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Driving in cars with runners
If you’re a runner, you’ll know what I mean when I say how easy it is to pass 4 or 5 hours (or more) out on the road or trails with your running friends. I run everything from 10ks to ultra marathons...
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Run Ethiopia 2015
Three years ago I listened to ultra runner and world-record holder Ray Zahab give a powerful speech at the Run for Water Gala. A little piece of me dared to believe that one day I might run the Run for...
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Thinking Out Loud #15: The Blogger Challenge Edition
Aren’t bloggy linkups great? Someone else takes the weight off your shoulders by giving you a writing prompt. No need to rack your brain for original ideas, thought-provoking topics or things you can...
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Race Report: The Golden Ultra Day 2 (The Sweat)
Oh Day 2, you were so hard and so long, how do I even begin to recap you… The Golden Ultra had this cool thing going on where each of the three races were nicknamed The Blood, The Sweat and The Tears....
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Race Report: The Golden Ultra Day 3 (The Tears)
So what else comes after The Blood and The Sweat but The Tears. After our epic day up in the mountains on Saturday we all slept like the dead when we finally crawled into bed. We didn’t have to be up...
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The little blue bag…
Running an ultra is kind of a big deal. As is any new distance. But when you haven’t even run a marathon yet, doing an ultra is definitely a big deal. Especially when you decide just weeks beforehand...
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I suck at streaking
Hi, my name is Nikki and I suck at streaking. I was sitting here feeling terribly guilty that I’ve failed miserably at the October Blogging Challenge (yup, it’s been 5 days since I posted last. Oops)...
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Race Report: Great Pumpkin Run 5k
As the boys have gotten older I’ve been starting to take them to various running events themselves. We’ve done a few short little trail races and events like Colour Me Rad but this past weekend we did...
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Run Ethiopia 2015 Preparations…
My heart just started to beat a whole lot faster when I looked at the calendar and realized that we’re only about 3 weeks out from Run Ethiopia 2015. That’s right, in 3 weeks I’ll be boarding the plane...
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The Cat and the Spider: Part 2
So if I’m leaving for Mexico/Ethiopia in just 3 weeks, that means Hallowe’en is only 2 weeks away! Gulp. And I still have those costumes to make for the boys! Remember the Cat and the Spider? I figured...
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The Cat and the Spider (and the skeleton): Part 3
I am finally sitting down to write the conclusion to my Halloween costume saga. Like I’m sure it was for many families, it has been a busy week around our household getting ready for Halloween and our...
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Ethiopia, here I come!
I had so many posts I wanted to write in the past couple weeks and although I tried to be super organized, I just didn’t get them done. Turns out packing for a family wedding in Mexico AND a 10-day...
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Packing for Ethiopia
The one thing I worried about the most for this trip was the packing. I spent so much time in the last few weeks thinking about everything we planned to do and what kind of gear I’d need for it all....
View ArticleHappy un-niversary to me…
Today is February 5. It’s 3:14 pm and I’m finally taking the time to sit down and try to write a post. Yes, it’s been a long time since I’ve done so. Like more than 2 months and I feel terrible about...
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All You Need is Love | My Race Report for Vancouver First Half 2016
I know, I know, cheesy title for a race report, right? Trust me, I am well-aware. But, as I was running along in the pouring rain last Sunday morning, that’s what was going through my mind. All you...
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