The insane complexity of an Iron Man
I'm tired from training for an Iron Man. But I'm not sure if that's because of the workouts or all the logistics around it! In the beginning, I was thinking something along the lines of: I'm going to train really hard and consistently, and then we'll see on race day if I have it in me to finish and become an Iron Man (person). Currently, I'm much less concerned about my level of training or my expected finishing time. I think that with my current training intensity things wil
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A long day in Disneyland Paris
Finally, I’m a Disneyland insider! The day after I turned 42, we took the kids to Disney Paris. I’d never been and figured we should do it as a family at least once. Leading up to it, only my 8-year old daughter seemed somewhat excited. My husband and my son were a bit apprehensive because they recently visited Disneyland Tokyo, which had been a nightmare. It was so busy I’m not sure they managed to do a single ride. It had also been freezing cold. So why is our family doing
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Banjul Marathon 2026
The Banjul Marathon is a little mysterious. Even though it's the only organized running event in The Gambia and it's organized by Gambia's largest company Africell, there's not much about it online or on social media. But you don't have to be a genius to figure out it's a small event with sub-optimal running conditions. Basically, I expected the worst. Leading up the event, I was getting pretty excited about racing though. A lot of my friends were participating, and my kids a
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