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My second triathlon.

by Runner Susan on August 3, 2010

in Bike,Race Reports,Running,Swimming,The Dark Side,Tri

If you remember last year, my Martini Twin and I did our first tri together – it was great, except for the part where I didn’t know how to swim and freaked out. Totally and completely freaked out. Which, having never really swam before, was a completely understandable thing to do. But I was determined [...]

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The long runs training for the Oklahoma City Marathon have been getting loooongerer, 19 miles this week, 21 miles next week, then 23, etc . . . you guys have been there, you know the drill.  So, last Saturday the Martini Twins© had 19-miles to run. And what a better way to run 19-miles than [...]

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Are we not in Texas anymore? They said the windchill around White Rock Lake was -2 degrees. Wind blowing sideways. Really. Sideways. The bridges were covered with ice. Ice, in Texas. Ice. Real, live icy stuff. Where is global warming when you need it? I don’t know if that is accurate or not, but it [...]

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Late 5k Report

by Runner Susan on November 22, 2009

in 5k,Race Reports,Running

I can’t believe I’m a week late in posting this report. Last Saturday, I ran the Dorothy’s Dash 5k with my 5k buddies, Deanna and Cindy and Cindy’s sweet daughter, Alex (the 13 yo taller than all of us). But, before I ran the 5k, I ran 7 miles with T and S at 5 [...]

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Vineyard Run 5k

by Runner Susan on October 3, 2009

in 5k,Friends,Race Reports,Running

Also know as the last minute 5k Runner Susan almost puked during miles 1 – 3. I reckon I was channeling sweet little Cherry Berry this morning – although I’d never swallow an entire rawhide treat without chewing – I’m a professional chewer, I know better. Unofficial result: 31:51, not a PR – but I’ll [...]

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Give me a marathon any day, I say. Hey, give me back-to-back marathons everyday for the rest of my life and then let me come home and clean dog poop off my sofa. Let me do all those things and then rip off my arms and beat me with them, because that would be better [...]

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