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April 21, 2008

Marathon Monday!

running, travel / 1 Comment

I have a long post from yesterday that I’m halfway done with, so I’ll post that later. But for now, just wanted to say how excited I am… the front runners in the marathon are only about 10 miles away! Time for me to head out because they’ll be here before I know it. Exciting to hear that they’re on track to set a course record, too. My plan is to walk down to mile 24 (it’s a block from my friend Adam’s apartment where I stayed last night), watch the leaders, then make a quick alcohol run and also …

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April 17, 2008

What type of runner are you?

running / 7 Comments

(From Active.com) I’d like to say I’m a High Five Twister, because part of the description is “cute and young female runner.” I do want to high five every runner that passes me, and sometimes I do just that. I also often run with a huge dopey looking grin on my face and some tears in my eyes because my runner’s high from my music has made me so happy to be out there. However, I don’t think I twist around, which is most of the point of this description. I wear my iPod (shades of the Human Cybertron), I …

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April 17, 2008

Race Report: Cooper River Bridge Run

running, travel / 5 Comments

Sorry this is so delayed… I really need to get better about these reports or it will be July and you’ll be reading about my Turkey Trot! What can I say, work has been absolutely crazy lately (14+ hours/day!). On Friday, the Charlotte airport had a lot of delays, which pushed me about 3 hours back from my expected 1 PM arrival in Charleston. When my flight from Charlotte was finally boarding at 2:30, they asked for volunteers to step off and take the 4:30 flight instead. I seized the opportunity for a free roundtrip ticket anywhere in the country, …

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April 14, 2008

Weekend in review

health and fitness, running / 9 Comments

Saturday was Relay for Life, and though I suppose it was a success, it was kind of a disappointment compared to other years that I’ve done it. How well the Relay goes is largely a function of how much effort you put into it beforehand, and as you all know, I didn’t put much effort in because I just planned to go 24 hours before. My last minute e-mail blitz to my friends and family resulted in donations of $10/mile, which I decided was worth it. However, because I planned to walk ahead of time (instead of last minute at …

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April 11, 2008

Last minute charity

goal setting / 2 Comments

An e-mail I just sent to my friends/family: Last year I did Relay for Life at Cornell with a team of my girlfriends, all of whom had had a parent diagnosed with cancer. I wasn’t going to do it again this year (no time to fundraise and really get ready), but I just got asked by my old team to join and I’m finding it hard to refuse. Instead of asking for a flat donation, since it is so very last minute, what I’m thinking is this: Basically, each team at the Relay tries to have at least one person …

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