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Cycling Love

I had the best bike ride yesterday! I did 20 miles easy as the sun was setting. It's times like those that I fall back in love with cycling all over again. And now for an artsy photo of the bike of my life - Mister Mac

Ready for my close up

This morning I did a promotional video for my graduate program. Why they chose me for it, the world may never know. Certainly not for my articulate way with words. It included: 1. Sweating through my button up before I even got there. I told the guys shootings that I'd do anything except raise my arms. Seriously. The pink linen shirt in July was a gem of an idea - I left my brain in Boston. 2. Sitting oh-so-casually outside on a wooden chair facing the sun. Au naturale! Doesn't every school have wooden chairs casually spread out on campus? "Look natural." 3. A bee swarm. They sat me next to a bed of flowers...I was lookin' quite sketchy as I eyeballed the little buggers. Nobody likes shifty eyes, and mine were the shiftiest. 4. Several "do overs" - I swear I speak English, yet somehow I final myself talking like Yoda..."Come to Utah, I did." Or Chewbacca. 5. Biting my tongue so I didn't answer the questions sarcasti...

Marathon number 3 training: Day 1

2 days ago I had the horrible realization that my marathon is on September 15th - not 29th as I originally thought. If any of my readers has every run or trained for a marathon, you know that this is a catastrophic realization! 2 weeks less of training time!? Katie you are such a duntz! Use your calendars! USE THEM! It was 11 at night and I almost jumped out of my bed and pulled on my running shoes out of shear terror. But, always being the cool-headed person I am (ha.) I rolled over and went back to sleep - okay I rolled over and watched another episode of Jersey Shore - don't judge, I'm on vacation. Sue me for wanting a little trashy TV. Immediately I whipped out my ever handy iPad (when I got it I didn't think I'd use it and now it has become permanently glued to my hand - look how technologically trendy I am!) and started mapping out my training plan. Turns out I realized just in the nick of time because  I have exactly enough weekends to squeeze in a 13 mile run,...