Monthly Archives: March 2010

Rain On My Roof

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Did you miss… Oh She Glows in my apartment? My 15 mile trail run? My 40 mile bike ride? The Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24 Vegan Around the World party?   Morning!  I had a wonderful night sleep, thanks in part to this little gadget: Last night, I downloaded the “Ambiance” app on my iPhone, browsed…

Epic Fail

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(I’ve been waiting to name a post “Epic Fail!”)   The Husband and I went to visit Harry, our friend who used to live in our neighborhood and just recently moved 40 minutes south.  It’s a small residential town. Random side note:  On the way to dinner, the radio announced we were under tornado watch. …

Thank You, Orange Shirt

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WHEW!  That 40 miler was WAY harder than I expected it to be! It was very, very windy out (gusts of 20 mph!) and the first 9 miles of my ride were entirely into the wind.  I had to pull over a tweet a ‘help me!’ for extra motivation (thanks to everyone who responded!).  I…

The Other Purpose of Long Days

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It’s my first LONG DAY for Century Training (a century is 100 miles, so I have a lot of work to do!).  Today, I am riding 40 miles, which I expect to take  me a little less than 3 hours.   Long days (whether it’s running, biking, or something else) serve two purposes in my…