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Category Archives: pictures
A great race deserves a great day of celebration
Me and fellow TRAAG founding member Lisa have been trying to get in as many Badwater of the Midwest runs in as possible before snow makes it virtually impossible to run safely out there. With both of us self-employed, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in exercise, Fitness, Half marathon training, health, pictures, Running, Uncategorized
Tagged fall colors, Illinois, Palos/Sag Valley Trail system
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Sightseeing train and run in Skagway
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
Worth every calorie
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
Posted in Alaska, pictures, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska cruise, Chef's table, Coral Princess, cruising, foodie, Princess Cruises
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Magical run in an even more magical place
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
Posted in Alaska, bucket list, exercise, Fitness, health, pictures, traveling, Uncategorized
Tagged Alaska cruise, Glacier Bay, Margerie Glacier
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Party on the roof
As I mentioned yesterday, after my long run on Saturday, Brian and I went to a combined bachelor/bachelorette party for friends who are getting married next month. The party was in Wrigleyville which, for you folks not from the Chicago … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, escape, pictures, Uncategorized, weekend getaway
Tagged Cubs, cubs rooftop, Wrigley Field, Wrigleyville
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Weekend on the water
This past weekend we were invited to the lake house owned by our neighbors across the street. We were their guests a few years ago and haven’t made it back until now. But after a fun-packed weekend with lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, escape, pictures, Rving, traveling, weekend getaway
Tagged boating, jet skiing, Michigan
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Recharging the batteries
I thought life would settle down a bit after the marathon was over and I was no longer spending my spare time running. But as you can probably tell from my lack of posting lately that things haven’t settled down … Continue reading
Posted in escape, pictures, Running, Rving, traveling, Uncategorized, weekend getaway
Tagged Indian Trails campground, Pardeeville
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15-mile running pardee
Marathon: t-minus seven weeks I didn’t have high expectations for my long run last weekend. I was scheduled for a 15-miler, and had missed two of my three short runs during the week. So I had run a total of … Continue reading
Snow fun
The good news is I got out of work early yesterday. The bad news is, we got out early because a snow storm was picking up and we had this to deal with on the commute home: Luckily, the early … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment, pictures, Stuff that would only happen to me
Tagged Chicago pictures, winter in Chicago
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Smoke on the water
First it was the snow, then the bitter cold spell. Old Man Winter has finally settled in here in Chicago. As I did my penguin waddle to the office today in my three layers of clothing, I remembered one of … Continue reading
Posted in pictures, Uncategorized
Tagged chicago river, pictures of chicago, winter in Chicago
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