Friday, February 10, 2012

Reflections on turning 59 today…

October 6, 2011 by Sharon  
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I wonder what I was thinking here… I wonder if I knew back then that I would love words and babies and dogs and high heels and lobster salad. I wonder if I knew back then that I would love a good challenge. I wonder if I knew back then that faith, hope, charity and [...]

My first half-Ironman!

July 22, 2009 by Jane  
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On July 12, I competed in my first half-Ironman – the Amica Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island triathlon. It was a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike and a 13.1 mile run. My friend Pam Cotter at the Providence Journal asked me if I would write a guest post about my experience on her Projo.com [...]

My first marathon!

May 5, 2009 by Jane  
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If I’m walking like I just learned to walk (come to think of it, it’s not a matter of if at all), there’s a good reason for it. My legs took me on a 26.2 jaunt on Sunday from Providence, RI to my hometown of Barrington, RI – and back – for the Cox Providence [...]

What a difference a year makes (in lbs.)

January 29, 2009 by Jane  
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I was running on the treadmill at the gym today (I hate the treadmill, but it was just too icy to run outside) and a song came on my iPod that I hadn’t heard in awhile – When You Were Young by The Killers. A little back story here. Usually I have my Playlists all [...]

Things To Do in 2009

December 30, 2008 by Jane  
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Tonight I will write a list. I will title it Things To Do in 2009. They won’t be resolutions, per se, but rather things I want to accomplish within the next year. Because as fast as the years seem to fly by, there’s a lot – big and small – one can do in 365 [...]