March Facebook Cover Images
Yes, my March post is late but, you know what? Spring is late and by more than 5 days! Enough!!!!I am pale and cold and so cantankerous right now! I haven’t run in ages because I can’t bring myself to get outside in the grimy slush that is everywhere. The season had better get its act together STAT! This is my birthday month and I want picnics and daffodils, dammit!Every month, I feature new images for download for you to use as your Facebook cover photo. This month I offer up what we should be seeing outside right now. See that first picture? It’s dirt (dərt). You probably don’t remember what it looks like. Those other things; ...
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March 5, 2014
March 5, 2014
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MS Sucks. Don’t you agree?
For the past few years I’ve been raising money for the fight against Multiple Sclerosis. It’s a crazy, miserable, underfunded disease that currently has no known cause and no known cure. The body turns on itself and attacks connections in the brain and spinal cord, causing disability all over the body. It is an unpredictable disease because it takes different forms depending where it strikes – vision, mobility, speech, bladder, memory… These disabilities range in severity as well. It could be as bad as tingling in the legs or complete paralysis. Some victims have symptoms that all or mostly go away after a while but some last. There is ...
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November 21, 2013
November 21, 2013
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10 tips for Broad Street Run Newbies
The Broad Street Run is an iconic Philadelphia institution. It’s an easy course at a great time of year with lots of enthusiastic spectators. I am no elite athlete but I have done the BSR for the last 4 years and have a few half marathons and a full under my (fuel) belt. If you’ve gotten a spot in the lottery but have never taken part in this piece of Philly history, read on:
1) Dressing for the BSR: check the weather. It will probably be cold when you start. Bring a throwaway sweatshirt with you to toss to the side when the race begins. These clothes are all donated to charity.
Pro tip: don’t wear the BSR race shirt you got at the exp ...
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May 1, 2015
May 1, 2015
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