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namiwalks 2007

by nattie on July 10, 2007

“the most shocking thing about mental illness is how much it is misunderstood”.it’s that time of the year… this upcoming october 6th, nami (national alliance on mental illness), is putting on their namiwalks event again. on this day, thousands of concerned citizens in more than 60 communities across the nation will walk together to raise […] Read more

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preparing for the tahoe rim trail 50m

by nattie on July 9, 2007

again i made a list of articles to pack (see “an exercise on packing“). this list brings some peace of mind at the same time that it causes a certain deal of stress. i packed a big duffel, as i’m flying to st. louis 10 days before the race, to meet with my husband who’s […] Read more

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back from the dead

by nattie on July 7, 2007

after an almost two-month break due to a health issue that deviated my focus from blogging, i am back… not that nothing worth blogging happened in the interim; life goes on, right? at least if i run out of blogging material in the present, i can resort to a few interesting events from these past […] Read more

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pre-race jitters

by nattie on March 30, 2007

i guess it doesn’t matter how many times you’ve done this (i’m not a seasoned ultra runner anyway); if you’ve just finished reading a book titled the complete neurotic: the anxious person’s guide to life, it is somewhat likely you’ll experience the jitters before a race. well, at least i do… (the book is a […] Read more

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brain decay at the orange curtain 100k

by nattie on February 19, 2007

i shoulda gotten some sleep… too late now. one mile into the race. it’s good to have this lady behind me, her headlamp is lighting my way. so jay said three underpasses… did he mention a tunnel? i can use these as markers… no, no music yet; it’s still dark. i need to focus. i […] Read more

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toenail necklace

by nattie on November 10, 2006

(looks like i’m not the only one obsessed with toenails…) on january 12, 2006, i received the following emails from jan ryerse: from: Jan Ryerse Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 4:23 PM to: fargasch at g-mail, without the dash, dot com cc: ultra at listserv.dartmouth.edu subject: toenail – to be or not to be pull […] Read more

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stop and smell the flowers

by nattie on October 29, 2006

life gets in the way. this was my run on thursday: a trip to the post office and back… i chose a different branch just for a change of pace. the one on balboa i go to too often. isn’t it nice to look at the map and see all this blue? so even though […] Read more

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