Erma Bombeck, my favorite author and literary muse wrote this check list as a reflection on life: I would have burned the pink candle sculpted like a… Read more “Run Europe”
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Church vs Faith
I like church. I like the buildings – giant gothic cathedrals, gargoyles, pipe organs, gold crosses that seem to glow even in the absence of light. I… Read more “Church vs Faith”
New England – Part 2 of 2 – Girls on the Run! Run 50.
There is something magical about New England. Home to Norman Rockwell, the Kennedys, quaint towns like Hingham, MA where my father had a church for several years… Read more “New England – Part 2 of 2 – Girls on the Run! Run 50.”
New England – Part 1 of 2- Run to Win – Run 50
Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine. I need to start out admitting I missed New York. There are 3 reasons why. First, I ran out… Read more “New England – Part 1 of 2- Run to Win – Run 50”
Camp’n in New Jersey – Run 50
Over the river and through the woods To Grandmother’s house we go. The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh Through white and drifted snow. I… Read more “Camp’n in New Jersey – Run 50”
West Virginia/Ohio – Run 50 – Run to Win
Sometimes we still say it with a whisper. Things like, “terrorist” or “infidelity” or “hemorrhoids….” A few weeks ago I noticed two old biddies on the metro… Read more “West Virginia/Ohio – Run 50 – Run to Win”
North & South Carolina
I’ve finished the Southeast and the Mid Coast Atlantic on my journey to run a road race in all 50 states to honor my father and his… Read more “North & South Carolina”
The Delaware Easter Bunny
Cherry Blossom 5k in Wilmington, Delaware 9:30am on a Saturday. This was a blah race. Not because anything bad happened but because nothing happened. I didn’t run… Read more “The Delaware Easter Bunny”
Louisiana
3 races, 3 states, 40 hours. MS/AL/LA Louisiana — 8:30am on a Sunday My flight left New Orleans Sunday at 10:45 AM. The race was 20 minutes away… Read more “Louisiana”
Mississippi
3 races across 3 states in 40 hours. MS/AL/LA. The DEEP south.(check back for. Alabama and Louisiana.) Mississippi — 8am on a Saturday My alarm went off at… Read more “Mississippi”