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		<title>Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 17:44:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a sucker for a zoo so I didn&#8217;t bat an eyelash &#8211; marathon on Sunday or not &#8211; when my daughters planned a trip to the zoo on the Friday of my time in Pittsburgh. The five of us &#8211; my youngest, my two daughters, my one daughter&#8217;s girlfriend and I &#8211; heading [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nickisnook.net&#038;blog=2414800&#038;post=6561&#038;subd=momto6&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Marathon &#8211; The Last 13.1</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 16:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second half of the Pittsburgh Marathon saw me with the 5:30 pace group. This time would still be a PR for me so I was okay with being here. I spent some of the time chatting with a pregnant woman who was talking about roller derby. I overheard her talking about teams from Central [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nickisnook.net&#038;blog=2414800&#038;post=6553&#038;subd=momto6&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Marathon &#8211; First 13.1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The race itself is recapped in this post and the next as I am wordy. All race photos were taken by my kids (either my daughter or my son). Most were taken in Bloomfield , between miles 22 and 23. Being in the last corral &#8211; or even in the corral in front of me, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nickisnook.net&#038;blog=2414800&#038;post=6548&#038;subd=momto6&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pittsburgh Marathon &#8211; Pre-Race</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 23:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a warning! This recap is going to come in pieces. This is the first part and doesn&#8217;t even get me to the starting line.  &#160; Alarms when I am out of town are great. I have no problems waking to one. The problem the morning of the Pittsburgh Marathon was what side of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nickisnook.net&#038;blog=2414800&#038;post=6544&#038;subd=momto6&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Come Find Out About Me</title>
		<link>http://nickisnook.net/2012/05/04/come-find-out-about-me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 15:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a post all set to go up today about traveling but I am honored to be  featured at AnotherMotherRunner.com so I want you to go visit Sarah and Dimity and find out more about me. Filed under: Fitness, Just my Thoughts Tagged: another mother runner, Fitness, marathons, May, running<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nickisnook.net&#038;blog=2414800&#038;post=6540&#038;subd=momto6&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s in a Number?</title>
		<link>http://nickisnook.net/2012/05/03/whats-in-a-number/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You hear it all the time. Age is just a number. For being &#8220;just a number,&#8221; age certainly gets a lot of attention. I wonder why in some cultures, age is revered but here in the US it is fought off. And what of the difference in age of men and age of women. &#160; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nickisnook.net&#038;blog=2414800&#038;post=6537&#038;subd=momto6&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the sisters at Momalom.com hosted Five for Five. I loved the previous versions of this community building exercise and was determined to participate again. I should have really thought things through, as I hate to commit to something and not follow through but that is exactly what I did. I was good with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nickisnook.net&#038;blog=2414800&#038;post=6534&#038;subd=momto6&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Training Plans</title>
		<link>http://nickisnook.net/2012/05/01/training-plans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 15:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you plan your training or do you fly by the seat of your pants? I know this may seem like a really strange question, particularly if you are deeply dedicated to one process or the other. I like to think I am in the middle. I love to have a plan, a very detailed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nickisnook.net&#038;blog=2414800&#038;post=6531&#038;subd=momto6&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Pittsburgh?</title>
		<link>http://nickisnook.net/2012/04/30/why-pittsburgh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I laugh as I have been asked many times. Why are you running in Pittsburgh? There are at least three races much closer to home, including my home town half marathon, the same day. Why are you going to Pittsburgh? You cannot even type the emphasis people put on the word Pittsburgh either. It is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nickisnook.net&#038;blog=2414800&#038;post=6528&#038;subd=momto6&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Words from This Morning</title>
		<link>http://nickisnook.net/2012/04/24/words-from-this-morning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:50:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The to-do list for today keeps growing but the hours in the day seem to be diminishing with every step. Laundry. Get it done. Youngest has to pack tonight for three day Skills USA competition. Guess it doesn’t matter if I have clean clothes as long as he does. Iron! I hate to iron. Again, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nickisnook.net&#038;blog=2414800&#038;post=6526&#038;subd=momto6&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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