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A Girl’s Best Friend

January 26th, 2010 | Posted by Alison Spath in Good Reads - (25 Comments)

I’m officially stocked up on things to blog about! First things first! On Sunday I took my camera along with me on an overcast and very-mild-for-January morning run. I took a punk along with me too. Who wants to come along on a 5 mile run through my new neighborhood? Well, you don’t have a … Read more

Secret Goals

December 2nd, 2009 | Posted by Alison Spath in Motivation - (25 Comments)

All our snow from yesterday is already gone. That’s just how it goes with these early snow falls I suppose. The dry roads made for a very enjoyable run this morning – I did one of my standard loops through my neighborhood – 4.19 miles 34 minutes, making my average pace about 8:06 per mile. … Read more

Another Marathon Day

September 15th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Parenting - (29 Comments)

Today is Ms. Maxine’s birthday – my “baby” is THREE! I woke up just before 5:00 today and swapped out today’s a work out for gift wrapping and decorating. I love the kids birthday’s so much – I find so much joy celebrating the day of their births. They are without a doubt my two … Read more

Half Marathon Race Recap

September 13th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Fitness - (49 Comments)

I’m going to spoil the ending by jumping ahead and saying right at the start that today was probably one of the best runs of my entire life. The day started at 4:55 AM when I woke up a half hour before my alarm was supposed to go off. I slept like a rock and … Read more

Fruit Cereal. Yummy Yummy.

September 11th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Breakfast - (29 Comments)

Unless you’ve watched The Wiggles before, today’s title will be a little less meaningful for you. Go ahead click that link. You can come back and curse me later when you can’t get that song out of your head. Today is a rest day. Tomorrow will be too. I’m resting my legs in preparation for … Read more

Half Brained Half Marathon

September 10th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Motivation - (25 Comments)

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She Missed the Bus

September 8th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Life - (12 Comments)

Today would have been Ava’s first day at school. Kindergarten, to be more precise. But as the saying goes, she missed the bus. I’m very grateful that the homeschooling seed was planted in our minds early on because it took me a while to get comfortable with the idea. I use to resist the instinct … Read more

Decisions, Decisions

July 28th, 2009 | Posted by Alison in Breakfast - (16 Comments)

On any given day, at any given moment, the answer to my own question “Are you going to run the marathon again this year or what?!” could go like this: 1. Or what. 2. Yes, of course I am. 3. Maybe. 4. I’ll do the half. I’ve got a million different reasons for wanting to … Read more