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April 22, 2008

Some new possibilities

running, travel / 7 Comments

Travel plans for the weekend of May 3 and 4 just changed, so now I have alt-travel dollars to spend. Would it be a completely dumb idea to do another race the day after the Brooklyn Half Marathon? I mean, even if I did a half-marathon… that’s just like running one marathon spread over two days. Right? Choices:Broad Street Run (10 miles, in Philadelphia)Cincinnati Flying Pig Half MarathonLincoln Half MarathonProvidence Half Marathon The final option (as discussed with a coworker):XX, Laura (US – New York) [11:45 AM]: I just hate to waste a weekend and not alt-travelXX, Laura (US – …

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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 9, 2008

Tales from the ER

health and fitness, travel / 8 Comments

When I first arrived at the emergency room, I got to go through triage. (I tried calling earlier in the day to book an appointment for when I could reasonably leave work, but they told me that they wouldn’t take appointments at the ER). In triage, I told the nurse that I had a really bad sunburn, and she looked at me quite skeptically, but filled out my paperwork. I sat there for over an hour waiting to be seen, all the while hearing the doctors and nurses discussing the patients. “Who’s in room T2?” “A girl with a sunburn.” …

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April 7, 2008

Ouch

travel / 8 Comments

I normally don’t ever get sunburned. Even when I sit out without sunscreen, the most I’ve come away with is a little redness on my shoulders. Yesterday, we went to the beach, and since it was my first time out in the sun this season, I was extra careful and used 30 SPF. Unfortunately, it did not do any good, and I think I might have sun poisoning. Symptoms of sun poisoning:Entire body as red as a lobster: checkBurning heat on all skin surfaces: checkPain when I sit, stand, wear clothes, and generally just exist: checkChills and shivering: checkNausea: checkThrowing …

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April 6, 2008

Horrified

diet, travel / 5 Comments

Last night when we were out, a guy referred to me as “that fat girl.” I don’t really like Charleston anymore…

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