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Cheering on the young runners at Dunlap Jog-a-thon
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New Mile PR
Back in high school, I ran cross country. I never considered myself a fast runner, but I did ok. I usually ran the mile between 5:30 and 6:30 depending on the time of year or where we were in the … Continue reading
Hipster Robie
For the last three years, I’ve run the Race to Robie Creek, a hilly and challenging half-marathon. It’s a fun event with something they call a party at the end then a school bus ride back to the start. After … Continue reading
Birthday Bash 2014 – Update 1
Last year, a friend and I decided it would be “fun” to celebrate our birthdays by running our age in miles through the foothills. We selected one large loop and almost no one joined us on the 33 mile run. … Continue reading
Ultimate = Wind Sprints
I used to play ultimate (frisbee) a lot. After enough sprained ankles and knees, I decided it was probably time to cut back a bit. I still enjoy getting out and throwing a disc about, but I haven’t played a … Continue reading
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Monthly Mile
These are the times from our Monthly Mile event as part of the Boise Area Runners. Join us on the first Tuesday of each month at the Boise High track at 6:00pm for this fun event to gauge how your … Continue reading
We’re back
We’ve been up for about 44 hours and still have at least 3 to go before we’re home, but we are back on US soil. It’s been a great trip and I will post some final thoughts about it soon. … Continue reading
Nairobi – Giraffe Center and Railway Museum
So we arrived back in Nairobi yesterday and decided our first stop should be the Giraffe Center. Here they are trying to bring back the endangered Rothschild giraffe. They help fund this project by letting people feed and pet these … Continue reading
Nakuru – Mbweha Camp
We finally had to leave Samburu and all the elephants, but our next stop was Nakuru where we expected to see rhinos. Instead of flying, we opted for the cross country drive. Both Elephant Bedroom and Mbweha are run by … Continue reading
Samburu – Elephant Bedroom Camp (Day 2)
After the spectacular day of safari yesterday, we weren’t sure day two could compare. I mean, we saw two of the Big Five (Lion and elephant, still “missing” the leopard, rhino and buffalo) and a bunch of other cool animals … Continue reading
Samburu – Elephant Bedroom Camp
Yesterday we left Nairobi to start our safari. We flew to Samburu National Park on a small single engine plane with a pilot and co-pilot only. There was no divide between the cockpit and cabin and the snack cart for … Continue reading
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