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putting the fun in 5k

August 15th, 2011
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Yesterday morning, we all rolled out of bed far earlier than we ever do during the summer to head over to Lincoln Park for the WTTW 8th Annual Fun and Run to support quality kids programming. While it was hard to get the blood moving that early (look, 8 is early for us–hell 10 is [...]

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logged 4+ miles on the treadmill and pounded 200+ nails

May 30th, 2008
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I haven’t logged any “long runs” yet, but this morning I did hit the treadmill for 45 minutes–before hitting our ongoing deck project. Running is still slow, but if I can break through the sluggish first few runs, I’m hoping to fall back into a routine. It will help, too, when I finish this deck [...]

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a quick family run/bike

May 28th, 2008
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I wanted to squeeze in a quick 40 minute maintenance run this morning, but it turned into a family outing. My son, Aidan, enjoys joining in the fun. We headed out to a neighborhood park and did a few laps–he on his bike, Chris and I on foot. I logged a slow 3.2 miles and [...]

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