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  • Nike+ Women’s Half Marathon

    Nike+ Women’s Half Marathon

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    (Photo taken from the N+ WHM registration page) A while back, I “liked” the Nike Women’s Marathon facebook page to find out information on my sister-in-law while she was running the marathon. I am so glad that I did because I found out about this awesome event. Nike is putting on a Nike+ Women’s Half…

  • 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…

  • This is My Wife

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    [singlepic id=212 w=600 float=center] This is my wife, she is a  runner. She recently ran a half marathon, one which I sat out on. Not because of an injury, but because I wanted to sit on the sidelines and cheer my wife on to what ended up being a great race for her. It was…

  • Bozeman Half Marathon

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    I got up not too crazy early in the morning and started getting ready. I headed out the door by 6:40 a.m. to make the 7:00 a.m. shuttle bus to the start. This is the part about running a race by yourself is weird. I did not now anyone, so I kept looking around not…

  • Elevation Profiles

    Elevation Profiles

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    Brent
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    So, as you know, we have had some pretty great adventures over this summer. Whether running, hiking, biking or driving, we’ve been all over the place and covered some very interesting terrain. From the bottom of the various valleys and to the tops of mountains, we have also covered some generous elevations too. I’ll start…

  • 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…

  • Overnight

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    Tonight Brent and I are going to adventure away into the great outdoors for an overnight backpacking trip. Even though it seems that the bears have gone ramped again this year. No worries, we purchased some bear spray just in case and are going on a fairly well traveled route. Never anything to crazy for…

  • 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…