Author Archives: 21cm

Monday Monday – of Elevation Charts and Accomplishments

For someone who raced her last race of the year last weekend I worked awfully hard this weekend. Saturday’s Ride: It wasn’t quite as hairy as that elevation chart makes it look but it was hard enough. I kept up … Continue reading

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The Best Laid Plans

A friend invited me out for coffee today so I said “sure!” and thought about how I needed to go to Target to get some fluorescent bulbs for the garage and how I needed to go to the grocery store … Continue reading

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When Your Friend is in a Video

I’m posting this because the last woman shown in this video is my birthday sistah!  We’re a couple years apart (she is Humbly Anne’s best friend from high school) but not that far apart in many other ways.  I’m posting … Continue reading

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Hump Day Miscellany – 7 Random Things

1). The coaches video taped us at Masters yesterday. The video is great – there is nothing better to help you fix up your stroke. On the other hand – I have a lot of problems with my elbows dropping … Continue reading

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Monday Monday – NWM Race Report – PR

This will be a race report mostly in pictures because we all know about the ratio of value between pictures and words. The plan was for 2 of my friends from Forward Motion to arrive at Chez Moi at 4:30 … Continue reading

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Pathetic vs. Eloquent

I am going to write a normal, Monday Monday – Race Report in a bit but first I just have to air a grievance.  The robo-call smear campaign that is coming out of the McCain camp is the most shameful … Continue reading

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Nike swag

Tomorrow is race day and I’m ready although I’m really tired. I wanted to share with you what I got at the Expo. I had to go twice to do this. I got the stuff in the first picture on … Continue reading

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Friday Guest Blogger – Denise writes about Joggling

I got an email in my regular email inbox a couple of weeks ago from Denise from LA who wanted to know if she could be a guest blogger on this blog.  I was taken by surprise because my regular … Continue reading

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Hockey Mom

My brother in law made this pumpkin with a friend of his.  He makes a pumpkin with a hocky puck every year but this year was special – so very special.  His favorite part is that when you open the … Continue reading

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Monday Monday – Perseverance Furthers

I’ve been running quite a bit lately because I have this little race coming up next weekend (the Nike Half Marathon).  I increased my running volume quite dramatically.  Check it out – this is my weekly milage   starting 10  weeks ago and … Continue reading

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