This weekend is Parade Day here in the Binghamton area. I have never been a big parade fan but there is also, for the first time, a mile race on Parade Day. I am going to help out with the race. Be not afraid! The woman who thinks a 5K is too short a race… Continue reading Training and Races
Back in the second week of April, my youngest – the only one still in school – had his spring break. This break was at an odd time – not the week before or the week after Easter but two weeks prior. The timing was inconsequential as we were not traveling but the youngest was.… Continue reading School Vacation
I spent two full days at the Great NY State Fair in Syracuse, NY this past week. Both days involved leaving the house so that we arrived at the fair before noon. Both days had the goal of going to some free concerts at Chevy Court – an open courtyard area with a stage that… Continue reading Great NY State Fair
Who would have thought the temperature in upstate NY at 6 a.m. the morning of May 2 would be 66F? This lovely piece of news did not bode well for the race I was heading out to as soon as I ate and got dressed. Syracuse was promising to be a tough place to run… Continue reading Mountain Goat Run – Race Recap
I am, in case you haven’t surmised it yet, a WVU Mountaineer through and through. I spent three years in Morgantown on the main and Evansdale campuses and love my college sports. It doesn’t matter if the Mountaineers are winning or losing – although I admit, I prefer when they win – I watch and… Continue reading The Out of WV Mountaineer Fan
It is fall so as I have said before, it is road trip time. This road trip came with a little mother-daughter bonding, too – just an extra plus. I took my 20 year old daughter to her first ever big time football game. She goes to basketball and hockey all the time at her… Continue reading Road Trip #2
Not my most favorite but one of my favorite seasons of the year is about to start in less than 36 hours. I am not talking summer, spring, winter or fall – I have a favorite there, too. I am talking college football! I, ever since attending West Virginia University in the early 80’s, have… Continue reading Favorite Season of the Year
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