It’s brutal cold in New Hampshire today. I looked at the weather at one point and saw a windchill of -17 F. So I wanted to share some pictures from last weekend, when we spent the morning ice climbing under blue skies and relatively mild temperatures. I hadn’t been out ice climbing since 2008. I’ve [...]
Running
Cold cold days
I don’t really enjoy the January thaw. It makes me freeze when the seasonal weather comes back. It doesn’t help that I’ve been running again. I get back from my lunch run and spend the rest of the day freezing. I don’t usually realize how cold I was during my run until the shower afterward. [...]
Life
Brief update
I spent last week in St. Catharines visiting family and friends. I went ice climbing. I started my second semester of grad school. I ran oh so many miles. I have so much I want to update, but for now I just want to pick my hubby off the couch and head to bed. I [...]
Photography
I love the beach
I love living within an hour of the ocean. I love being able to bring Cooper there at the end of a full day. I love getting to the beach at sunset. I love getting to the beach at low tide. I love the endless photographic possibilities, like the reflection of the leftover water at [...]
Races
Feel Good Farms Snowshoe Race
This last unseasonably warm Saturday I traveled to Lyndeborough, NH (a small town near Milford). As I drove to the race the hills on the road where a great indication of what the race course would be. I was going to my second snowshoe race ever, the Feel Good Farms Snowshoe Race. Depending on the [...]
Dogs
My Poodle, the Spaghetti Head
I have a blonde standard Poodle. He is the inspiration for this site’s name. My constant companion and my best friend. Technically he’s a cream standard but that sounds pretentious to me so I just call him blonde. A poodle was not my first choice in breeds. My husband is severely allergic to dogs. After [...]
Running
Forced Rest Days and Why They Make Me Feel Guilty
When I was in college I was paid for my sport. I had a scholarship that covered my tuition, my food, my apartment, my books and even my health insurance. I had access to athletic trainers whenever I needed them. I had the good life. But this also had it’s moral trade offs for me. [...]
Life
10 Goals for 2010
A lot of people don’t seem to want to call their goals for the new year resolutions anymore. And in a way I agree that resolutions should not be made on a specific day of the year to be maintained. In October of this year I made some changes to my life. Some were hard [...]
Races
Olde Salem Green Snowshoe Classic
On Saturday I participated in my first snowshoe race ever. I ran a 5k in Salem, MA called the Olde Salem Greens Snowshoe Classic. I really enjoyed it. The group I ended up running with for a long time felt more like a weekend exercise group than a group of people actually racing each other. [...]
Life
Christmas Tree #3 – My Tree
I know it’s a little late, but the tree is still up in my living room and I had planned on posting this before the new year. So in following with my mother-in-law’s tree and my mother’s tree, here is my Christmas Tree. I don’t have a huge collection of special ornaments yet. I try [...]
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