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Fishing Lines and Faux Fur Sweaters; or, Why I Should Exercise More

I have not been for a run in nearly two weeks. My job requires a lot of standing, and when I get home my feet are sore and all I want to do is sit on my arse and read some Robert Jordan. Also, I get up before the sun rises and I [...]

Bloomsday

On Sunday, May 3rd, I will run my first scheduled race of the year!  Bloomsday, held in Spokane, WA, is a 12k (7.46 mile) race that starts and ends in downtown Spokane, with the course snaking through some fairly scenic roads in the suburbs around downtown.  I’m looking forward to running the race for my [...]

Running!

I’m insane.  At least that’s what I’m told after I get back from running 8 miles in heavy snowfall, cold and dripping wet.  The big grin plastered on my face does little to avert concerns about my mental condition as I paste a sweaty kiss on my cringing girlfriend’s cheek and stumble to the fridge [...]

The Beautiful Game on the Rise

With a unexpected (but wholly appreciated) lull in workload this last weekend and the weather being so fabulous and all, the roomie and I decided to blow the dust off the ol’ shin guards and kick the soccer ball around for the first time in… well, months. After ages without any physical activity more [...]

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