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It is official Boston 2020 CANCELLED

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Boston Marathon to be cancelled. Years of collecting It's been difficult staying motivated to train for any length run since no race is happening. Sure, there are the virtual races but being that I don't enjoy racing to begin with, there's no reason to sign up for a race and run by myself. I mean... why?! I still engage the help of a trainer in hopes to better my performance at different distances once REAL racing begins again. This holds me accountable. Typically, I'm running 6 days a week with 2 harder [...]

By Joanne|2020-06-01T15:06:19-04:00June 1, 2020|Baking, Bread, Running|Comments Off

Baker’s Intoxicated on Grains

Another beautiful day in California. On this particular morning, Gary (the grand prize winner in the commercial category of the Raisin contest for 2011) accompanied me on a morning run. Gary is not an obsessed runner like me but did put in a good mile to start. We ran and walked and talked until I left Gary to find my other fitness partner, Ted. Ted was walking so I ran loops, up ahead then back. It was a relaxed 9.24 miles. Vacation runs are the best. A much deserved break before the hard work begins again to get ready for [...]