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First Triathlon, First Impressions

Natalie — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:00:15 +0000

In late April I set my mind on doing my first triathlon. My sister and her husband had moved to upstate New York last fall and her husband signed up for the Cazenovia Sprint Triathlon which was August 9th. I thought signing up as well would be a great way to tie in a visit [...]

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First Triathlon, First Impressions

Girls on the Run Give Back

Natalie — Wed, 20 May 2009 13:00:18 +0000

This spring I volunteered as one of three assistant coaches at Windsor Farm Elementary in Arnold, MD, for Girls on the Run. Every Tuesday and Thursday 15 third through fifth grade girls plus the coaches would meet to talk about life, confidence, making healthy choices, family, friendship, trust, self-respect, and a host of other topics [...]

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Girls on the Run Give Back

Out and Back

Natalie — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:28:50 +0000

My sister-in-law’s wedding was at a beautiful farm in southern Maryland along the Patuxent River and as I do before I go anywhere new, I mapped a run that I could squeeze in between the festivities. I was pleasantly shocked to find out that the driveway alone was nearly a full mile guaranteeing that I’d [...]

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Out and Back

The Central Park Circuit

Natalie — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:48:10 +0000

During a mother/daughter weekend in New York City, my mother, sister, and I crammed into slightly less than 48 hours lunch at Carnegie’s Deli, a visit to Ground Zero, an evening show of In the Heights on Broadway, a meandering walk down 5th Avenue, a stop at the Met, and a solid 10 miles of [...]

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The Central Park Circuit

Having a Health Profile

Natalie — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:00:54 +0000

I recently got a letter in the mail from my insurance company inviting me to find out how healthy I am. It was the kind of mail that I normally would toss right into recycling until I realized it might make a good blog post. I decided to read further. The insurance company has set [...]

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Having a Health Profile

First Time Reflections

Natalie — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:10:43 +0000

This morning as I was walking down the stairs sideways, slowly, holding on to the railing, and feeling each step in my knees and ankles I smiled knowing that for all this pain I would not change having just run my first marathon less than 24 hours ago. There are still so many thoughts and [...]

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First Time Reflections

Finding (And Keeping) Balance

Natalie — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:36:56 +0000

I just caught myself saying, as I have many times before, that “there aren’t enough hours in the day.” I often think if only I could function off of 4 hours of sleep and could be totally productive during all my time awake that I might really get some things done. But alas, I am [...]

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Finding (And Keeping) Balance