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Double the reading recaps!
Yup. I disappeared for a month.Let's just say when you're working long hours to make up for missed time at work for chiropractor appointments, coming home at night and sitting in front of a computer to...
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Ragnar Chicago recap
If I don't write this soon, I should just wait until next year's version of Ragnar Chicago.For the third year in a row, I packed up my duffel bag and embarked on a 36-hour journey in a big white...
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Chickenfest 5K Race Report
In another installment of "race reports from a month ago," I bring you the Chickenfest 5K.Every year, there's a small community festival called Chickenfest in my parents' neighborhood. It's held at...
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I went flying with eagles
It's my favorite week of the summer as far as work goes.It's EAA AirVenture week. Also known as the week airplanes and pilots from around the globe converge on Oshkosh for a week of all things...
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July reading recap
I may have binged on Stephanie Plum last month. Why do I say that? Well, just keep reading and you'll find out.I finished eight books in July that totaled 2,530 pages. That brings the yearly total to...
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What I Did On My Summer Vacation
In grade school fashion, I give you my essay: What I did on my summer vacation.I went kayaking.Watched five of my 7-year-old nephew's baseball games over the span of two days.Went for four bike rides,...
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August Reading Recap
OK. I may have been on vacation for a week in August, but even I have to admit. My reading totals? Kind of out of control.I finished 13 books in August for a total of 3,859 pages. That brings the...
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Lake Michigan Trail Half Marathon race report
I was totally unprepared, but I went and ran a half marathon last weekend.Last winter, it was announced there was going to be a new race in Milwaukee that was going to utilize county parks and trails....
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September reading recap
Another month, another recap of what I read. Which, let's be honest. That seems to be the only blog posts I actually write anymore. That may change someday, but for now. Let's talk about books.I...
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Fox Cities Half Marathon race recap
I guess I should write something about my sixth attempt at the Fox Cities Half Marathon. After all, it is my favorite race.The race was on Sept. 21 and even though I had told myself earlier that month...
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October reading recap
Another month, another round of books that I read.In October I finished seven books for a total of 2,456 pages. That brings the yearly total to 76 books and 25,366 pages. Yup. I'm definitely going to...
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It's Tyranena week
My last run It's been four weeks and one day since I last decided to go for a run.I'm not hurt. I just don't have the motivation to lace up my shoes and head out the door. I've missed some pretty...
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November reading recap
I always have good intentions to blog, but apparently I've become a once or twice a month blogger. Eh. Someday that might change.At least I'm consistent with coming back at the beginning of the month...
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Tyranena Beer Run race report
The calendar says I'm getting this race report written before the race was technically a month ago, so that's a win, right?I went into the Tyranena Beer Run with absolutely no expectations. I mean, I...
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And 2014 is in the books
Hard to believe 2014 is done. It was a year full of memories created with friends and family. Some good stuff and some bad.It was the winter of the Polar Vortex. So dang cold I pretty much only left my...
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December reading recap
Well. I did it.I hit triple digits for the number of books I read in a year. It took a lot of reading in December and it was HEAVY on the light, fluffy, vacation-type reads, but I did it.Sitting at 87...
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2014 will be known as the year I read alot
I hit triple digits.I may never do it again, but I'll always be able to say I read 100+ books in 2014.First, a look at some stats. I finished 102 books and 33,136 pages. That's a lot. A lot of books. A...
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January reading recap
After hitting triple digits in books read last year, I thought I told myself I was going to slow down on the reading.Yup. Didn't happen.I finished eight books in January. Eight books and 2,916 pages....
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February reading recap
Let's talk books and the month of February.It was cold - like the seventh coldest February since 1893 or something crazy like that - so I got a lot of pages read. I mean, when it's that freaking cold,...
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A March and April reading recap
So there's been a little lapse in my blogging.Because I needed that two-month break, you're now getting a two month catch up on what I was reading during that non-blogging time. Get ready.In March I...
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Ch-ch-changes
It's been four months and my world has changed pretty significantly in that time.It all started because I was offered a new job. Gone were my days of working in a newspaper newsroom. I'm still writing....
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Race Reports: Wisconsin and Cellcom Green Bay half marathons
Let's play a little catch up.Because even though my life was undergoing some major changes, I still had races on my calendar for the summer. I ran them, although not particularly well, but I ran them...
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Race Report: Ragnar Chicago
So during a seven-day span in June I:Moved from Oshkosh to Madison on a Tuesday;Unpacked an entire apartment;Left for Milwaukee on Thursday afternoon;Picked up a swanky 15-passenger van, gathered all...
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Race Report: Dances With Dirt Half Marathon
I'll just say it.This was the hardest thing I've ever done.I don't remember what I was thinking when I signed up for this race. Oh wait. A weekend with friends. Some running. A beautiful setting. It...
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Madison Mini Race Report
I'm really trying to make an effort to catch up on race reports for 2015 by the time the year ends. That's two more months. I can do it.So last time I blogged, I told you about running--err,...
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