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This running stuff does work

by | Oct 26, 2006 | running

Despite the lack of updates about it, I am still at this running thing. Three times a week, with my running group and sometimes on my own when I miss their running times. I’m not sure which I prefer right now. I’m naturally a hermit and have cycled many...

Playing the rain game

by | Oct 23, 2006 | life

The thing about having a pile of wood in your backyard, in plain sight of your office, is that you always want to get out there and get that sucker chopped. It sounds perverse, I know. Who would want to actually chop wood? But knowing that the cold weather is on its...

Chopping through plot problems

by | Oct 17, 2006 | life

If it’s October, then it’s wood chopping time around here and that’s the pile I got to chop. We have a really great woodstove that beats the pants off the wimpy electric heaters stuck to the baseboards in our apartment. So, each fall I buy about half...

Run, Mel, run!

by | Oct 14, 2006 | life, running

Well, I survived last night’s induction into the cult of the Running Room with no major injuries or heart failure. It was actually easier than I expected, but we were only doing run one minute, walk two minutes. I know it’ll get harder in the coming weeks,...

Run, Liam, run!

by | Oct 13, 2006 | life, running

Tonight marks the start of a new era for me: at 6:30 pm, I start my very first Learn to Run clinic at the local Running Room. That’s right, I’m joining the cult of running. For more than a year, I’ve watched Melanie strap on her shoes and hit the...