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Do you have crazy friends? Mine ran 100km!

Do you have crazy friends? Mine ran 100km!

My very good friend, Monica, has been running long distances for years. The entire time I’ve known her she has been running. She and I ran our very first marathon together in 2014. That marathon turned Monica into a marathon machine, she’s run 12 more marathon races since then. She has qualified for the Boston Marathon three times. She ran it in person in 2018 and ran the virtual one in 2020 with me along on my bicycle. Last summer,…

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Winter Cycling: Adventures with a new sport

Winter Cycling: Adventures with a new sport

I love being outdoors. I crave fresh air and nature the way other people crave shopping sprees. I’ve spent most of this year weight training in the gym and at home once the gyms closed. I enjoy lifting weights and building muscle. But I have missed my regular outdoor exercise. I run once or twice a week but last summer I started cycling with my friend, Monica, as she ran. She runs ultramarathon distances for fun. My kind of crazy…

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