[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]While Memorial Day may mark the unofficial start to summer, today is the real deal. Happy Summer Solstice, ladies and gents. We reached 90 degrees in Boston, my hair was extra poodle-ly, I started sweating from my elbow creases while walking to get the mail, and my dog needed to be carried back inside after a short prance around the block. Yep. Summer’s here. We celebrated the solstice–…
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Today: 200 miles of smiles. {Reach the Beach, Legs 2 and 3}
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Life is better with teammates, especially teammates who are up for just about anything. If Van 2 had an official motto, it would have to be If it feels good, do it. Want to sleep (or more accurately giggle) atop the van? If…
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Today: Life is better with teammates. {Reach the Beach, Leg 1}
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Whether they’re family members, college roommates, your better half, a furry friend, or eleven pals in matching New Balance gear and twelfth dressed as a banana… life is better with teammates. [Photo courtesy of Theodora] Our team had spent most of Thursday together, touring the…
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Today: We reached the beach.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]The short story: Team Off Balance reached the beach. The 200 mile story: each hour and each mile that passed was even greater than the one before. I worry that it may take me as long to recap our relay experience as it…
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Today: The countdown is on.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]The New Balance Reach the Beach is just two days away. I am freaking out, man! In the best possible way. The emails and group texts (a system I was altogether unfamiliar with until Theodora clued me in) have been flying back and forth…
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Today: Hello, thirty.
[tweetmeme source=”elizabethev” only_single=false]Despite the weather, I’ve got a little extra pep in my step today. I’m like the sprightliest thirty-year-old to ever live. Maybe. More likely, it’s that I ate chocolate for breakfast. And not just any chocolate, but Buddha chocolate handmade by our neighbors…