Year in Review: 2015

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You can check out my goals for 2016 here, but this post is about looking back at a pretty marvelous year.  Thanks to all of those who supported me and brought joy to my life in 2015.

Here are a few facts about 2015…

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2016 Goals!!!: Four (Five?) Marathons, 3:45, and 2016 Miles

IMG_7018I don’t love how New Year’s resolutions are marketed these days (nor how congested they make gym classes…), but I do see value in setting new intentions for the year ahead.  I’ll be gentler on myself, I’ll be more complimentary to my spouse, I’ll focus on being more appreciative — that sort of thing.  And, although you won’t hear me resolve to lose 10 lbs. in 2016, I also see value in setting goals.  (Obvi… This is a blog entirely dedicated to my goal of running 50 marathons in 50 states…)  I’ve decided on three running-related goals for 2016.

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MSB Marathon T Minus 3 Weeks: The Long Run… About That…

IMG_8835If you read this blog regularly, you know that I am training for the Mississippi Blues Marathon on January 9 (19 days from now!).  Last week, I said I was going to just get my 20 miler done this past weekend a little early, so I didn’t have to worry about doing it over the holidays.  Spoiler alert: it didn’t happen.

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UPDATED: Finding the Best Podcasts for Running

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My husband is obsessed with podcasts  – not just Serial and This American Life but lots and lots of other podcasts about tech and business and food and farming and health and medicine and relationships. He listens to them on the way to work, walking the dog, in the car, who knows when else.  I enjoy them – especially Radiolab – in the car with him on road trips (especially because we have different musical preferences), but I haven’t made them part of my daily life like he has.

However, on my last few long runs, I’ve been feeling… well, lonely.  Bored. Eager to get home and get on with whatever else the day holds. 

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