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A great race deserves a great day of celebration

Posted on October 22, 2014 by

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 →

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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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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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Party on the roof

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

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 →

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Weekend on the water

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

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 →

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Recharging the batteries

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

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 →

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