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2023 Lawyers Have Heart 10K (D.C.)
2022 Jingle All The Way 15K (D.C.)
2022 Lawyers Have Heart 5K (D.C.)
2021 Parkway Classic 10 Miler (VA)
2019 Parkway Classic 10 Miler (VA)
2019 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run (D.C.)
2018 Jingle All The Way 15K (D.C.)
2018 Reston Perfect 10 (VA)
2018 Lawyers Have Heart 10K (D.C.)
2018 Denver Colfax Half (Denver, CO)
2018 GW Parkway Classic (Alexandria, VA)
2018 Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run (D.C.)
2018 Reston 10 Miler (Reston, VA)
Tag Archives: Politics
Too Many Words Wednesday (The ATM Edition)
Hopefully you know by now that I am running the Army Ten Miler this Sunday. This will be my fourth time running this race. While the course is harder than it looks, the energy and camraderie from 30,000 runners is … Continue reading
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday (The USDA Edition)
Remember my post about trusting the government nutrition guidelines? Here’s what the USDA said in 1943: I can’t wait to check out the full “What’s Cooking, Uncle Sam” exhibit at the National Archives!
Sponsored Education
This week I noticed a new “feature” for sponsored tweets on TweetDeck–certain sponsored tweets “stick” at the top of certain columns. For example, there have been running-related sponsored tweets at the top of my #runchat column. Soon after I noticed this happening, I saw … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Life, Venting
Tagged Education, Family, MyPlate, MyPyramid, Nutrition, Politics, Sponsored Tweets, TweetDeck, USDA Dietary Guidelines
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The Race Is On!
I’m not going to thank Congress for making a deal to avoid a federal government shutdown this weekend–that is their job, after all. But, I am glad that they decided that the political fallout from a shutdown would be too great … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged Army Ten Miler, Friends, Gadgets, Garmin, GW Parkway Classic, Patience, Politics, Running
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Taper Tantrum (GW Parkway Classic)
Today I began my “taper” for the GW Parkway Classic that is supposed to be this Sunday. Well, last week I started to lighten up my lower body strength routine, but today was my first adjustment to my running. I … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Venting
Tagged Government Shutdown, GW Parkway Classic, Politics, Running
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