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Tag: Random
April 11, 2013
The 20 Strictly Running Commandments
I saw this on Tumblr the other day, and was very impressed. It is on the Tumblr page of Geeky Girl Fitness. The link to the original post is here. She probably reblogged it from somewhere else originally. Don’t be a whiner. Nobody likes a whiner, not even other whiners. Don’t make running your life, make it part of your life. When doing group runs, start on time no matter who is missing. Don’t compare yourself to other runners. When stainding in the starting lines, remind yourself how fortunate you are to be there. The faster you are the[…continue reading]
April 2, 2013
Medals Tell A Story
A lot of people talk to me about the banner photo of this website, which shows many of my medals nicely displayed. I really like the photo, and it can constantly evolve to as I finish more races. It started with just a handful of medals hanging haphazardly on a couple of hooks: You can already see above that I was already out of combinations for hanging them medals like this. So I went with a friend’s recommendation and got a curtain rod: Then, as the collection grew… I realized I could extend the curtain rod: This image is the basis for[…continue reading]
March 27, 2013
Around The Bay Group Pic… Growing into something ridiculous
So… It looks like I had too much time on my hands. This little photo got out of hand. It started as a nice keepsake, then got creative, then a little ridiculous. I love it! The original photo was taken with Dio Torne’s iPhone and posted on Twitter. It’s a picture of the Square One Running Room‘s marathon clinic in Copps Coliseum before the 2013 Around The Bay 30k. Sam J. probably doesn’t realize it, but while we were collecting for the group shot, the camera got passed to her and she took the original photo. As it turns out,[…continue reading]
