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About Raven

I'm a recovering couch potato, and unhealthy eater. I committed to making a change as far as my health, and to take on the world of running. It's been a blast so far, and I am looking forward to bigger challenges in my future!

A tired dog is a good dog – Running with Ringo

Ringo my little Pit Bull mix, loves me very much; so much that he cannot stand it when I go out on my training runs, and leave him behind in his crate. I put chew toys galore in there, and he will gnaw on them like crazy, but as soon as he sees me open the door to leave, he is standing up at attention, head cocked to the side as if to say, “HEY!! Where do you think you’re going???”.  As I close the door and lock it, he starts whining, barking, and yapping like crazy.  He hits those high notes like a well training opera singer.

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Small bites of a big ass run

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  The lightning finally calmed itself down this morning, so I put on my resurrected Novara Buzz hydration backpack, with the replacement Platypus bladder, and headed out the door for my longest run ever.  Imagine Mr Movie announcer voice echoing … Continue reading

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My anxiety over the next few weeks of long training runs has temporarily subsided thanks to this.

The Oatmeal – I ran my First 50 Mile Ultra Marathon

I wonder if that tree moss grows here?  Oh never mind, I’ll take 7-11 bathroom single-ply scratchy paper, thank-you-very-much!