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Cowtown 2018 Training Week 5, Thanksgiving, & Football

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 5, Thanksgiving, & Football

I was sick all week, so I skipped my run on Monday, and coughed my way through Body Pump on Tuesday and a short run on Wednesday. Thursday was the first of three Thanksgiving meals. We host this one, and I like to do all […]

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 4 & Pumpkin Spice 10K

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 4 & Pumpkin Spice 10K

For my Monday run, I decided to do intervals (run 3 minutes, walk 1 minute, repeat). I programmed the workout into my Garmin, but, unfortunately didn’t repeat the intervals enough times. Tuesday, I picked up my packet for Pumpkin Spice. I was a little disappointed […]

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 3

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 3

I’m finally getting over my cold, but I’m still coughing. I had a meeting Monday night, so I wasn’t able to run. Tuesday, I did my usual morning Body Pump class, and then I had time to run after work. I do not like it […]

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 2 and Marching Band

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 2 and Marching Band

The cold I mentioned last week hit me with full force this week. As a result, I missed my Monday and Wednesday runs and Tuesday morning Body Pump. After staying home from work Wednesday, I finally started feeling better, and I was able to make […]

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 1

Cowtown 2018 Training Week 1

And, so it begins… I like to have a long half-marathon training schedule, because I tend to get sick/injured/or otherwise behind in my training. This is my first of 18 weeks training for Cowtown 2018. I’m running the challenge again – the 5K on Saturday […]

Rahr Oktoberfest 5K 2017

Rahr Oktoberfest 5K 2017

I have been really inconsistent in my running since my half marathon in April. First, I always slack off a bit during the summer, because of the Texas heat. But, this summer, I was sidelined by a plantar’s wart of all things. I first noticed […]

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 5 & The Trip Home

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 5 & The Trip Home

On our final day of vacation, our main goal was to make it back to Portland, because our flight home was early the following morning. We decided we were up for some hiking on the way if we left Eugene early enough, so we took […]

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 4

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 4

We decided to take it easy on the 4th day of our vacation and stay near Eugene. While looking for things to do, I came across the Simpsons mural in Springfield, so we decided to go there after breakfast and take a look. There are […]

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 3

2017 Vacation Oregon: Day 3

On the third day of our vacation, I woke up to find my fibit battery almost dead and no charger. Both the Target in Eugene and Springfield showed a limited stock, so we decided to stop by the Eugene location after breakfast, since it was […]

2017 Vacation Oregon: Days 1 & 2

2017 Vacation Oregon: Days 1 & 2

I am way behind on editing our vacation photos from July. Make sure your lenses are spot-free before going on vacation so that you don’t spend hours editing out said spots in Photoshop after you return home. Day 1: We took an early flight from […]