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August 18 ~ Almost there baby!

Posted on 21. Aug, 2009 by Sarah.

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3 days to go! Today was spent meeting last minute deadlines, meetings, phone calls, writing and other catch up work. AND, my LAST sweat fest! Rode 15 miles in 53 minutes. The sky’s chose to send me some rain, lighting and thunder. I love Summer time thunderstorms though! Can’t believe taper is done and race [...]

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August 12 ~ Lifeprints

Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Sarah.

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Another day at the beach! Even though I am here, work has not slowed down. Between chasing kids, writing, meeting various deadlines, I have looked forward to getting out to the sand in the morning! Stuck with walking again this morning. This whole taper thing drives me crazy. A lot of dogs again. People out [...]

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August 11 ~ A walk on the beach

Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Sarah.

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Ah, taper week continues. Its Tuesday morning and I-hold your breath-just walked! Ok, you can breathe again:) I took a nice walk on the beach. No ipod. Just me, the sand, ocean and other random people. Oh and lots of dogs. It kind of reminded me of Huntington Beach, CA. Dogs of all shapes, sizes, [...]

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August 10 ~ Beachy. Sticky. Moist.

Posted on 20. Aug, 2009 by Sarah.

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12 days till race! And a little warning, this week is not going to have miles. Its taper week:) So enjoy the week along with me! Today was a very humid, sticky, moist day. I think it was in the low 100′s just like the other parts of the country! I talked with Phil (ultra [...]

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August 3 ~ tasting land!

Posted on 18. Aug, 2009 by Sarah.

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Whoa. I have never had so many “off” days before except when injured! Now that I am 20 days out from race, I will start to take it easy (as much as I can that is). I had another packed early day, so I enjoyed a nice morning of sleeping in. Chicago’s weather was a [...]