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A New Year, indeed.

December 28, 2012

Hello, friends – it’s been a few weeks. How have you been? I hope that everyone has enjoyed the Holidays. Life has been busy, but good, and I’m especially grateful to have the Holidays to celebrate with our families. Here is a photo of Zak and me from his family’s “Wild West” themed Thanksgiving: Gosh, [...]

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Recovery

October 22, 2012

Hello, friends – I hope that everyone is having a good week so far. Yesterday was a gorgeous fall day here in Southeastern Wisconsin, but was tarnished when a deranged gunman attacked his wife and six other innocent people at a local spa. Three people died, and four were injured. It was a total shock [...]

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Race Report: Glacial Trail 50k

October 20, 2012

Where to begin… this was one beast of a race. On or around my 30th birthday, I decided I wanted to do more trail running in the year ahead. My birthday is the day after Christmas. I hit the trails as soon as I could in the spring, driving out to Lapham Peak on weekend [...]

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Glacial Trail 50k

October 18, 2012

I survived! The 50k at Glacial Trail was the rainiest, muddiest, most humbling and yet the most amusing time I’ve had at any race. The volunteers and fellow runners made the already awesome experience, completely amazing. Race report to follow!

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Monday morning.

October 1, 2012
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Race Recap: Marathon at The North Face Endurance Challenge – Madison

September 17, 2012

Friends! Your weekends! How were they? I spent about 1/3 of my Saturday getting schooled by the marathon course of the North Face Endurance Challenge. Don’t get me wrong; I had fun, I was grateful to be out there running and enjoying the day. Plus, Zak and his Dad came out to watch me finish. [...]

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Into the woods.

September 13, 2012

It’s 9:21 Thursday evening. In approximately 36 hours, I will be 20 minutes in to and (hopefully) 1/13th of the way completed for marathon #3… The North Face Endurance Series Challenge: Madison. Am I stoked? Heck, yes. Am I nervous? Of course. Pre-race jitters are one thing; pre-marathon jitters are a less familiar territory. I’ve [...]

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Road tripping

September 3, 2012

We came, we saw, we scampered. Zak and I celebrated our 8-year anniversary by driving 3k+ miles, covering 7 states and three National Parks. More photos to follow. I’ve been neglecting the blog lately (thanks, Capt’n Obvious), so if you’re reading this I thank you kindly for checking in. Here’s what will be happening within [...]

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Race Recap: Half Marathon at Ice Age Trail 50

May 31, 2012

Success! To be candid, the half marathon at the Ice Age Trail 50 was difficult. Even though I visited the course a few weeks before race day and completed a 9+ mile loop comfortably, I had to really suck it up for this race! Hills, humidity, even a little heat made for a challenging half. [...]

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Ready or not?

May 11, 2012

Here I come! Tomorrow morning. 9:30AM. 13.1 miles on one of the most gorgeous trail loops in Southeastern Wisconsin. My first trail race and my first half marathon in 2012. Boom. Gear is ready to rock. And I bought myself a tech hat! It will be a last-minute decision tomorrow whether or not to try [...]

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