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Podcast: Best Laid Plans

Fitness

Workouts // Reading // Etc

8 Weeks Until JAX Marathon This was the first week in quite some time where most of my runs were enjoyable — the weather finally improved (SOME; we’re talking lower/mid-70s temps, not crisp cool weather – I included the temps below). The mild improvement…

October 20, 2024
life

5 on a Saturday: Post Long Run Edition

1- Getting so excited for TS tomorrow!!!! AAAAND our weather looks like it will be reasonably good. (This is very important since I expect parking to be farrrrr and the venue is open to air / rain anyway — as a person with a…

October 19, 2024

3 Notable Things Today

1- 1 year ago, I almost got run over by my own car. Now, something is bizarro-world with my blog because it looks like this happened 10/18/23 when it absolutely happened 10/17/23 (it says so in my 5-year journal, plus I can see that…

October 17, 2024
life

T-4 to TS

Warm Anticipatory Feelings I feel less angsty about my full calendar and am starting to look forward to some of the exciting things up ahead. This has been a BANNER year for performances: Mitski! Olivia Rodrigo! SIMONE BILES!!!! And on Sunday, TAYLOR SWIFT. Am…

October 16, 2024
life Travel

Life Stuff, Future Planning, Etc

Booked . . . I’m feeling a tiny bit boxed in by my own ambitions right now. #UPHOLDERPROBLEMS (tongue in cheek, but also being serious here). On the one hand, I am happy overall! Everything is on schedule. I am delivering my deliverables, as…

October 15, 2024
Fitness Goals

Workouts + Media Report

JAX Marathon Training: 9 Weeks Until Race M: Rest (had 18 Sunday!) T: Easy run with hill stride, 8 mi @ 9:43/mi W: Warmup outside (4 mi @ 9:15/mi, super humid pre hurricane air), 4 mi TM hills – 6 x 2 min hills,…

October 13, 2024
Weekend

Adventures + Everyday Stuff

Impromptu Adventure We (me, Annabel, Genevieve — offered to all 3 kids but C wasn’t interested!) did end up going to the Gold Over America Tour (GOAT) last night! It was such a weird experience to decide to go and buy tickets just a…

October 12, 2024
life

5 on a Friday: Back to Normal?

I feel like life hasn’t been “normal” in soooooo long but maybe, just maybe — these next few weeks will qualify for that designation? 1- Milton: Thankfully the storm did not end up causing any major issues where we live and by Thursday morning…

October 11, 2024