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- time
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- zoning out
Monthly Archives: January 2015
And the sorrow too
A few years ago, my (former) mother-in-law gave me a poem lauding teachers. In it lay one of my favorite written lines, to this day (I’ve linked to the full poem): “Yours the pride of loving them, and the sorrow … Continue reading
Sidewalk to the danger zoneeeeeeeeee
I had 9 miles on the docket this weekend – longest run of 2015 thus far . I knew Pittsburgh was supposed to get about 1″ of snow Friday night into Saturday, so I figured it would be long monotony on … Continue reading
Take over me
Last year, when I was training for the marathon, I had no idea what to expect. I knew that I’d obviously be sore from running up to 20 miles at a time; looking back, that wasn’t even the worst part, … Continue reading
Powerful
Sorry for the hiatus, though I promise I’ve been a good girl and stuck with my training regimen. My long runs are up to 7 miles (last week) and then dropped back this week (5 miles.) I have today off … Continue reading
Christian training
Some of my students had two-hour delays today, while others were on time today. Oh, the joys of teaching in an unconventional school with students that attend from multiple districts. I was talking about goal-setting to some of my students … Continue reading
“New meat coming through!”
Oh, the resolutioners. Everyone loves to talk trash on them. And there are certainly annoying traits. I was already tired when I got to the gym today- and then I had to fight for a parking spot in the garage, … Continue reading
Sidelines
Marathon training has commenced. 3.5 miles Wednesday, 2.5 miles Thursday (so mad because the gym closed during my workout – next time check holiday hours Corinne), 6.5 miles yesterday. Lots of hot yoga in between. This whole vacation thing rocks. … Continue reading
The Heavenly Prize 