A Quest to Run a Road Race in Every State
When we began our quest to run a race in every state, we had already run multiple races in New Hampshire. Â So as we thought about our quest, we chose the Half at the Hamptons as our official New Hampshire race. Although we have both run the race, we have never actually run it together […]
I was recently inspired by a TED talk by Matt Cutts who talks about doing something new for 30 days. Instead of making a traditional New Year’s resolution, I decided to embrace this idea for 2015. My January activity was to cook something new every day. This has been a pretty easy task with which to […]
As I write this, Maine and the rest of the northeast is in the midst of a blizzard. Â The wind has been howling for hours and the drifting snow is creeping up the windows. Â Although we are used to running in snowy and frigid conditions, we have embraced our running quest as an opportunity […]
Mike and I have signed up for the Houston Rhythm and Blues Half Marathon in February. Â Texas will be the 19th state in our quest and we are thrilled that Amelia will be joining us. Â Running in Houston will also give us an opportunity to visit with family and friends. Â We can’t wait! For the […]
Running the Hangover Classic in Salisbury, MA has become a quasi-New Year’s tradition in our family.  Amelia and I ran it first in 2009 when we decided to sign up for the Will Run For Beer Series (who could resist?!).  The Hangover Classic was the first race of the series.  The night before the race there […]
It has been a wonderful week of preparation, festivities, relaxation, and runs. Â Here are a few tidbits of what’s been happening. This little guy came right up to the fence as we went by on our long run on Sunday. During the week, Bentley was uncharacteristically excited about me doing Pilates. Having an enormous, slobbery, […]
Deciding to go to the ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) Convention in Chicago a year ago was easy. Â Having the opportunity to immerse myself in my profession for several days has always been something that I’ve enjoyed. Â But now that we were on our quest to run a road race in every state, the opportunity to […]
Our annual village tree lighting was this past week. Singing carols around the tree and visiting with neighbors as we enjoy hot chocolate and cookies is a quintessential start to the Christmas season. We line the path to the cookies and hot chocolate with luminaries. This week there were more mesmerizing skies. . Mike continues […]
One of the most poignant runs we have ever done was not a race. It did not benefit a charity. There were no spectators and we didn’t get a t-shirt. Â This run took place one beautiful June morning this spring. Our family was at Moody Mountain Farm for the wedding of our daughter, Amelia. It […]
Last week was full of surprises. It started off calmly with warm weather that allowed me to finish fall chores like raking leaves and planting bulbs. Â I savored the gift of a few more warm(ish) mornings runs. The early morning light continued to be spell-binding. The evening skies were dramatic. And then on the […]