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When you can't do or have something is when you miss and appreciate it the most. 

It is amazing what some women can while pregnant.  I had grandiose ideas of what I'd be doing and able to do while pregnant- although I did quite a bit as long as I could no longer am I running up my favorite trails, mostly just a slow waddle, 

I really admire women like Kara Groucher, and Olympic runner who continued training throughout pregnancy. 

I was amazed to learn that she was running 80 miles some weeks, I don't think I even did that when training for a marathon before…

My husband Scott and I spent 2 months in South East Asia on our honeymoon in 2007.  Our goal was to try to run in every new place we went so this is the start of that account.   

Hanoi, Vietnam, October 2007

We were in complete culture shock when we first arrived in the city.  In the cab ride over to the hotel we had booked the roads were completely packed with people on motorbikes and bicycles.  We were one of very few taxis and cars on the road.  Now…

Now reading this post, promise me one thing, you will not think I am crazy.  I admit, I may do things that no one in their right mind would volunteer, let alone love to do as I do, but still, I swear I am not.

As many of you know, Scott and I LOVE camping out in our minivan.  The past 2 winters we have been up to the mountains to go snowboarding we camped out in the minivan probably 3 weekends out of every 4.  Sure, we’ve had some cold nights.  Our record being -17 (outside) but that…