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Walk Diary #3: So How Was It?
If anyone tells you that walking a marathon is easy, they are just simply full of shit. I don’t care how well trained you are – 26 miles in the sun, up and down hills — is tough. Can it be done? Yes. I just… Continue Reading “Walk Diary #3: So How Was It?”
Walk Diary #2: Let’s Do This Damn Thing
I made the mistake of telling people I was pregnant 30 seconds after it happened. Then ensued what seemed an interminable wait for my baby to be born prompting regular inquiries, “Haven’t you had that baby yet?” Of course, the baby ended up being… Continue Reading “Walk Diary #2: Let’s Do This Damn Thing”
Walk Diary #1: Mind Tricks
For the last several months I have been preparing for a long distance walk, a two-day event that includes a marathon (26.2 miles) on the first day and a half-marathon (13.1 miles) on the second. The walk, an Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, takes… Continue Reading “Walk Diary #1: Mind Tricks”
Stay at Home Mom? Really?
Wow — there are a lot of women who stay home with their kids. I know this because I saw about 10,000 of them at the Milwaukee County Zoo today, half of them pushing aircraft carrier strollers that double as food trucks for tots.… Continue Reading “Stay at Home Mom? Really?”
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