The Adventures of an Average Athlete

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Reflections of a Long Distance Runner

November 16, 2014 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

When I set out for my long run this morning, I was feeling a little pensive.  Not sad or worried, mind you, just thoughtful.  Last weekend was a “milestone” birthday for me (45!) and yesterday was the last race of my kids’ Cross Country season, so I was thinking a lot about endings and beginnings […]

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Modesto Half Marathon – Race Report!

March 23, 2014 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I hereby declare 2014 the Year of Learning to Look at Things From a New Perspective!  Case in point, today’s seemingly dismal half marathon:  Time-wise, it was a big time Personal Worst at a road half, by something like 20 minutes.  So you might think I’d be all disappointed or pissed, but the reality is […]

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