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Running Review 2021
As I like to do with many areas in my life I want to take a look back at my year of running. Off the bat I accomplished two big goals, running my first marathon and completing my first sprint triathlon. With accomplishments like that you might think I was focused and keeping up with my training programs. Well I am here to tell you that was not the case. I started out strong after signing up for the marathon in December 2020, I knew I needed to start training since I only had 16 weeks. The first four months of the year I was able to hit at least…
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Training for Marathon #2
I knew before I even crossed the finish line at my first marathon that there would be a second one in my future. I walked way more than I wanted and felt if I stuck with my training plan better I could have performed to my peak. I signed up for the Rehoboth marathon that will be in December. Training began the week of August 16 and would continue for the next 16 weeks! My training started out worse than it did for my first marathon, I only ran just under 14 miles for the entire month of August. September was not much better with me getting 25 miles in…
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Christmas 2021
This year I have not felt very Christmasy. I made a decision early on that I did not want to do a lot of shopping and buy things that others don’t really need or want. I was hoping stepping back from the commercialism would help put me in the Christmas mood, it hasn’t really helped. I know this can be a difficult time of year for many and even though the message does not seem to be out there, it is perfectly fine to not have the Christmas spirit. I don’t think it helps when stores start putting Christmas decorations and supplies out in the summer, what happened to a…
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Haircut Update- Note to my Future Self
Why is it when your hair is short it seems to grow so fast? After about 4 weeks my new short hair cut was getting in my way and I had to start securing it back when I was at work. I planned to get my hair trimmed but just procrastinated and could not get an appointment till about 12 weeks after the initial cut. I went to a different salon and again showed my idea pictures to the stylist. She added more layers to help my hair take advantage of the natural curl. She diffused it to keep the curl and I was in love with the final result. …
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Halloween 2021
Halloween has come and gone and it was very blah for me this year. As my girls are getting older things change each year. This year the middle child went to visit with friends for the weekend and it was just me and the youngest. Waiting till the last minute we carved pumpkins just after lunch on Halloween. I decided not to wear a costume as I just could not decide what to wear. I opted for a Halloween tee shirt. The youngest was invited to trick or treat with friends so we met up with them in Cape May. Yes, I still take my child trick or treating. I…
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Repeat Races
Up until August every race I ran was just one as covid prevented many races from happening last year. The first race to repeat was the Murph Mile in Cape May. Last year I took first in my age group running a 9:19.5. Oh, did I forget to mention I was the only one in my age group? While it was a bit disappointing to not have any competition, I did meet my goal of running a mile in under 10 minutes. This year the race returned and I was excited to see how much I have improved over the year. My youngest challenged me to run an 8 minute…
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Pre-Halloween 2021
I have always been a fan of Halloween for the simple fact I get to dress in costume. Part of it is getting to wear something fancy and or fun but the other part is expressing my creativity. I will use any excuse to make or buy a new costume. Last year derailed me in my pursuit of the perfect Halloween costume. As usually happens when Halloween does not fall on a work day, my enthusiasm waned. The Hallowed Half Marathon was deferred and my costume I spent the last year perfecting would not be needed. A handful of us met to run the race unofficially, I wanted to save…
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My Hair: The Early Years
The relationship I have had with my hair over the years could be described as on again off again. When I was born I had very little hair, my mother told me she used to tape bows on my head so people would stop asking about her cute little boy. My hair took its sweet time growing. By the time I entered kindergarten, I had enough hair that my mom thought it was time to continue the family tradition of my first home perm. This is a tradition that dies with me as I could not subject my girls to any of the trauma I endured. Meatball head became my…
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Children with Hair Loss Donation
As I started writing for this blog one page quickly became two and that really goes against my original plan to keep my posts short so they don’t take too much time to read. So this is part one of a multipart series. My last big hair cut was in 2008 when I donated to another charity that solicits hair donations for cancer patients. Since that donation, I found out the charity charges for the wigs that are given to children. One of my daughters found the charity Children with Hair Loss and they never charge for the wigs they give to children. Additionally, they accepted dyed hair. I…
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My First Triathlon
After waiting for over a year and a half from when I signed up, race weekend was finally here! Friday night was the athletes’ meeting and packet pickup. I left later than planned and just barely made it in time for the meeting. After the meeting, I picked up my race packet with my numbers and timing chip. I was happy the volunteers also added our required markings to our arms as I had no clue what I was doing. At this point with markered numbers on my arms, it started to feel real, I was really doing this. I caught up with some of my fellow running club…
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