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Happy Thanksgiving
Running running... and getting ready for Thanksgiving.Don may run outdoors in nearly any kind of weather.. and sometimes he goes with us to the indoor track. I sort of prefer temperatures above 25 for outdoor activity (which means I don't ski anymore).Running in above 40 degree weather is a...
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Published 6 days ago

Great News and Well, the Weather
Be sure to check out Don's monthly myeloma report:myelomahope.blogspot.comThis November weather is getting annoying: cold, windy, cold, gray, cold, snow flurries, cold.The unseasonably cold weather hit suddenly, you see.And reasonable weather theology would say we didn't deserve that because the...
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Published 2 weeks ago

First Snowfall
Monday and Tuesday were spectatular... September weather!Also, we are celebrating some election results and hoping for restored international relations.. and other good changes.Chickadees, nuthatches and cardinals flocked to the feeder when the snow came on Thursday. Later this week:...
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Published 3 weeks ago

Indianapolis Monumental Marathon
Don ran the marathon (32nd marathon, 19th state); Sweet Pea and I did the half.Don's myeloma diagnosis was just after his first marathon. He has no symptoms and doctors say, whatever you are doing, keep doing it. Both race started out together.. for the first 6 miles. Weather was...
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Published 4 weeks ago

Des Moines Farmers' Market
In celebration of the weekly (Saturday morning) Des Moines Farmers' Market!We were on the way to drive the marathon race course last Saturday (see previous post), and quickly came across the extensive Farmers' Market, with many streets closed to traffic east of the Polk County Court House (in the...
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Published a month ago

Des Moines Marathon
We 3 ran the beautiful Des Moines yesterday.Below... Sweet Pea, wearing a garbage bag to keep warm at the start, running toward the Iowa State Capitol. Temp was in high 40s.. but heated up to 70 by mid-afternoon. The marathon winds through historic neighborhoods, around the Drake...
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Published a month ago

October
Sweet Pea and I did twenty miles on Gateway Trail last Thursday.You can click on the map for a nice enlargement.Wooly caterpillar... we saw about 30 of them ... and the interesting thing is that every one of them was really chugging along.It was a lovely autumn day.Saturday we did a 5K race for...
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Published 2 months ago

PS for the previous post
Bless the volunteers!!!Last year they struggled to get enough water out there ... with runners pouring cups of water over their hot heads...This year they endured the rain pouring on their own heads...And still they were out there. Hurrah for the faithful spectators, too.(See yesterday's post.)
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Published 2 months ago

Twin Cities Marathon Races
After missing the window of opportunity to register for the Twin Cities Marathon last spring, Sweet Pea and I put our names in the envelope and made it in the drawing for the Twin Cities 10 mile race.Perhaps you heard that it rained?! Forty-eight degrees and about an hour of really pouring rain:...
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Published 2 months ago

Still Running
A 5K race last Saturday, sponsored by Orthopaedic Sports.race course on a new section of Gateway in North St. Paul.Below ... an egret finding breakfast as we ran by.
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Published 2 months ago

Lewis & Clark Marathon That Wasn't
Fifteen minutes before marathon race time, I stepped out of the car into dark. 35 mile an hour wind... horizontal rain... pelted through my shirt. Less than a minute later, in a porta potty line, I was drenched to the skin... to the tips of my toes, and I said, "I can't do this."When Hurricane...
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Published 3 months ago

A Lot Going On
Running running running.An occasional race.A whole lot of family stuff.Some home fix-up.Eating Weight Watcher's core foods: lean protein, vegetables, fruit, breakfast oatmeal, a few nuts (no oil added), and a little chunk of dark chocolate.Hoping for a new federal administration.Enjoying a little...
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Published 3 months ago