running
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4 in 40, inspired!
It had just reached 20 degrees as we pulled into the downtown KC airport. A few hundred other runners were lapping the parking lot around us, attempting to keep warm. We fastened our race bibs, pulled on our gloves, secured our earphones, and stepped out of the car into the icy cold Valentine’s Day morning.…
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Accountability 2010
Like everyone else, it’s always part of my New Year Resolution to “get back in shape” or “lose weight” or “exercise more.” The problem with these resolutions is they don’t follow good goal-setting rules. They are kind of measurable, but not really. I mean, “get back in shape” – what shape? The shape that fits…
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Ronnie – 2:07, Lori – 2:40
Saturday morning Ronnie and I got up bright and early (approximately 5:30 a.m.) to drag our butts to Crown Center for the Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon. We had signed up to run the Half Marathon which is 13.1 miles, and here we were, this chilly October morning. This was Ronnie’s first race ever,…
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Still got it!
I stuck to my guns and went for a 5 mile run today. Considering that I don’t remember the last time I ran (how bad is that when I have a half marathon coming up in T minus 6 weeks?), it felt pretty darn good! It was a gorgeous, partly sunny day but the temperature…