Category Archives: Travel

Duck’s Adventures

Posted on December 6, 2013 by admin

This is Duck. He is a photographer, never separated from his little camera, and he loves to travel. He joined our household back in August, just in time for a 2-week New York to San Diego road trip. Here is … Continue reading →

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Running while Traveling: Finding Good Running Routes

Posted on October 14, 2013 by admin

Our recent cross-country road trip allowed me to add 4 (!) new states to my favorite running collection. The new items in the collection are Tennessee (Memphis), New Mexico (Santa Fe), Arizona (Page), and Nevada (Las Vegas – the glorious … Continue reading →

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My favorite collection: running countries and states

Posted on May 6, 2013 by admin

When I was in grad school, I started a bit of a game with myself, keeping track of countries, states, and provinces where I went running. The rules of this game are simple: a country, a state, or a province … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia Marathon

Posted on November 26, 2012 by admin

It never ceases to amaze me how deeply personally satisfactory it feels to do something you thought you could never do. Having had knee troubles for many years (me and my knee troubles go back years, all the way back … Continue reading →

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NYC Triathlon: Unique New York Experience

Posted on August 1, 2010 by admin

A bucket-list item checked off: I finished the NYC Triathlon. I’ve done several shorter triathlons, but this was my first Olympic-distance event: 1.5 km swim, followed by a 40km bike ride, followed by a 10km run. In the NYC Triathlon, … Continue reading →

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