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esjessi




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  2. 1. go to grad school
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  3. 2. have children
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  4. 3. hike the appalachian trail
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  5. 4. Join the Peace Corps
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  6. 5. keep a paper journal
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  7. 6. volunteer at the Humane Society
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  8. 7. raise goats
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  9. 8. own a restaurant
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  10. 9. climb Kilimanjaro
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  11. 10. take my mom on an awesome vacation
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  12. 11. qualify for the Boston Marathon
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  13. 12. go on my honeymoon
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  14. 13. be more focused at work
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  15. 14. take a pottery class
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  16. 15. ride in a hot air balloon
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  17. 16. renovate the bathroom
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  18. 17. weigh 120 pounds
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  19. 18. visit Crater Lake
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  20. 19. run a 5k
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  21. 20. take a cake decorating class
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How I did it
How to run a marathon
It took me
18 weeks
It made me

How I did it: I VERY loosely followed Hal Higdon's intermediate 1 training plan.  Prior to starting training, I had run a half marathon, but I started with a long run of 8 miles.  I topped out with a long run of 19.5.  Basically, I did not log nearly as many miles as I should have, but I was still able to come pretty close to my goal time in the marathon (finished at 4:38, hoped for 4:30).  I ran the Lakefront Marathon in Milwaukee.… Read how I did it…

Oct 24, 09:18PM PDT | 0 comments | 2 cheers


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qualify for the Boston Marathon
a long-term goal... 4 weeks ago

I’ve got a ways to go. I ran my first marathon in 4:38, which means that I have an hour to take off of my time. Ha! Baby steps. :) My first goal is sub-4:00, which I think I can manage by the time my next marathon rolls around (Grandma’s Marathon in June). I didn’t really train well for my first marathon, so I think that if I can stick to 50 mile weeks and lose a little bit of weight, I should be golden for Grandma’s. Then it’ll just be fine-tuning. Hoping by 2011, I’ll be able to qualify.

Oct 24, 09:33PM PDT | 0 comments


go on my honeymoon
Untitled 5 months ago

My husband and I got married in August of 2007, but we haven’t gone on our honeymoon yet! The first year we had no money, and they second year I had just switched jobs and couldn’t use vacation time yet. The plan is to go to the Dominican Republic in January or February of 2010. If we don’t, someone please kick out butts!

Jun 16, 10:32AM PDT | 1 cheer | 0 comments


run a 5k
more details 5 months ago

I’ve run the distance many times, but I’ve never raced it. Hopefully I’ll do a sub-9:00 min/mile pace.

Jun 16, 10:21AM PDT | 0 comments


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