Monthly Archives: July 2013

Insanely sore

Posted on July 31, 2013 by

I spent the last week in Arkansas. I didn’t run as much as I would have liked, or should have, but I did get out to my rural track that I wrote about last Saturday a couple of times throughout … Continue reading →

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When the accomplishment is simply to finish

Posted on July 20, 2013 by

Today’s long run was one of those runs in which about 10 minutes in, I decide the accomplishment will be to just finish, not achieve a particular pace. I am down at my family’s place in the Arakansas Ozarks. After … Continue reading →

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Sightseeing train and run in Skagway

Posted on July 18, 2013 by

While planning our trip to Alaska I heard many time that Skagway is the place “catch the gold rush excitement.” I didn’t know much about the Yukon Gold Rush, or Skagway for that matter, but we were set to learn … Continue reading →

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Gravity likes me. It really likes me.

Posted on July 15, 2013 by

At least once every training season I have an epic fall. A situation where I am happily running along and the next second I am face-planting in to the asphalt. Saturday was epic fall day. I started my run a … Continue reading →

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My quest to be a morning person. Again.

Posted on July 12, 2013 by

Since we returned from our trip I have been wanting to get started on my half marathon training but have had a difficult time getting started. The problem is my mid-week runs. I’ve tried a few times before to gets … Continue reading →

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Worth every calorie

Posted on July 9, 2013 by

I don’t think I have mentioned here what cruise line we took for our Alaskan trip but it was Princess. Specifically, the Coral Princess. This was only our second cruise, first one on Princess. The only other cruise we had … Continue reading →

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Magical run in an even more magical place

Posted on July 8, 2013 by

The luck we had in Denali weather-wise continued for the cruise portion of our trip with the exception of the first day at sea when we were scheduled to sail to Hubbard Glacier. The fog was too dense and we … Continue reading →

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Vacation hangover

Posted on July 5, 2013 by

Our Alaskan adventure is over. We arrived home late Wednesday night and are still recovering from the lack of sleep caused by long days packed with lots of fun. Thank God for the four-day holiday weekend before we head back … Continue reading →

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