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Day 365 | Looking Back and Looking Forward
Goals. I like to take time on the last day of the year to reflect on what I’ve accomplished and to set goals for the upcoming year. I feel very strongly that goals work if you set them and don’t forget them. This year I feel very good about what I was able to do, […]
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Day 360 | Running Outside in Winter
It was in the low 20’s today, with a wind chill that made it feel about 16 degrees F. According to the media, there is supposed to be a blizzard tomorrow so I really wanted to get a run in today. I dressed in layers, I wore long underwear and a long sleeve wicking shirt. […]
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Day 352 | Writers Block and Running Block
A couple of weeks ago, I told my friends and family on facebook about this website. Up until that point, I had been writing this rather anonymously and really didn’t want anyone I knew to read it (except my husband). But I made up my mind that I was going to be brave, and […]
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Day 324 | Running in the Wind
Today was a crisp and windy day. The forecast called for the winds to pick up in the afternoon so I made sure to get going before noon. I didn’t have clear plan. I thought I would run somewhere between 3 and 8 miles. That sounds pretty silly but I just hadn’t given it much […]
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Day 321 | Clearing Mental Space
Now that the medical drama that was my life is over, I am finally able to concentrate on my fitness goals once again. I feel like my brain has more space in it now, and I can focus on getting the exercise in and on eating right. I have had a great week so far. […]
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Day 319 | Got My Ass Kicked
Now that I am back to being fully healthy again, I went back to the boot camp class at the YMCA today. It was wonderful to be back. I was nervous that I would struggle and I was worried about how much fitness I had lost. I didn’t do too badly. I could run and […]
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Day 311 | Bookending the Pregnancy Saga
I decided on Friday that no matter what, I was going to run the Maine Coast Half Marathon today. There were many reasons why I should run, and lots of reasons why I could have stayed home. But in the end, I believe what it came down to was that I needed to bookend this […]
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Day 309 | Deciding to Run
I have a choice to make. I can either run 13.1 miles on Sunday or I can not. I’m signed up to run the women-only Maine Coast Half Marathon (aka another Pikermi) with my sister-in-law. I haven’t trained for this one. My longest run since the Bar Harbor Half in September was an […]
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Day 303 | Running Again Tomorrow
I am feeling so much better. I have lost the extra weight that I gained from the surgery (phew!) and am back to where I’ve been. I was dizzy for a few days but now am ready to start running again. I’m up in the midcoast of Maine this weekend. It’s cold but absolutely beautiful. […]
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Day 300 | Awake and Alive and 6 Pounds Heavier
I had the D&C surgery yesterday. It was basically a vacuum procedure, there was no cutting involved. It all went very well. The staff was very nice and I felt confident in my doctor’s ability and the anesthesiologist’s as well. I was asleep during the entire procedure, and I was very relieved just to have […]