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A mosquito infested rails to trails run

2012/03/26
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A mosquito infested rails to trails run

Sunday turned out to be my rest day (instead of today).  Today, after lots of yard work I cruised over to the Rails to Trails and ran 7.71 miles.  And, I hung a few prayer flags while I was out there.  I did not have a great run.  I was sore from all of...

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A good long run at the rails to trails

2012/03/25
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A good long run at the rails to trails

Today was a good day for me to run long.  I ran 14.03 miles at the rails to trails.  The temperature was 75 degrees with humidity at 70% at the start of the run.  It was a bit breezy, as usual and, it rained on me for about 10 minutes.  My intention was to...

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Picture of the Day: Alligator at the Savannah Wildlife Refuge

2012/03/23
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Picture of the Day: Alligator at the Savannah Wildlife Refuge

Picture of the Day… I haven’t done one of these “Picture of the Day” in a while.  So, here is the picture of the day. I took this picture last Saturday at the Savannah Wildlife Refuge.  If you have never been to this refuge and you live nearby I highly recommend the visit.  It...

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A Whitemarsh Island run

2012/03/22
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A Whitemarsh Island run

I’m on a roll…three blogs in 2 days and two days in a row running 7+ miles!  Yesterday, I ran 7.53.  Today, I ran 7.13.  It was another very nice run.  After walking Mr. Gypsy after work I threw my workout bag into the car and drove to the Island’s Y and lifted weights...

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The fashionable runner

2012/03/21
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The fashionable runner

So, I walked my dog before going on my run today. As I’m walking around the neighborhood I feel this strange sensation that I’m being watched. Have you ever felt that way? Well, it happened to me today. As I walked my dog people seemed to stop what they were doing and looked at...

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Enjoyed my run today

2012/03/21
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Enjoyed my run today

Tonight was my first run since last Friday and it felt so good.  I ran 7.53 miles at the rails to trails and then finished it off with a side excursion to the zombie trail.  Today, I believe was the official first day of Spring and the weather was a perfect 73 degrees with...

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A Four Miler before the Rain Started

2012/03/13
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A Four Miler before the Rain Started

I ran 4.41 miles this evening.  I did not run on Sunday nor Monday.  Just call me lazy.  I really do not like how that sounds but unfortunately it’s the truth.  And, you know what they say, – the truth hurts.  Yeah, I was lazy.  I had a very busy Sunday and Monday and...

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Reliving my Kilimanjaro trip 2011: day 4 on the way to Lava Camp

2012/03/12
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Reliving my Kilimanjaro trip 2011: day 4 on the way to Lava Camp

On March 12, 2011, I left Shira camp 2 with my Simba group and we headed toward Lava camp.  It was a strenuous trek that took us to 15,213 feet.  At that point, 15,213 was the highest elevation I had ever been at. It seemed to be a day of extremes, if I remember...

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Reliving my Kilimanjaro 2011 trip: Day 3

2012/03/11
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Reliving my Kilimanjaro 2011 trip: Day 3

So, day three of my Kilimanjaro trip was in the Shira plateau.  We went from Shira camp 1 to Shira camp 2.  We took a side trip to the Cathedral and were met with hail and wind on the way back from the Cathedral.  Leaving the Cathedral my stomach began to flare up in...

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Reliving my Kilimanjaro Trip 2011: Day 2

2012/03/11
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Reliving my Kilimanjaro Trip 2011: Day 2

On March 10,2011, We were crossing the Shira plateau. It was windy and a bit chilly. I did not see any wildlife during the hike but one of our guides pointed out the hoof tracks & scat of buffaloes. At the Shira campsite I saw a bunch of white-necked ravens. They were all over...

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