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Active Advantage Advantages
Active Advantage by Active.com I’m in the middle of my second year with this program. The primary reason I signed up for the program is that Active.com waves race registration processing fees. Fees averaged about $4.00 per race for me last year. I saved $60.66 on the 14 races that I signed up for through…
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500th post!
My 4th of July post yesterday was my 500th post! I’ve been blogging for about 28 months now, so that is a lot of yammering on about this and that. On Thursday I also received my 1,100th comment which means I’m getting 2.2 comments per post on average. I had no idea what to expect when…
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Happy 4th of July!
Here in Boston we had our fireworks last night. With Hurricane Arthur barreling up the coast, the organizers of The Boston Pops 4th of July Celebration decided to move the show to July 3rd. My daughter had friends over and they watched some of it on TV. When it was time for the fireworks they…
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The Long Weekend
The long weekend begins! My company was kind enough to give us Thursday and Friday off for the 4th of July holiday. As usual I have a million things I want to get done, and that is absolutely impossible. One of the items on my “to do list” this weekend is to re-organize the folders…
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Two races Two States
Two races two states On June 22nd, 2014 I ran a double header I started with the BAA 10K in Boston at 8AM and then headed for New Hampshire for my second race, the Smuttynose 5K in Hampton, NH at 9:30AM. The BAA 10K starts on Charles Street which separates the Boston Common and the…
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Weekends are for what?
Weekends always go by so quickly. All week while at work we dream about sleeping late, having a barbecue, mowing the lawn, and even drinking a few cold ones with friends. For athletes we dream about getting in that long run or ride. Which route should I take this weekend? How far should I run…