I can hardly say Triathlon, never mind DO one.
But I am. Doing one, that is.
Well, a mini one. Or more technically, a “Sprint” Triathlon.
On the average, a Sprint Triathlon is about a half mile swim. A 10-15 mile bike ride. And then, to cap it off, a 5K run.
OK.
I am not […]

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A few pictures from our vacation in breathtakingly beautiful Rangeley, Maine…
The view from our condo’s deck:

The view of frozen Rangeley Lake, covered in snow:

The snowy mountains, seen from a trail on Saddleback Mountain:

A view of Saddleback Lake from Saddleback Mountain:

Yes, my doggies came on vacation… and they played…

… and slept:

They weren’t the only animals there, […]

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I don’t know what I was thinking yesterday, but I decided to join my brother and sister-in-law yesterday in a 10K race.
That’s 6.2 miles.
Last year I ran a half marathon, but that was after a lot of training. And I was in good shape.
Right now, I’m just not.
But the three of us have signed up […]

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This Fall in New England has been incredibly glorious.
Warm. The toasty kind of warm, like warming cold hands over a marshmallow fire.
Blue. As in the sky. I have never seen so much keen, clean, brilliant blue than the daytime skies of this Fall.
Ribbons of purples and pinks. The clouds each evening […]

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We’re all smart mamas.
After all, any woman who can balance children with any of the following: home, laundry, work, marriage, playdates, carpools, school functions, volunteering, church, friendships, cooking, cleaning (and insert your own activity here) is a smart mama.
It’s innate.
There’s something about becoming a mother and suddenly being able to do more than you ever […]

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I’ve recently gotten back into exercising after sitting on my lazy ass for two months a brief hiatus.
Growing up, I was an athlete, both in school and on club teams. Swimming and cross country running were my sports of choice, so I clearly gravitated toward the “individual” sports (as opposed to “team” sports like […]

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