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  • No Lottery – What to do?

    No Lottery – What to do?

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    Jess
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      This last weekend I ran the Nike+ Women’s Half Marathon. Although they called it a half marathon, you only had to run at least 13.1 so I was able to run my scheduled 15 miler. It was fun to run although I was all by myself. I knew I was running for cancer. I…

  • Where did 1,050 miles take me in 2011?

    Where did 1,050 miles take me in 2011?

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    At the beginning of 2011, I decided to start keeping a log of my running miles. I thought it would be fun to show where the 1,050 miles took me over the last year from running at 9,000 feet to running a marathon. It was quite a second year in running. My pace increased almost…

  • It’s Official

    It’s Official

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    Last week, Brent and both got an exciting email from the Portland Marathon. It is finally official that we finished the marathon and now we have the certificates to prove it! Just in case anyone was wondering if we really did complete our 26.2 mile jaunt back in October. I do not know if you remember my time,…

  • And the mystery is…

    And the mystery is…

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    And the mystery is… I registered for my second marathon yesterday! I know. You all thought that it was going to be something much more exciting than this, but it is exciting! Since Portland, I had decided that I wanted to find my next marathon asap. I wanted to find one over near the east…

  • Oregon trip through the eyes of my lens.

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    Here are some pictures from our most recent trip to Oregon for our marathon. There are always fun things to see when at the Powells! Enjoy. We loved our time with the family as well. Check out these blog posts to read the stories about our awesome Oregon Trip.  Marathon Madness  First Equals Last? (part…

  • Marathon Madness

    Marathon Madness

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    Sunday started out with a not so wonderful night of rest. I laid on the bed tossing and turning trying to get comfortable. My mind would not turn off from the excitement that was just hours away. While laying there, I could hear the rain pouring outside. I finally looked at the clock to see…

  • 21 Miles – The Good and Bad

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    We woke up yesterday morning to the sounds of a thunderstorm rolling through. As the thunder sounded and the lightening struck, we could feel our house shaking around us. The rain was pouring down as we looked out the window trying to decide what to do with our 21 mile run we had planned for…

  • Post Run

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    We survived the 21 mile run this late morning. This was quite the run filled with a little bit of good and a little bit of bad. There will be more on all of this later, so check back. For now, here are our post run ice bath pictures showing that we did survive. Oh…

  • Just One Month Away

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    One month from today is the marathon. I will be out there hitting the streets of Portland probably thinking about the hundreds of miles I logged, hours of hitting the pavement and trails, preparing myself mentally for that very moment. I wonder how I will be feeling. Probably nervous as to whether I am actually…

  • 16 Miler – Killed it!

    16 Miler – Killed it!

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    Jess
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    We started off our morning run with staggered starts once again. This is the best way for us to reach our potentials and listen to our own bodies. It was only 42 degrees when I headed out the door, so I quickly went and grabbed my arm warmers for a second try. Part of me…

  • Runnin’ Thoughts

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    With my next half marathon less than two weeks away, I am off the wall excited. I will be running solo. No one else has registered to run the race purposely because I am running it, nor did I register because someone else is running it. I do know others that are running, but this…

  • My Brights Were On (Madison Marathon)

    My Brights Were On (Madison Marathon)

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    Okay, so some of you (facebook people) may know what the title refers to, but to the rest here is the whole story. Jess and I rose early Sunday morning for the hour journey to Ennis, MT for the forth annual Madison Marathon where we would be running the half. We got dressed, grabbed our…