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Morning, Monday, August 14

I'm quickly discovering that time is in short supply.  Although I made notes about yesterday's activities and thoughts, I was totally out of steam last night.  Knowing we had a 4 a.m. alarm in our future, I skipped blogging.  Will try to make up for it tonight...if I'm still conscious.  Today we begin in earnest--19.2 miles followed by picnic lunch, short recovery time (aka "take a shower, stinky!"), Mass, and dinner event. Tired just thinking about it!

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  1. JimAugust 14, 2017 at 8:26 PM

    Just wanted to drop a note that we're all reading along! Go Mom and Dad!

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  2. UnknownAugust 14, 2017 at 11:09 PM

    There's a particularly​ steep hill on the estate that I push the kids up and Owen always shouts encouragement "go mommy! You can do it!"

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