Monthly Archives: August 2010

Tactless pedicure ladies

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

K. and I went for a pedicure together today because she deserved one and because I thought I should put forth a little effort. It was the standard pedicure scene: a seemingly gracious lady talking about you in a foreign … Continue reading →

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Cinderella in Mountain Time

Posted on August 29, 2010 by

Well, it’s 4am and I’m up for no good reason. Asa and Eliot and the cat are still snoring away. About 5 minutes ago I had myself convinced that my body was still on Mountain Time, but that would actually … Continue reading →

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Home!

Posted on August 28, 2010 by

Asa and I made it home to San Antonio with our 200 pounds of luggage yesterday. The boy was a prince. We had a 3 1/2 hour layover in Denver and other than spending $15 on apple juice and visiting … Continue reading →

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Headed home

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

Asa and I are headed back to San Antonio tomorrow morning. We leave DC at 6am and head directly to Denver. Honestly!! All in all, we’ll be heading home for 9 hours tomorrow. My carry on bags are loaded down … Continue reading →

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Recovery

Posted on August 25, 2010 by

I don’t sleep well after running 100 miles. I’m not sure exactly why. Anyone else out there have trouble sleeping after long runs? So, whatever the reason, I’m up at 4am watching a History Channel show about a swamp stalker … Continue reading →

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Leadville Ore Cart Trophy

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

Asa was impressed with the ore cart trophy from Leadville. It’s a miniature mining cart complete with lots of ore. My mother was not thrilled with the rocks being dumped over and over again onto her wood floors, but she … Continue reading →

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Leadville Race Report

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

Leadville is a great race and the people involved are outstanding. I had a pretty hard time there. My stomach turned on me after about 40 miles and I was reduced to eating Saltine crackers during the last 30 miles. … Continue reading →

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Last night at the hostel (Runner’s crack house)

Posted on August 19, 2010 by

I will miss hostel living. This place is full of great people who are happy to sit and talk about running for hours. It’s a runner’s crack house. Last night I came back around nine and folks were sitting around … Continue reading →

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Practicing getting up early for race day

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

So there are these young guys at the hostel who got up early this morning (before 4am) to go running — in order to see how it would feel to be up at that hour. Are you laughing uproariously too? … Continue reading →

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Mosquito Pass

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

I just got down from Mosquito Pass. It’s a 13,185 foot pass east of Leadville that you can drive most of the way up. Once the road got too rough for a car, I hiked slowly up the last miles … Continue reading →

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