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This wasn’t even fun: Covered Bridges Half Marathon 10 Jun 2013 | 12:57 am
There comes a time in a runner’s life when everything sucks. This time was last Sunday at the Covered Bridges Half Marathon in Vermont. Why did it suck so much? Because it was so damn hot. And we were...
My Honest Review of the Cape Flyer 1 Jun 2013 | 07:31 am
My dear United States, you do a lot of things really well but trains are just not one of them. I know you mean well but the thought is not always the only thing that counts. I had this vision of a per...
Why? 17 Apr 2013 | 05:30 am
For months now I had nothing to say on this blog and now I wish I hadn’t. Yesterday was my first day off since January and I had to request it off since it’s no longer part of my paid holiday schedule...
First Insane Snow of 2013 11 Feb 2013 | 03:51 am
Well, here we are, post Nemo. It was indeed the first blizzard of this year. The media are always out and about to make things sound extreme, but this one definitely was. We’ve had plenty of snow emer...
First PR of 2013 5 Feb 2013 | 07:34 am
When I wrote the first post this year, I introduced it with a “a year of firsts“. It all started with a moose. Now here is #2. We ran our first 5k in 2013 last Sunday in Lowell, MA. It was snowy day b...
Winter Blues And Missing The Seasons 29 Jan 2013 | 08:30 am
It’s January in Boston. What I hate about winter? The cold and the dark. What I like? The bright sunny days and fresh snow. What keeps me going? My running and trying to be active. It’s not always the...
Travel Emergencies – What We Think We Did Right 20 Jan 2013 | 04:18 am
Two years ago on January 17th during the Choquequirao hike on the way to Machu Picchu, one of the highlights of our trip, I walked too close to a washed out river bed, lost the ground under my feet an...
2013 – A Year of Firsts 12 Jan 2013 | 05:58 am
Well, I don’t really have any New Year’s resolutions for 2013 but how about we make this a year of “firsts” and then see how it goes? Let’s start with the first trip of 2013. My typical year usually s...
Mendoza, Argentina: The Most Awkward New Year’s Ever 25 Dec 2012 | 08:34 pm
Here we are. Another travel year gone by. 2012 was full of travel stories around the U.S. and Canada, but I also reflected on that big trip we embarked on in 2010. Was it really that long ago? To our ...
Waiting For Princess Toadstool in Canyonlands 23 Dec 2012 | 02:12 am
For our 5 days in Utah in early December, we decided to spend two in Arches National Park and dedicate the rest of the time to Canyonlands. The park is divided into three main areas: the Island in the...
