A Running Commentary . . .

I tried a pair of the Vibram Five Fingers Bikilas on last week while I was picking up a new pair of running shoes (I’m currently running in Mizuno).  My plan is to add one…

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Running in Paris (and some What I Wore, NOT for running!)

We’re heading off to Bordeaux this (Friday)morning, where we will be meeting Lesley from the charming, lively, thoughtful (if sporadic) Peregrinations (the title and subtitle alone indicate the quality of word-smithing that goes on here). Meanwhile,…

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Vancouver snow and Running over 50

Magnolia buds against a background of snow These poor croci seem both bedraggled and affronted . . . And here’s an example of why Vancouver’s pretense at being a palm-growing locale is somewhat ridiculous. Somewhat?…

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Busy, busy, busy . . . Sandwiched between the Generations

This has been such a busy week. I felt better enough on Wednesday that I went for a run along the Seawall, sticking to forty-five minutes, but feeling good enough that I could have done…

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Power Outage on the Island . . .

Our power winked out several times this morning, waiting for several minutes before it announced its return in a flurry of appliance squawks, beeps, and blinking lights. I’m half-poised now for it to switch off…

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