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Sucking it up |
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By Heather Leiggi on
2/11/2009 3:40 PM
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All I have to say is that summer better come really soon. My plans to go to Mexico have fallen through so I am forced to endure the rest of winter without a break. Boo hoo! Fortunately it is 60 degrees out today and although I know it won’t last, at least it’s a reprieve from the single digit temps we’ve been having. It’s so depressing though…. Anyway, with thoughts of embracing the rest of winter I went tobogganing this weekend. This wasn’t just any toboggan slide either. This slide is in the mountains of Pennsylvania and has been running since 1904. They cut thick blocks of ice out of the lake and line them up to the top of the hill. Grooves are cut in the ice and the wooden toboggans slide down in the grooves.&nbs ...
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January excitement |
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By Heather Leiggi on
1/22/2009 9:37 PM
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So, I’m not really good at the blogging thing but I’m sure you guys all figured that out already. It’s been a VERY busy month which is unusual for January. I’m usually bored and ansty after all the festivities of the holidays. January usually ends up being cold and dull with nothing going on. But, this January has been completely different except that it has been cold…REALLY REALLY cold. So I’ve decided to go to Mexico. I can’t take it anymore. I finally convinced my husband to take me away. We went to Mexico 2 years ago and loved it. It was a totally laid back vacation where we did nothing except run, swim, lie on the beach and snorkel. I can’t wait to do it again. And then when I get back I will be starting a new job. After 5 y ...
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A New Year |
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By Heather Leiggi on
1/6/2009 8:36 PM
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I thought about writing a quick note here and there but somehow never managed to. Too bad but I was way too busy having fun. I did manage to get all my Christmas shopping done, eat way too many Christmas cookies, drink way too much wine, and spend way too much time in the car running errands and going to families houses for the holidays. I did not manage to get all my workouts in but I did pretty well. I think I only missed a few swim workouts (which I really didn’t mind, I never do!). However, even though I did get most of workouts in I really wasn’t focused on them. It was just sort of like get them over with so I can get on with all the other things I have to do. But today, it’s back to work and back to serious training (and hopefully back to blogging a little more often!). On that note, ...
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TIS THE SEASON |
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By Heather Leiggi on
12/9/2008 9:30 AM
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Well, it definitely feels like Christmas outside. We got a nice little dusting of snow this weekend in Philadelphia and it is COLD, really cold! It also feels like Christmas inside too. My husband and I got our tree up and decorated last night and we had so much fun doing it! We always make a mini party (you know I love to celebrate!). We drank wine, had an amazing assortment of cheeses, bread, seafood, and listened to Christmas music all night. We love pulling our ornaments out because they hold so many memories and it’s re-living our life. We buy at least one ornament each year, something that holds significance for us for that year. We have an ornament from the year we got married, a glass sushi roll and chopsticks from a trip to the Japanese Gardens in Portland, OR, and a big glass ball made from ash from Mt. St. Helen&a ...
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Post-Birthday depression |
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By Heather Leiggi on
12/1/2008 12:20 AM
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It’s so sad when all the fun is over but I guess it’s time to get back to reality. I had so much fun celebrating my birthday and it was everything I had hoped it would be. My husband took me out to some great restaurants and bought me awesome gifts, I ate more sushi than you can imagine with my family and I had a great time staying out late with all my friends. I don’t really get enough time to spend with everyone during the racing season anyway so this is a perfect excuse. Unfortunately now both my birthday and Thanksgiving are over and I need to find something else to get me excited… back to training! I now feel perfectly fat and out of shape which is just enough to motivate me to get back at it. And, in all my enthusiasm over next years’ season, I’ve convinced my husband to get bac ...
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THREE MORE DAYS!!!! |
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By Heather Leiggi on
11/21/2008 4:39 PM
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3 more days until my favorite day of the year, my birthday! I actually love this whole time between Thanksgiving and New Years. I love holidays and love to celebrate things. My husband and I are always looking for something to celebrate. It makes life more fun. And of course, the biggest celebration of the year is my birthday. I’ve tried to get my husband into enjoying his birthday as much as I do mine but he’s just not that into it. What did we do for his birthday this year? Stayed home, ate pizza, drank wine, and watched a scary movie which I only agreed to watch because it was his birthday (I hate scary movies!). Much unlike my husband’s birthday, my celebrations are starting tonight (my official birthday is Monday) and who knows when they will end. You may be wondering what I have in ...
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Off-season |
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Wife in the fast lane
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By Jason Leiggi on
11/18/2008 5:38 PM
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I have to say that I absolutely hate off-season. One week into her official off-season and she’s making me nuts! It started going to parties where I was the designated driver. I’m already lame enough; don’t leave me lame and sober! Aside from being a great dancer, I’m not much of a party guy. Then she wanted to stay up late…STAY UP LATE!?!?! But what is by far the worst thing about the off-season is her ambition. When she’s training, I get away with being lazy because she’s too tired to say anything but now… Already we have been to 3 furniture stores and home depot. I’m happy to report that our office is already painted and she’s already picking out paint for the guest room. GOD HELP ME!! April, please come so ...
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Off-season |
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By Heather Leiggi on
11/18/2008 12:09 AM
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I have to say that I absolutely love off-season. One week into my official off-season and I am having a blast. It started with a weekend of parties. My triathlon club had their end of the season party and a friend got married. It was great to be able to stay up late, have a few drinks, and dance like crazy without worrying about training. The weekend ended with me painting a room in my house. It’s amazing all the stuff I can get done in a weekend when I’m not working out. My body has finally stopped aching from the long season and I actually feel like I can get through a day without needing a nap. I know in about one more week I’ll be going crazy and dying to get out and train and I'm already looking forward to that first run. It’ll seem a little tougher than before but there’s ...
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Finally |
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By Heather Leiggi on
11/14/2008 2:15 PM
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What better way to spend some time during off season than to start a blog. I've been considering it for a while and finally decided I would give it a try. We'll see if I'm any good at keeping up with it. I'm not feeling very confident about it but we'll see what happens, maybe I'll surprise myself.
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