STOKED | about the weather that we had in June. I know the weather has been crazy and unusual in a lot of places recently, but for us, it’s been “unusual” in a good way. June was surprisingly mild here in the Central Valley, we even had a couple of...
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Around the Interwebs How to fight for our reproductive rights, based on how much time you have. This whole topic gets me so riled up. Yeah, yeah, pro-life and all, (PSA: nobody WANTS abortions, but they can be necessary for a variety of reasons!), but what about the repercussions for thousands...
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. I know you all must think I am a little crazy what with all the challenges I have going on (and I probably am), but what can I say, they’re just really fun and motivating for...
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It’s been a while since I shared some of my favorite things and that needs to be remedied promptly. I always appreciate it when you guys share new and exciting things with me, and I’d like to return the favor. 1. I finally got around to hanging up a hummingbird...
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On Saturday morning (7/2) we had breakfast at the hotel at 8:45 am and then we made our way to Santa Cruz. We had originally planned to spend a day in Half Moon Bay, but the weather app predicted cold and cloudy weather there, so we decided to drive a...
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. This week was a week of celebration. Tanja and I celebrated our 900th ride on the bike that goes nowhere (aka the Peloton) and I unexpectedly hit a new PR in a 30 min cycling class....
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. Earlier this week, I had a project meeting where I had to present our progress (or, I should say, progress for my subtask, as we had a...
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. As mentioned last week, I kicked off this week with the Team Wilpers Summer Run Challenge. I hadn’t done any type of structured training in a while and was excited to start working on my speed a...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. This weekend, I’ll be participating in the “SUMMIT Stride” event. It’s the running version of the PeloFondo. It’s a virtual running event where you pledge miles –...
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photo credit: @simmerdownjpg via Unsplash Thank you to everyone who has been finding their way to my blog these last few weeks. I am not sure if you subscribe (through another reader than Feedly, where the posts actually show up in a timely manner), if you clicked on a comment...
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