Category Archives: Janathon Blogging
raindrops
On Day 4 of 2019 I woke to fog, watched rain all day and jumped puddles after dinner to at least walk a mile for the day. Ended up with 1.66 miles in a loop near home, stopping many times … Continue reading
Drawbridge jaunt
As a busy Thursday was coming to a close, I made it out the door for a quick walk for #Janathon. The closest route with benefits is to go over and back on the bridge to the island. It happens … Continue reading
Trash day antics
Puzzled looks. Questioning eyes. Unexpected smiles. It was a bit of fun this morning to confuse the county waste management workers collecting trash in the neighborhood I was walking. Didn’t I just see her? Where did she come from? Is … Continue reading
Tortoise wisdom
A new year brings new goals, new dreams and a dose of reality. On this sunny New Year’s Day of 2019 I found myself brought to a halt by a gopher tortoise. The small creature carrying loads of wisdom crossed … Continue reading
St Pete Beach Classic Half Marathon
Well, it is done. Barely. It was a beautiful course, fantastic weather at the start, and lots of volunteer support. Unfortunately, my internal pain situation took away a lot of the joy of the experience. I tried walk run intervals … Continue reading
Countdown
It has been a week since I opened my blog and the first piece I see is…10 Hours until race start. AAAAhhhhhh! With the tightness in my groin/pelvic muscle region I hadn’t run since Sunday. Hoping with all fingers crossed, … Continue reading
Manic Monday
Another Monday is almost over. Thank goodness! I’ve never enjoyed the return to work at my current job after a weekend of relative peace. And this one lived up to its lousy prospects. Who is driving which car? What to … Continue reading
Dome & Dilemma
For today’s run we decided to try out the Hampshire Dome in Milford, NH. The facility has 3 turf fields and an indoor track. (Photo is from an indoor race at the facility – not taken today.) It was an interesting … Continue reading
Quickie
After a looong sleep-interrupted night chaperoning 22 young boys, I needed two things essential to my existence: a RUN and a BEER! With the rainy weather the run became a revisit to the one mile loop by the house. Quick and … Continue reading
Boys will be boys
Friday, January 10th – a day of boys. Lots of boys. Cub Scout overnight – indoors since it is January in NH. 20+ boys, siblings and parents with board and card games and LEGOs. In preparation I spent the morning … Continue reading
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