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Fiddy (the Rock’n River 50-Miler Race Report)

October 15, 2012 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

So. On Saturday I ran fifty miles. All in a row, without (too much) stopping. That was pretty crazy, in case you were wondering. But it was also really amazing and awesome and inspiring. You’ll probably want a drink and a snack for this race report, since it’s just about as long as my race, […]

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Competitive Dressing

August 29, 2012 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

So I finally realized last week what’s been missing from my Friday long runs:  seeing other runners.  I see old ladies out walking their dogs, children on their way to school and drivers on their way to work (who think it’s okay to make right hand turns directly in front of me as I’m stepping […]

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Fourteen Mile Friday

July 6, 2012 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Before I tell you about my 14-miler today, lemme tell you about something that happened on Wednesday: Poor Ethel!  (My last car was a bright red Camry named Lucy.  When we brought home this big ol’ Mom-mobile and parked it in the garage next to Lucy, it was sort of inevitable to name her Ethel.) […]

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