46:40 – 5 miles
“It seems like a dangerous job.” That’s what someone said to me once when I was talking about NASA and astronauts. My response to her was: “Well, they do leave the Earth.”
25 years ago I was in 4th grade watching in awe the first teacher heading into space. Watching the [...]
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It feels different when I talk about distant running now. I refer to a semi-long run as 9 miles like it’s nothing. In reality, it is something. As a running coach once told me during a marathon: you have to work the plan. Well, I am in the beginning stages of [...]
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This weekend is the last weekend of the season for my son’s hockey team. It has been a great year for growth for my son not only on the ice, but also learning about what it means to be part of a team. A hockey team is not about one person [...]
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A friend posted a status update yesterday that she was going to speak to college students and offer career advice. She made the joke that they should get a degree and then work in a job that has nothing to do with it. While it’s funny, it seems to happen often.
[...] Continue Reading →38:27 – 4 miles
Ran with no iPod today just to see. I really didn’t think about much except running, which tells me I’m starting to move faster. The question will be, how long can I go at this speed? My training for the marathon was ultra conservative … mostly so that I wasn’t found [...]
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