Monthly Archives: June 2011

Road Tripping

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Brian

This morning, I woke up in Chattanooga, TN after a wonderful night’s sleep in a Travelodge. I’ll admit that I was pleasantly surprised. I booked the room through Expedia’s new deals feature where you see the price and the star … Continue reading →


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Car blogging

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Brian

Greetings from Interstate 75 in Georgia. I’ve managed to get out of the driver’s seat for an hour or so. I’ve got the laptop tethered to my cell phone and the speed isn’t horribly slow! It is a wee bit … Continue reading →


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Adjustments

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Brian

Okay, for those of you who remember my post about dreams a few weeks back, I won’t go into that kind of detail. Last night, however, I dreamed I was playing in the snow with a mailman and we decapitated … Continue reading →


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Back on the treadmill again

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Brian

It’s been a stressful few days! Raffi is in New York, so I’ve been playing single dad. The car was in the shop, work has been crazy and to top it all off, my computer got a virus and went … Continue reading →


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Saturday morning run group

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Brian

On Friday night, Meredith and Scott invited Raffi and I to go sailing with them. I’ve always wanted to sail and we jumped on the opportunity. Every Friday night, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club has a race. It’s pretty low … Continue reading →


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Wicked cool stickers and a run with Ragnar Cary

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Brian

Raffi had a few extra credits with Vistaprint left over from a Groupon she bought, so she made me some wicked cool Digital Running Club bumper stickers. I like the overall size, but the logo itself is a little small. … Continue reading →


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Post Disney Speed Work

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Brian

My older brother is visiting Walt Disney World from St. Louis, so we drove over to spend the day with him and his family at the Disney Hollywood Studios. There, I was reacquainted with my childhood friends, “Broccoli Balboa” and … Continue reading →


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Too Legit To Quit

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Brian

I hope everyone had a great National Running Day yesterday. I celebrated with a 4 mile run downtown on the water and by announcing the Digital Running Club’s Tennessee Ragnar Relay Team. As part of that launch, I spent the … Continue reading →


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Kicking my Own Butt

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Brian

The red, sweat soaked faces of the distance runners on the track team are still vivid in my mind from this past season. One workout, sets of 1200 m (3/4 mi) intervals with 400 m (1/4 mi) jogging recoveries, was … Continue reading →


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