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Fifty Shades of Mud: My Rugged Maniac Race Report

The Rugged Maniac 5K Obstacle Race AKA Mud, Mud, Hills, and Mud Crawling in mud on my hands and knees while ducking under barbed wire on a chilly Massachusetts morning isn’t usually my idea of fun, but it turned out … Continue reading

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How to Train for a Race Like It’s a Video Game

  I have made some progress since I set out in May to train for the Rugged Maniac, but I have had a variety of setbacks too — injuries, accidents, heat waves, traveling, being barely able to walk after Mount … Continue reading

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Hiking Mount Katahdin, the Final Summit of New England’s Highest Peaks

Hiking Mount Katahdin With a grueling 11 hours of continual effort, I managed to complete a project I started with my husband over 20 years earlier: to summit all of New England’s highest peaks. I may not be a fast … Continue reading

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Bumps Along the Path to the Rugged Maniac

Update: My Rugged Maniac race report A woman who is more rugged than I am (Photo by Bob Jagendorf) And you know that you’re over the hill When your mind makes a promise that your body can’t fill – “Old … Continue reading

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The Off the Beaten Path (and Couch) Playlist

Quick: What’s the first thing I should do to start training for the Rugged Maniac? A) Get a new pair of running shoes. B) Stretch. C) Hit the pavement. D) Make a new playlist. Once the correct answer, D, was … Continue reading

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I am not rugged…

… nor am I a maniac. But I better become one soon! Rugged Maniac 5K Obstacle Race I needed a new challenge, so when this opportunity came along, I signed up. I have a lot of time to prepare, but … Continue reading

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Just Do It Backwards

Just Do It Backwards 2012… “Game.” I bend my knees, arch my back, twist, a slingshot pulled back; for one frozen moment, I’m still as the tennis ball rises in the air. The spring uncoils: reaching high, I connect with … Continue reading

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50, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Push-up

(Push-ups Part 1: Push-ups Challenge, Part 2: Push-ups, Revisited, Part 3: Still pushing, Part 4: Collapse one push-up from goal) . Victory! I’ve been slogging away at the dreaded push-up for over six months. I’ve sure had my ups and … Continue reading

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50 push-ups challenge update: Collapse one push-up from goal

(Push-ups Part 1: Push-ups Challenge, Part 2: Push-ups, Revisited, Part 3: Still pushing) As forlorn as I am about failing to complete my 50 push-ups challenge, I have to admit that the look of shock on my face when I … Continue reading

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Cardio Tennis

“Welcome to the jungle. We’ve got fun and games.” – Guns N’ Roses Axl Rose wails while I run to smash a forehand across the court. I’m at Copper Valley Club’s Cardio Tennis, a fun class that combines tennis drills … Continue reading

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