Blatherskite

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I am a Children’s Librarian living in the Portland, Oregon area. When I am not Children’s Librianing I like to play with cameras and film. I also like playing the ukulele, knitting, sketching, and hiking.

Tag: boring half marathon

  • “Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out.”

    “Defeat may serve as well as victory To shake the soul and let the glory out.”

    This has been a rough weekend for me, physically and mentally. I have been sidelined from my running with a stupid injury and I’m only a week into my training. I was doing so well, too. I did my two speed runs as well as a 2 mile recovery run. My speed has been improving,…

  • Boring Half Marathon Training: Week 1

    Boring Half Marathon Training: Week 1

    So I thought I would blog about my adventures in training for my first half marathon. Mostly because I like to think things through via the written word and my blog has served as a really cool diary over the years. It will be really great to look back on this time later in the…

  • What have I done

    What have I done

    I impulsively signed up for a half marathon yesterday evening. I had no idea I was going to do this when I woke up yesterday. But when I got home from work I saw that my husband was doing research on local marathons and I noticed that the registration page was up for the Boring…