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Running While Tired
You may think I wrote this post if you’ve read about my Go Fund Me campaign. I’m training for a marathon in Somaliland, to be run this winter. (funds also go toward a full University scholarship for a...
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You Can Provide 80 Years of University Education
If you don’t have time to read the whole post, here’s the gist: if every subscriber gives $10, we can provide 80 years of university education for Somali students. Here’s the link to the Go Fund Me...
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Running Inspiration
I’m in the high miles, tired legs, growling stomach, ‘do I really need to run again today’, time of marathon training. And honestly? I’m kind of loving it. Yes, its hard to keep rolling out of bed at...
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Running Afraid
Y’all did it. You helped me raise the funds for the marathon and education fundraiser in Somaliland. Thank you. And now that means I have to do this. Uh, I mean get to do this. But kind of? I mean I...
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What Am I Going to Wear in the Marathon?
I wrote another post, years ago, about what the heck am I going to wear? I was heading to New York City for a movie premiere. Now doesn’t that sound exciting? It certainly was exciting, it was the...
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20 Questions with Jordan Wylie
Oooo boy, if there is one thing I need to work on, it is interviews and podcasts and thinking on my feet. I did it again. (Here’s my interview with the New York Times for the Modern Love podcast and...
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Gifts for Runners, 2018
Shalane Flanagan’s second cookbook (link to the first one below) Run Fast, Cook Slow, Eat Slow I want this. And the first one. I read them both on my Kindle, from the library. And then my friend had a...
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Unlikely Marathoners (and, Women Run Without Dropping a Uterus!)
Quick link: The Most Unlikely Marathoners *photo by Mustafa Said HARGEISA, SOMALILAND— A cement wall topped with barbed wire surrounds the soccer field where girls gather once a week to play. Boys...
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Another Mother Runner Podcast
I am: a mother a runner another mother runner and…a running nerd. By nerd, I mean I love all things running. I used to think: what is there to talk about? You wear shoes and you move your legs. Done....
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When Underdogs Dare to Dream
I haven’t been posting much to The Bookshelf on Fridays lately. I’ve been reading but haven’t been blogging. Here’s a quick list of what I’m reading lately: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr....
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The Whole30 in Africa, a Reluctant Food Post
I finished the Whole30 last week. Here’s the book about it: I didn’t tell you I was doing it. To be honest, I was kind of embarrassed. I hate trendy things and I especially hate trendy foodie things....
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The Whole30 in Africa: A Runner’s Journey
One reason the timing of my Whole30 worked well for me is that, as a runner, I was already planning an easy month. I had a weird knee niggle that started after an 11-mile run in the desert and was...
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Running the World
I’m super excited about last month’s Runner’s World magazine. And I’m late in sharing it here but better late than never! Running the World: Djibouti This story was a long, long time in coming, through...
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Djibouti at the Olympics
Quick link: Dreaming of Djiboutian Olympic Glory At EthnoTraveler you can read about my interview with Ayanleh Souleiman, Djibouti’s current hope for a medal in the Rio 2016 Olympics, in the...
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Finding Strong Online Premiere
Woot-woot! The Finding Strong film will premiere online Wednesday June 4, at 4 p.m. Don’t miss this beautiful and inspiring film. I love these girls. Love them. Watch the film and then pull on a pair...
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The Bookshelf: Running Books
I like things that start with R. Running, Reading, (w)Riting. Things that don’t start with R are okay as well, like the people in my family, the countries I’ve lived in, and ice cream. But today I’m...
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To Be a Runner or Not to Be a Runner
Another super important running question here… I run. So I self identity as ‘runner.’ This bothers my husband and we have argued about it multiple times. I run slowly, I’m not competitive. It isn’t my...
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5 Ways to Involve Kids in Mom’s Running
So you’re a runner and you’re a mom. These two must be in conflict, right? (or, you’re a writer with a day on the blog to fill and listicles tend to be easy…) Moms don’t have time to run or rather,...
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When Underdogs Dare to Dream
I haven’t been posting much to The Bookshelf on Fridays lately. I’ve been reading but haven’t been blogging. Here’s a quick list of what I’m reading lately: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr....
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The Whole30 in Africa, a Reluctant Food Post
I finished the Whole30 last week. Here’s the book about it: I didn’t tell you I was doing it. To be honest, I was kind of embarrassed. I hate trendy things and I especially hate trendy foodie things....
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