November 7, 2007
So I heard on the radio the other day about this guy who ran 63 marathons in 63 days to raise awareness for a rare childhood disease. My first thought was, “That is insane.” My second thought was, “This makes my training for the Texas Independence Relay look so weak.” But then my next thought [...]
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October 8, 2007
I apologize for my last post, which I admit was utterly depressing. I really have been going through something lately, and I think I can honestly say that last week was one of the worst weeks of my life. That post basically summarized how I felt up to that point. But! I have wonderful people [...]
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September 10, 2007
Over the weekend I went to Austin to run in the Got Guts 5K, which benefited celiac disease awareness. Conveniently, one of my best friends and ex-roommate Carmen now lives in Austin so I got to stay with her. Also, she ran the race with me which made it a lot more fun. Here we [...]
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August 9, 2007
So my friend Katy, who is lately inspiring me to a healthier lifestyle all around, mentioned that she is planning on running the Texas Independence Relay in March. Soon afterwards I found myself telling her that I was interested in running it with her. What? I have never run more than a 5K in my [...]
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June 11, 2007
I just took this quiz that estimates your life expectancy. Mine is 89 years! That’s pretty good, but I also found that I can: • Add 2 years to my life by lessening my sources of stress • Add 2 years to my life by taking 81 mg of aspirin every day • Add 4 [...]
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