This time last year, I was counting down the days to the ING New York City marathon. This year, I am counting down to our wedding, which falls the day before that very same marathon. I felt a pang of jealousy this weekend as I saw runners pass through Copley Square on their long runs. After running two marathons in 2011, I gave myself a welcomed break this year, but…
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Today: Follow the signs.
As I’ve mentioned once before, marathons aren’t easy. That’s sort of the point. This past weekend’s ING NYC Marathon nearly broke my foot (or maybe it did? I haven’t made it under an X-ray device quite yet.), but New York City stole my heart. It’s…
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Today: Running wild in my backyard.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]One of the many great aspects of condo living is the fact that you’re not really responsible for what happens outside of your three rooms (unless, like, a meteor hits the roof or some other disaster or general building decay occurs). While it…
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Today: Twenty is plenty.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]On any other Tuesday, I’d be at the office, working to bring home the imitation bacon bits. I spent today, however, running through the streets of South Boston, the South End, the Back Bay, Brookline, Chestnut Hill and Newton. For hours. With work…
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Today: The home stretch.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Between the long weekend and unusually high temperatures, today feels much more like a summer Saturday than an autumn Sunday. After dragging myself out of bed yesterday to finish my second-to-last long run before the marathon, I was so happy to be able…
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Today: A tartey for the party.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]After having such a great run on the Harbor Walk last weekend, I thought it might be fun to bring a few pals along. Tina, Ali, Anne and I tackled six miles this morning, running from Southie to Charlestown and back. It’s sort…
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Today: I can see my house from here.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Sometimes I take for granted just how lucky we are to live in South Boston. And then I spot our building, as the boat we’re brunching on cruises past Liberty Wharf towards Castle Island and think, there is no place like home. This…
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Today: Here we go again.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]You know something’s up when you’ve got paper cuts from flipping through old issues of Runner’s World, your blisters grow their own blisters, and giant boxes of Gu Chomps arrive in the mail. It’s time to train for another marathon. I learned a…
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Today: Early bird special.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Today, instead of devoting 58 minutes to trying on five thousand work outfits, and subsequently forming a Mt. Saint Helens of clothes on our bedroom floor, I went for a run. What brought about this deviation from my normal routine of wasting time,…