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Tag Archives: Chicago
Lac-Mégantic: a train disaster that needn’t have happened
I was successful in overcoming the urge to write a post after Andy Scott’s funeral a few weeks ago. I reminded myself of my self-imposed hiatus. I was successful then, but now there’s a new topic that I simply cannot … Continue reading
Chicago marathon gets checked off the bucket list
The suitcases are unpacked, the legs are massaged, and my two-page training schedule is relegated to the recycle bin. All that focus on the Chicago Marathon, front and center in our lives for 6 months, is now a memory, albeit … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Travel
Tagged bucket list, Chicago, Chicago Marathon, Garmin, inspiration, marathons, old runners, older runners, perseverance, running, training, travel
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Picking your destination runs – or walks
Dreaming of traveling to exotic places? Consider signing up for the Great Wall Marathon outside Beijing or The Big Five Marathon in South Africa. How about a marathon at Petra? There’s one called the Polar Circle marathon in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, the … Continue reading
