tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97110652012-02-15T23:21:53.273-07:00That is *SUCH* a long word.Downhillnuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07660518530132812232noreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9711065.post-13030673570038787602009-07-01T08:26:00.002-06:002009-07-01T08:48:57.088-06:00

Are you on Twitter yet? Really, you have to check it out. I'm having a blast over there. I'm @downhillnut and here's my page, if you want to drop by. It's a very cool resource, depending on whom you choose to follow and what kind of searches you use.Otherwise I'm still blogging at All Downhill From Here. When I tear myself away from the computer I'm busyorganizing the Robert Hamilton Memorial

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I've been pointing you to this blog for several years, but now I've moved to a new host.Catch up with me over here instead.

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I'm still here, and still there.The Strathmore Women's Triathlon in August was a blast!Orienteering was fun too. We might not go for the whole junior program again this summer, but we will definitely show up for some fun in the parks with the maps and the FWOC again.I survived directing the Robert Hamilton Memorial Race for the first time. This year I have a new co-director helping me out.

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Every now and then I remember to update things here, but you already know that most of my stuff is over there, right?This summer I added in a few extra activities to the usual running and volunteering. I signed up for a triathlon, so I'm swimming and biking, too. And just for fun, I've been "exploring" (getting lost in) Calgary's parks while learning orienteering with my daughter.I'm taking the

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Lately I've been enjoying reading blogs written by folks on Antarctica. They remind me that there are those who live and thrive even where it is way, way colder than our winter is here.I have enjoyed reading science fiction for many years. Reading Antarctican blogs is like that, but more real. Living on that icy continent seems similar to living on another planet.The bloggers in that extreme

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Yes, I still post regularly over at that other place.This space will continue to be my back-up, and my vehicle for commenting on Blogger posts.In addition to my blogroll at the other place, I give you a feed I'm rather enjoying right now, you know, besides the cat one and the word one:Everybody Cares, everybody understands, especially this post.

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My running life is mostly over here, eh?If you're really looking for something else to do, check out my photos on Flickr while you're at it.

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I always get excited this time of year, because it leads up to my very favourite series of races, the Calgary Roadrunners Cross Country Grand Prix.I ran my first of these races in October 2000 and have run 51 more of them since then. I've even branched out into other XC races, and enjoy the sport so much that I recently ran my 60th cross country race last weekend (Stats here).When I was doing my

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My Race Report here, and a few silly pictures here.We Calgary Penguins didn't just race, we hosted guests from Alberta, the U.S. and Toronto. Lots of pictures and reports here, with links to more pictures and reports. There will be more coming, too.In the meantime, Check out Linda's pictures and her report with more pictures.*jeanne* has some great pictures of her experiences with us in Calgary

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First impressions on my Big Day over here.

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My very first (and maybe my last) marathon is tomorrow. Mmmmaaaarrrraaaththththto-o-o-onnnnn. I can say it. I can do it!My friends, Dawn and Dianne and I, who went to Tampa a year and a half ago, invited a bunch of Penguin runners back up to Calgary with us. If you're interested in who else is here enjoying the Stampede and planning to run and cheer tomorrow, check out our Penguin Stampede blog

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I got all of my long runs on the training program done, and now I have a head cold. I'm off work (and the kids are even off school) until after the marathon, so hopefully I can rest up in between my tapering jogs and show up healthy and ready to race on July 9th.It's pretty hot here for Calgary this week, with highs in the 30s Celsius (high 80s F). Good for sweating out some germs. I think I

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Only 36 days 23h 01m 56s until the 2006 HSBC Calgary Marathon! Actually less than that now, but I'm too tech-challenged and busy to figure out how to insert a proper countdown here. Head over to the site if you want to know how much time is really left.My other blog at CompleteRunning is down for a couple of days (growing pains), but I'll still be out there training. I'm aiming for a 28-30 km

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Mmmmm. Mmmaarrraththth... Mmmaaarathththo-o-o-onnnnnn! Yes, I am registered to run my first marathon in July this year in Calgary. I've been running for 6 years now - 10ks, cross-countries, 10 milers, even a half marathon last summer, and it's about time to become a Marathoner.Training has already started, and this weekend, to mark 10 weeks to go to the Big One, I'm running the Police Half as

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It looks like my Complete Running blog is working just fine again, so if you need me, I'll be over there. Come visit :)

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Somehow this weekend I had time to spare. Maybe I should have cleaned the bathroom or something, but instead I sat down with some marathon plans and figured out my long run schedule for the next 16 weeks. I think I will use this Furman plan, with a few modifications. Like maybe skipping all those nasty long runs over 20 km.Hah. Just kidding!I wrote the run details on my calendar, along with how

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My other blog at Complete Running is having some temporary difficulties while we change over hosts, so I'll just keep you up to date over here, if you can find me.Earlier this week Coach Dianne kindly agreed to have her boys amuse my Little Runner while I got in a long run. She lives near beautiful Fish Creek Park, in which Dawn and I raced last weekend. Last weekend was a XC race, so we were not

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I'm training for a maaarrraaathth... mmmmmaaarrrr...Well, let's just say that I like to run, and I'm finally aiming to stretch my long runs to 26.2 miles by next July.If you really want to get to know me and follow my training, I hang out over here.

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