Author Archives: Marie

the week in decisions

Bad decision: Digging out a pair of Asics Gel Landreth 6s that I wore twice two years ago and hated. I’ve been waking up with creaky ankles and achy feet and I thought maybe in my weakened (read: fattened) state, … Continue reading

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All the way

Even though I’m not in Chicago, and even though I’m not drinking today, and even though the Cubs always lose the season opener, I thought I’d spread a little Wrigley cheer… Eddie Vedder, “All the Way” Steve Goodman, “Dying Cubs … Continue reading

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let off some steam, baby

.18: the number of miles (number of mile?) from home we were the baby declared she and the stroller were fucking done professionally. Of course, having just RUN two miles, which is about all I can manage with the stroller … Continue reading

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Life begins at 4 months

Time to come clean: I’ve been pulling a colossal prank on you for the last year. I DIDN’T REALLY HAVE A BABY. That was just my cat dressed in drag. No, but seriously: on this day one year ago, my … Continue reading

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Peepaws watch out

After a hair cut this morning, and then a lawn mower throwing off Queen Baby’s afternoon napping schedule, it didn’t look like I was going to make it out for a run today. Oh, I did manage to take a … Continue reading

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finishing strong and other things that are overrated

So there’s thing in running about finishing strong, maybe you’ve heard about it? People loooove to tell you to “power through!” and “finish strong!” You’re supposed to exhaust the exact perfect amount of energy throughout your run so that you can … Continue reading

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blowing smoke (and smoke beer) up your ass

I went for a nice, casual yuppie mom walk with the baby today instead of running. It was weird, there were kids getting on school buses while I was out doing was felt suspiciously like nothing of substance. Look at … Continue reading

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damaged

After finally running out of excuses to keep running on the treadmill, I “ran” outside yesterday like total shit and realized that all a treadmill is good for is having some place to put your water and for giving you … Continue reading

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3 months, 3 miles

Ernest Hemingway said, “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.” With that in mind, please allow this stinky, messy blood clot of a blog post to commemorate  my dear loinfruit’s 3-month … Continue reading

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what I’m not writing

A blog post about the running I’ve been doing. I have been running, I just haven’t written about it. I’ve done some run-walks, some intervals, some 2 and 3 milers in gale-force winds. I even thought about registering for a … Continue reading

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