event at her gym called Day of Endurance. I’m beyond impressed with her and her friends, both for the walk itself and for the months of training they did to prepare for it! So I (more…)
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How Do You Actually Rest?
Listen to your body. It’s something we hear all the time. Do we do it? Really listen? I really listened yesterday, and it was harder than you’d think. You see, I really wanted to run 14 miles with my running club this morning. The run was led by a friend (more…)
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2024 Year In Review
Good morning, my dear ones. I’m at my parents’ house and all is quiet. The tree stands quietly, brightly, next to the grand piano. Outside it’s snowy. It may actually be a white Christmas this year in Wisconsin; it’s been many years since we had that. I’m taking advantage of (more…)
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Life Is Not A Race
The water was almost as warm as the air: 81 degrees. When I stepped into it my feet squelched into the soft sand at the edge of Walden Pond. My hair was cinched tight in a bun on top of my head under the pale purple swim cap. My trusty (more…)
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The Blinding Gift of Freedom
A spring morning in 2018 I woke up sleepy and thought I would ask my friend John if we could just do half of our usual morning running loop. (I always think, when I wake up for a run and am still 75% asleep, that I could never make it (more…)
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