Running Update:
6/14/2015
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3.3
mi
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30:52
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6/17/2015
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4.8
mi
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45:48
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6/21/2015
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5.0
mi
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48:52
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6/24/2015
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5.0
mi
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49:29
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6/27/2015
|
3.7
mi
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32:53
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6/29/2015
|
8.2
mi
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1:15:58
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7/1/2015
|
5.3
mi
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47:22
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7/3/2015
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5.0
mi
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47:25
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7/5/2015
|
9.5
mi
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1:36:17
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7/8/2015
|
5.0
mi
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47:53
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7/10/2015
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6.1
mi
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59:14
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7/12/2015
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11.6
mi
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1:58:28
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7/15/2015
|
5.0
mi
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48:40
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7/17/2015
|
5.0
mi
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47:16
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7/19/2015
|
6.1
mi
|
1:01:40
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course, our fund-raising campaign is ongoing.
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This
time around I’ve already learned two new lessons about training—things I should
have known better about:
1. Training
for two half-marathons in a season does not equal training for one full
marathon. Even though I’ve been
running all year, I’m out of shape for the weekly long runs. Working on it.
2. In the
middle of summer, it is not OK to start a long run at 11am, even if
it is when everyone else has been served their morning meal and supplemental
child care is available. This is fine
any other time of year, but I’m too old to run anything over 10 miles in the 90
degree heat of July. I’ve got to
reconfigure my Sunday mornings. (Next
weekend, you’re on your own for breakfast, kiddos!)
Jane and Family Update, summer to
date:
We’ve had an
enjoyable month since school let out. We spent the last week in June in Cape
Cod decompressing from the school year. It was nice and quiet! We slept in, rode
our bikes everywhere, swam, played on
the beach, and had good weather.
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| Jane building a sand castle |
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| Poor Todd! He's never in any of the pictures because he's always the one with the camera! |
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| National Seashore |
We got back the 4th
of July weekend and were invited to spend the holiday itself with family
friends in another part of Connecticut. They have a daughter Helen's age,
a son Alec's age, and a son Jane's age--all get along swimmingly :) We
were even able to go sailing on their boat! What a wonderful time.
For the month of
July the kids are attending day camp in a nearby town, and I am glad to say
they are all having a blast (as they usually do). Instead of the minimal
responses to "How was your day?" that we get during the school year,
every night at dinner they all chat animatedly about the day's events at camp.
It is nice to see. (They also sleep soundly--all that fresh air
tires them out!)
In other news, after 6 long months Alec finally consented to a haircut! He wasn’t particularly happy about it, but I’m certainly relieved.
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| Helen's camp team, which was awarded the White Feather for good citizenship. Incidentally, Helen is now a teenager! She turned 13 earlier this month, and will soon be taller than me :) |
In other news, after 6 long months Alec finally consented to a haircut! He wasn’t particularly happy about it, but I’m certainly relieved.
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| After |
