Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. Yesterday Jon and I celebrated our 22nd meet-aversary and reminisced about the night when we met. To celebrate, we got Chinese takeout and ate on the couch....
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On Sunday, I ran the 19th annual Urban Cow Half Marathon. If I am honest: I am still riding this post-race high. I can’t believe how perfect this race went for me. I hadn’t been able to participate in a few years (because of travel and COVID), but it’s a...
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. This week was taper week that ended with a half marathon today (separate recap to come). I focused on Week 3 of the Power Zone Pack “Power Zone University: Class of 2023” Challenge, but also “adapted”...
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BAFFLED | that it’s already the end of September. How is that possible? This year has just been flying by for me (anyone else?). I am starting to look forward to cooler temps and changing leaves now. September and October are actually two of the nicest months here in Northern California....
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. I had a pretty good week overall. I felt a little fatigued on my last long run before my race and it makes me wonder if I can pull off my anticipated pace next weekend, but...
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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. The Memorial Service aka Celebration of Life for Jon’s Dad was very nice last week. I hadn’t been to a memorial service here in the US (and...
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photo credit: @priscilladupreez via Unsplash I think I need to do some fall purging. When I was trying to figure out what I was going to wear to Jon’s dad’s Memorial Service last week, I pulled a gazillion things out of my closet and got frustrated pretty quickly because I...
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Around the Interwebs Thrifting wardrobe tips. 7-morning habits that could affect your day. Note-taking by hand: a powerful tool to support memory. I used to take notes by hand in college and then often rewrite a clean copy at home (as part of my studying process). The 2-step “loci method”...
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