Tag: Thoughts
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21 Miles – The Good and Bad
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…
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Rainy Day
We woke up this morning to a nice drizzle. Something that does not happen too often here in Montana on a fall day. Listening to the rain while laying in bed makes the day start off right. It calms everything down including the haze of smoke that has been over the valley this week. This…
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Just One Month Away
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…
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Elevation Profiles
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…
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Runnin’ Thoughts
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…
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Young Love
Lately, Brent and I have been addicted to the new Mat Kearney album titled “Young Love.” We had been playing it over and over using Spotify. We ran out to get a few things at Target last week, so I grabbed the CD while Brent was off looking at some technology thingy. We continued walking…
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Retirement (new shoes)
As most of you may know, Jess and I recently purchased some new running shoes. Jess logged around 1,000 miles of travel, while I estimate around 800 miles on mine. I would like to take the time to say that these miles include hiking as well as running. So here’s to my good ole Brooks Defiance’s and…
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All I can say is, WOW!
I sat down Friday night in front of the computer and started mapping out an 18 mile run for the next morning. As I was mapping it out, I could not help but thinking to myself how far 18 miles actually is. It was hard to figure out a route that was long enough and…
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My Most Talented Husband
As I am sitting here listening to Brent pick out and practice songs for Sunday mornings worship service, I just think of how blessed I am to have such a talented man for a husband. He has the most amazing voice and his guitar skills are rockin’. I love just sitting here and listening to…
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And the Bike is Back
I started riding my bike to work in mid-May to save on gas money and because it is better than driving a car. Despite a few days of rainy and windy weather, in which all but a couple times I endured and rode, it has been a nice few months of pedaling to and from…
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Children?!?!
I go through phases, since Brent and I got married when I am completely satisfied with where we are in life and wanting to have children. I have been watching my bosses children grow up over the last couple years. At one point, his daughter would tell him that she loved me and would run…
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Why I Blog (Blogging in a coffee shop)
Here I am, sitting in a Billings City Brew. I was supposed to be doing some work, trying to wrap up a long overdue project and alas, I forgot my hard drive back in Bozeman with all the videos. Jess is off at a bridal shower and I am just sitting here with my tasty…