Maintenance Miles
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
I'm still not training for anything (other than this Thursday's 5 mile Turkey Trot, and "training" was a loose word) but I need be more consistent. With the time ch ...
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We're moving...
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Crawling, that is. Andra started a couple weeks ago and right now is the first time she's crawled away to go explore on her own. Naturally, she went into the cat's room (the ...
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Hemangioma musings...
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Just a little fall picture. This shows how big her hemangioma is. I really don't even notice it anymore, but every now and then I'm like, wow, that's big! I try to see, whe ...
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Pleasant...
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Had a pleasant run yesterday after school in great warm temps. Ran from school, almost 5 miles of a route I ran once or twice in the spring. It's nice to be at the point whe ...
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Ankle again
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Andra's back in full swing...happy again (we had a fussy couple of days, highly unusual), crawling like a champ, and getting much better at standing without falling over (for ...
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Plodders Need Not Apply?
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
What's your take on this New York Times article about slow people running marathons? The best part is that one of the people quoted complaining about the slow people ran her ...
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Croup
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
70 degrees, planned track workout after school...and Fred calls to say Andra needs to go to the doctor. He took her while I found a sub for the rest of the day, wrote out pla ...
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Fun Run!
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Had last period free today and busted out right after the bell rang, changed and drove to my favorite running loop. It's 6.25 miles (I thought it was closer to 6.5). I was s ...
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The Whatifs
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Every month (or quarter? not sure) I get my college's alumni magazine. I went to Williams College, which has more than its fair share of alums with impressive jobs, inspirat ...
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Found it...
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
I tried to find the speed workout after school yesterday (yes, Mama Simmons, we do have a track...I opted for the warmer treadmill though!). I hemmed and hawed (what does that ...
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BOB run
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Great BOB run today. 5 miles in 47:00 (9:25 pace), plus a half mile walk home. Felt strong. It's much better running now that it's not summer. I'm going to start doing a ...
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Running articles - good reads
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Two articles my friend Sarita sent me from the New York Times...good reading. This one is about the social aspects of marathon training. This one is about running with the jog ...
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Fall running
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Did a 6 miler after school yesterday in the cool fall weather! I realized 5 minutes in that I'd forgotten my iPod, but I didn't miss it at all. I ran an old route I used to ...
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Still waiting
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
WebMD piece not up, they appear to be at least one "episode" behind based on the schedule on the site. Frustrating!!! This was so long ago, it sucks to have had to ...
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RA news
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
In RA news, I saw my rheumatologist Thursday and he wants me to get a cortisone injection in my ankle because of the lingering swelling. Usually I'm the one pushing for these ...
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10k race report
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Beautiful (slightly hot) weather for the 10k today. Jen came with me, and Sarita ran the 1.5 mile loop race. This race starts at 1pm, on the beach, so I got there after putt ...
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Better running
by
Clare
Posted in: Blog Posts in Arthritis
Inspired by my less than stellar performance when Natalie and I ran Sunday, I have been a little more disciplined this week. Ran 4.5 with the BOB Monday, lifted (at 8 pm no l ...
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