Monthly Archives: March 2009

Excerpts of communication with Roommate Tina

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Mica

Selba gave me the “Sisterhood” award! “The Sisterhood Award is an award from bloggers to bloggers in recognition of a blog spot which shows attitude and/or gratitude.” I’m going to guess that I received it for “attitude” because I am … Continue reading →

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Back to the grind.

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Mica

Am I really back to school after a measly week off? How do I know for sure? An undergrad in one of my classes whined copiously about how the break was too short. I almost punched her when she said … Continue reading →

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Photos and cupcakes

Posted on March 29, 2009 by Mica

After my bullet-style post yesterday, I finally got out for a six miles on Chicago’s lakefront. My quads were pretty tired, but after the first mile and a half, they calmed down and shut up. I ran into the wind … Continue reading →

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Chicago-style bullets

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Mica

Just a quick update before I head out for a run: I tried to do an easy four yesterday. My quads were not very happy with me, but I still had a hard time pacing myself and ended up running … Continue reading →

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13.1 for practice

Posted on March 26, 2009 by Mica

Lena and I did our last official long run before we begin tapering for the Half Marathon on April 11th. When we turned on our Garmins at 8:11am, it was 40ºF, overcast, and drizzly, which more or less reflected my … Continue reading →

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I am volatile.

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Mica

For anyone who wants to chat with a librarian, here’s the link to the site. Enjoy! Secondly, for all the nerdy homemakers/bakers, here’s a link to a site selling the Pi pie plate. Maybe I’ll get it and bake pies … Continue reading →

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MicaPie attempts pie.

Posted on March 24, 2009 by Mica

Today was a day off from running, so I spent most of it cooped up in the apartment, grappling with the university’s frustrating, blood pressure-raising library website. I spent so long wrestling with it and yelling at the computer that … Continue reading →

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Being unfaithful to shoes.

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Mica

I dragged myself out of bed at 6am this morning to start my reading and research for my seminar papers, but after getting through an article and a half, I walked back into the bedroom and fell asleep. Whoops. My … Continue reading →

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For lack of anything better…

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Mica

Race photos from the Soaring Eagle! Find the boyfriend, or rather, one-half of him: We’re looking strong at Mile 2, and Lena’s about to mow down this lady in front her: Funny story. On Friday, Lena came into the running … Continue reading →

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Soaring Eagle, I won stuff.

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Mica

Today was pretty awesome, which made up for the giant failure that was yesterday evening. I’m too tired to do a full report of the Soaring Eagle race, so I’ll just type disjointed commentary and post pictures. (That’s more interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in friends, Half Marathon training, races, running | 16 Comments