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    0 In daily life/ travel

    Integrating like a champ

    I had a lovely day in Utrecht yesterday catching up with a Dutch friend of mine who I met while studying in the US in …. probably 1996/97.

    On my way back I was daydreaming on the train and didn’t get out in Amsterdam and the next stop happened to be 45km away!…

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    July 22, 2019 By mind matter project
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  • In cycling/ daily life/ travel

    I moved to Holland

    I’m currently living in Haarlem and working in Amsterdam. Life is a weird little bastard but sometimes the curveballs it throws actually turn out…

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  • In marathon/ running

    Trusting the Madness in the (Hansons Marathon) Method

    So you want to improve your marathon time and are wondering which training plan to use? McMillan, FIRST, Nike, Running World, something your friend…

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  • In marathon

    I may not look like it but I’m so made for marathons

    I have not blogged for 16 weeks. Not because I haven’t wanted to but because I’ve bloody been running every freaking day getting ready…

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  • In marathon/ running

    Hansons Marathon Method – I have to run HOW much??

    I’ve started my training for the London Marathon. The first 2 weeks of it in Australia where the hills and the heat made ALL…

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  • In running

    One hell of Halloween race

    Usually when it comes to races I’m in and out, grab a coffee afterwards by myself, kind of a gal. I don’t have any…

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  • In blogging/ daily life/ who am I

    On moments and words and memories

    I think about death a lot.

    In my past life I was a born-again Christian who went to church 2-3 times a week and ‘preached’…

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  • Banana on toast never looked so good • • #brunch #bananatoast #haapsalu #purtsegastro
  • What Estonians love - folk costumes, saunas, cafes (& coffee+cake at 10pm) • • #valgedaamipäevad #haapsalu #estonianthings #backyardsauna #marketday #whiteladyfestival
  • A long, long time ago a young girl was smuggled into the men-only castle of Haapsalu. She was supposed to hide there, dressed as a boy, but she was found out & bricked into one of the walls :| Every August when it's full moon, you can see a white shape in one of the castle cathedral windows & the whole town celebrates/remembers the legend for 3 days with a full program of market stalls, concerts, plays, etc. • • #whiteladylegend #legendofthewhitelady #valgedaam #valgedaamipäevad #haapsalu
  • Last night in Haapsalu • • #haapsalu #haapsalupromenaad #estoniansummer
  • My training plan had a hills workout for today. In London this would be ok but I'm currently in one of the flattest areas of one of the flattest countries in Europe 😂 • • There is a bridge here but it takes me 20 seconds to sprint to the top. That's not quite the 60 seconds required 🙈 I could have done double the reps but that kind of repetitiveness up & down would have driven me mad. • • So I just did sprints, 60 seconds fast, 60 seconds slow, repeat for 4 km, plus warm up & cool down. Job done. • • #marathontraining #runestonia #jooksma #nohillsnoproblem #mcmillanrunning
  • Flammkuchen. Apples on a sweet version, whatever else on savoury. Like pizza but with cream cheese base. • • #lunchisserved #flammkuchen #appleflammkuchen
  • Here's a bit of optical illusion for you - I look almost as long & lean as @katiegodec. Almost. If you squint. • • Good morning at the pool. I'm running a bit later & then having my 3rd massage in as many days. #toughlife • • #underwater #swimming #poolshot
  • Legs felt super heavy today for the first 5km but then loosened up a bit & the prescribed progression run actually went exactly to plan. • • In general I feel tired & heavy though. It doesn't help my brain that the lady who gives me almost daily massages when I'm here every summer says that I've gained weight. Yes, thanks for pointing that out. I have gained weight. Marathon training makes me gain weight. It happens. I'm not an anomaly. I'm training for my second marathon this year, normally I just do one a year. • • I have 3 days to put in my Good For Age application for London Marathon in April but I can't decide if I want to. It would mean having barely a month off after NYC to stay training for London. And I'm actually scared that I'll just get hungrier & hungrier & fatter & fatter. • • I love to run but right now my brain's in a funk. • • #marathontraining #trainingthoughts #runningthoughts #instarunners #instarunner #mcmillanrunning

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