Author Archives: 21cm

Marion Makes History

Posted on October 5, 2007 by 21cm

Marion Makes History was the title on the cover of Track and Field Magazine just after she won 5 medals at the 2000 Olympic games. She’s making history again – admitting to her use of illegal, performance enhancing drugs prior … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Running, say what? | 10 Comments

Oh Happy Day!

Posted on October 4, 2007 by 21cm

I finally was able to see the results from my Saturday Triathlon and I’m very happy to say that there were 4 women in my division so my 2nd place win was for reals! Just as a side note – … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Events | 7 Comments

Shamu, Is That You?

Posted on October 2, 2007 by 21cm

It wasn’t enough for me to get up at 5:00 AM on Saturday. I needed to do it again on Sunday, this time to go swim with the sharks in the SF Bay again. My friend Melia was in on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Swimming | 14 Comments

Runner Down

Posted on October 1, 2007 by 21cm

I got a very sad email this evening from our friend the Black Knight who tells me Yesterday I got home after 13 days in the hospital for a surgery to rebuild my thigh bone broken in 2 parts with … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Running | 1 Comment

A Day of Firsts

Posted on September 29, 2007 by 21cm

Today I raced the Bethel Island Olympic Distance (sort of ) Triathlon. It was a day of firsts. If I did the standard race report it would read: Swim – too long and sort of hard – water had weird … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Look Out!

Posted on September 27, 2007 by 21cm

It’s cold season – don’t forget to take your Vitamin C and get plenty of rest or you might end up like this little guy: Continue reading →

Posted in Health | 2 Comments

A Word, Please

Posted on September 26, 2007 by 21cm

Could everyone whose blog I read please quit linking to such fantastic blogs? And could everyone I don’t read please quit writing such great posts? I mean really – I’M ONLY ONE WOMAN! I can’t read blogs all day long. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in community | 13 Comments

You Know You Have the Best Kid’s when…

Posted on September 25, 2007 by 21cm

Yesterday the FedEx truck pulled up and I did a quick mental inventory trying to figure out what it could be. He unloaded and delivered a fairly large box from Smith and Hawken addressed to me. This was not my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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You Know You Have the Best Kid’s when…

Posted on September 25, 2007 by 21cm

Yesterday the FedEx truck pulled up and I did a quick mental inventory trying to figure out what it could be. He unloaded and delivered a fairly large box from Smith and Hawken addressed to me. This was not my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Family | 16 Comments

Like a Puppy in a Mud Puddle

Posted on September 23, 2007 by 21cm

I had a fantastic weekend of cycling – really fantastic. Saturday I went out with a group in the rain. I had never ridden in the rain before and another guy and I were chatting while we waited for the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling | 8 Comments