Liza Howard. Ultrarunning Mom.

Ultrarunning Mom

Family in town

We have family in town this weekend and spent the day enjoying their company.  We all just got back from a game of freeze tag at Eisenhower Park.  The sweaty little boy has been given a bath and Kerry, one of Asa’s grandmother’s, is on bedtime story duty.  I got to run with most all…Read more

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23 Jul
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Green-hatted pirate

I’ve spent the day trying to put a dent in a “To Do” list that takes up two pages of lined paper.  ”Family budget” is above “blog post,” but I’m procrastinating before coming to terms with the consequences of the air conditioning bill.  (Ramen, anyone?)  This picture of Asa the Pirate will have to do…Read more

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21 Jul
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Y Talk Review

It was a very tiny audience at the YMCA last night, so it felt more like I was blathering on to people on a group run (as is my wont) than addressing an audience.  Good for everybody.  I think.  At any rate, it’s always fun to talk to complete strangers about nipples and chaffing.  There…Read more

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19 Jul
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We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto

We arrived in country at 5am today.  55 degrees and rainy.  We’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto.  Our hotel was nice enough to let us check in extremely early, so we didn’t have to lug our bags around town for the day.  We enjoyed some tea brewed in our tiny in-room tea pot, figured out…Read more

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07 Jul
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Best laid plans

More often than not I am sad about the clutter in our family car.  Not so this morning.  I will be forever thankful for the random bath towel in the backseat.  Asa and I were driving Eliot downtown for a meeting when Asa mentioned he wasn’t feeling well.  I figured he just wasn’t excited about…Read more

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30 Jun
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