Category Archives: 100 Miles or Bust

Outdoor Pursuits.

Aren’t these irises pretty?  I have no idea what variety they are.  A departed neighbor planted them on the far side of our house years ago - she  didn’t want to look at our basement window (I can’t blame her).  They multiplied, like … Continue reading

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Less is More, Except When More is More.

Have you noticed lots of healthy stuff going on in blogland these days? There’s the Spring Into Summer challenge, which you can read all about in the link to Kathy’s blog. Sandy has joined in, and she’s also Kicking the Can.  … Continue reading

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Bust!

As in, I didn’t get to 100 miles on the dot, as you can see from my ticker.  But today is June 10, the last day of the 100 Mile Challenge, and since I seem to have picked up more … Continue reading

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A New Goal, Or Two.

My 100 Miles Or Bust Challenge draws to a close next week, ten weeks after it began.  Will I complete my 100 miles on time?  I hope so!  Will those of you who also took up a challenge feel satisfied … Continue reading

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Why I Care.

It occurred to me after all the prior discussion on this blog about fitness in general, whether to write about it, whether some people hate the topic or just don’t want to talk about it, and yada yada yada, that … Continue reading

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Training on Tuesdays: Ten Reasons…

I’ve been struggling a bit to dream up topics for my Tuesday Training posts.  Not that there’s any dearth of stuff to talk about.  I’m not an authority on anything exercise-related, though, and I hardly think anyone wants to read me drone on about my last … Continue reading

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In Favor of Balance.

A couple of weeks ago I posted about my self-imposed responsibility to pass on healthy attitudes about body image to my daughters.  You left some wonderful, thoughtful comments on that post, and it seems that many of you share my concerns about our next … Continue reading

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What’s for dinner Wednesday? Roasted veggies! (And a cool tip.)

My parents had a beautiful vegetable garden and we feasted on many varieties fresh veggies every summer, but when the ground froze, it was back to the Green Giant and dreary canned vegetables for the many months of winter.  Somehow my mom had the notion that even … Continue reading

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Training on Tuesdays: Cool Tools!

Happy Tuesday!  Hope you took a bite out of your 100, or whatever your goal is, this past week.  How did it go? I didn’t do quite as well as I have some weeks on the mileage, but my post … Continue reading

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Feel the Love

I had a whole post pre-written for today about the metabolic woes of being days away from 44 years of age.  You know what I mean.  There comes a time in every woman’s life when suddenly every indulgence shows up … Continue reading

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