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Jogging with my mother at the Boardwalk

My mother with my nephew in 1998. My mother had a heart attack when she was fifty-three, the same age I am now. That was the day she quit smoking, cold-turkey. (It’s pretty hard to smoke in intensive… more →

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The Boston Marathon and Rosie Ruiz... — 4 comments

Dave Bradley wrote 1 month ago: Last week’s letter was written several hours before the horrific twin bomb blasts in Boston. E … more →

Tags: Writing to adult children, bostonmarathon, Rosie Ruiz, Boston, Bill Rodgers, Prudential Center, Yahoo, hopkinton massachusetts, Boston Marathon explosions

Jogging with my mother at the Boardwalk — 5 comments

nancytinarirunswrites wrote 2 months ago: My mother with my nephew in 1998. My mother had a heart attack when she was fifty-three, the same ag … more →

Tags: Personal Stories, Relationships, addictive behaviour, George S. Henry cross country running, runners' obsessions, the boardwalk, Quitting Smoking, smoking, cardiovascular system

Runners' obsessions part three (cont.): an Olympic-sized disappointment — 2 comments

nancytinarirunswrites wrote 5 months ago: My last post was called “Happy Endings”. Today, as I continue the story of my preparatio … more →

Tags: Running, Injuries and Getting Older, Personal Stories, Racing, knee injuries, Lizanne Bussieres, Anne Marie Malone, runners' obsessions, Siliva Ruegger

Runners' Obsessions Part 3 (cont.): Training for the 1984 Olympic marathon trials — 1 comment

nancytinarirunswrites wrote 6 months ago: Lizanne Bussieres (from Montreal but not running as part of the Canadian team), Silvia Ruegger, me, … more →

Tags: Running, Training Tips, Injuries and Getting Older, Racing, Paul Tinari, Silvia Ruegger, Lizanne Bussieres, Anne Marie Malone, lynn williams