As St. Louis came into view on my flight home, the lush green and rolling hills triggered a pang of emotion inside me that I think I might feel for the rest of my life when I visit Missouri. I’d forgotten how brown Colorado is by comparison until coming back earlier this month to run [...]
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 I drove to Pueblo, Colorado – a town of around 100,000 people, 37 miles south of Colorado Springs – to run in the Pueblo Chieftan Spring Runoff on Sunday. The Runoff includes a kids’ fun run, a 5K, a 10K and a 10-mile run. As part of my training for several upcoming half marathons – [...] My foot was run over in October by a very heavy (as in 3,000+ pounds) haywagon. Surprisingly, no bones were broken, and I only had minimal bruising.  This weekend is the 49th Annual Azalea Festival in a small, southeastern Missouri town called Fredericktown. The Azalea Festival includes fair rides, a 5K fun run, a 1 mile walk, a car show, a sand volleyball tournament, an arts & crafts fair, a parade, and a queen coronation, among plenty of other activities for kids [...] St. Louis Sprout & About is a young but quickly growing online publication for St. Louis-area families. From summer camp listings to feature articles about upcoming events in the area, Sprout & About is a great resource for families. 30,000 people will make their way through the Go! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend Expo this weekend, and I’ll be among the masses as I pick up my race packet for the Go! St. Louis Half Marathon. I may not be the fastest runner in the pack this weekend, but I’ve become dedicated to [...] Can you tell what’s wrong with these running shoes? Look closer… Look closely at the silver-colored plastic on the back of the shoe. You can see an indentation in the right shoe that doesn’t [...] There’s always plenty to be thankful for, though lately I keep coming back to the same things; solid employment, great friends and loving family. This week I want to push myself to find grace in things that are specific to where I am at this specific point in my life; right now, this week, on [...] |
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