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Duathlon Success!

I spent Sunday morning competing in a ridiculously fun event. I competed in a duathlon, which consisted of a 5K run, 25K bike, and 5K run. So altogether, that’s about 6 miles of running and 16 miles of biking.

I had actually done this race last year. This year, I finished in 2 hours 17 minutes, which was 20 minutes faster than last year. w00t!

There are two other reasons why this race was exceptional this year. First, the weather was amazing. I couldn’t have hoped for better. Second, the organizers changed the bike route. It was so fun! I felt like I was 10 years old, zipping down the biggest hill by my parents’ house (underneath the train tracks). I can’t wait to do it again next year!

I hope you all had a fun weekend too! Today is rainy and I’m headed to jury duty. But the whole time I will probably be thinking about what a wonderful time I had on Sunday. 

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Links I Love 3/21/2011

I had a busy weekend and didn’t have my post ready this morning! But trust me – it was a great weekend.

Here are my links. Enjoy!

1) I can’t stop thinking about this post - mostly because I love cupcakes and biking. I want to bike commute someday.

2) I was able to get out this weekend and do some training for the duathlon. I am training roughly 70% of the total training program, but now that the weather is getting nice, I am looking forward to some quality time on my bike.

3) I am knitting this vest, and I love it! I want to have it done so that I can include it in my items for the Spring Palette Challenge 2011.

Happy Vernal Equinox (yesterday)! I hope your Spring is awesome so far.

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Daydreams

Hi World.

Laura here.

I have a lot of thoughts going on in my head.  A lot of big ideas.  A lot of daydreams.

I have started on some.  And accomplished a couple.  And now I want to chronicle how I make my daydreams come true.

You might have some daydreams as well.  Ideas that seem far-fetched and make people look at you funny when you say them out loud.

“This weekend I am going to make my own yogurt.”

“For the next three months, I am only going to wear 33 pieces of clothing.”

“Each of the presents I give for the Holidays will cost less than $10.”

“I want to get rid of my car.  Instead of driving, I will bike or walk wherever I need to go.  I will use the bus when the weather is bad.”

“I will pay off all of my student loans in the next 4.5 years.”

Yet who wouldn’t want to eat delicious food?  Or be debt-free?  Or have excellent health?  People say that they want these things but they don’t take the steps to make them happen.

I am taking the steps.  I am making the changes.  It will take me years to get to where I want to be, but I will arrive.  And I want you to join me.

Let’s do this together.  I will help you and you will help me.

Let’s do this.