Just received via email today…..
Registration Confirmation for:
2010 Mercedes Marathon/Half Marathon/Marathon Relay
Dear Carol,
Congratulations! You are now registered for 2010 Mercedes Marathon/Half Marathon/Marathon Relay. Please check the event’s official website for updates: http://www.mercedesmarathon.com
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Thank you for your online registration for the 2010 Mercedes Marathon & Half-Marathon. We look forward to welcoming you to [...]

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Today, I ran 8 miles. Yes, that’s right – 8 miles.
You can read about it over at the running blog.
Listen, I am still running, I am still not smoking, I’m still training for half marathon, and I still need your help with contributions.
On November 10th I filled out my re-commitment forms and mailed them to [...]

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Ooooh, this sounds like so much fun but I am so shy! And didn’t I just blog about liking to run because it is a ONE person thing, being all alone with God and nature and all that happy crap?
So why is it when I read this in an email sent to me from [...]

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Well, that didn’t take long; to reactive my Facebook page that is, but that’s OK. I don’t mind because I reactivated so I could reach a wider audience and help promote my fundraising efforts for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Remember, I’m still training for a half marathon. My half marathon will be run on [...]

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This evening I completed another 5K – my third one in three weeks! I also improved my personal record to 38:22. The first 5K was 54:00 and the second 5K was 41:00 so I’m on a roll baby! I’ve got more to sign up for too. I reckon all this practicing I’ve been doing this [...]

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First, just a quick note to let you know that my I’M IN TRAINING/DONATION button will stay on the upper right hand side of this blog until my half marathon in February. Please donate. It is also a blog and you can access it from that button and read my updates!
And now on with my [...]

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Imagine if you will …
After another failed attempt at trying to go back to school to earn her degree, Carol finally accepts that she just isn’t college material – especially at the age of 42.
So what does a 42 year old business manager and mother of two teenagers do instead? She signs up to [...]

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OK. So you know I ran my first 5K a couple of weeks ago by the urging of a girlfriend right? Yeah.
So I am also running a 5K this Friday. Yeah.
This evening when I went to Fleet Feet to get fitted for a new pair of running shoes I signed up to participate in a [...]

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