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A new season of life

Posted on May 7, 2023 by nancytinarirunswrites

What happened to that flurry of blog posts I promised three weeks ago? Life—meaning work—intervened, as it has so often when it comes to writing my blog posts. I plan to write a rare post about my editing work next … Continue reading →

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The worst run of my life

Posted on April 12, 2023 by nancytinarirunswrites

I’ve been running for nearly half a century, so to say that I recently did a run that probably qualifies as “the worst run of my life” is really saying something. I caught a cold from Keith. He had a … Continue reading →

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It’s easy to have a Happy Birthday

Posted on June 13, 2022 by nancytinarirunswrites

Some of my regular blog fans (few in number, but treasured by me) may have noticed that I haven’t written a post for months. I feel choked by not being able to write. For me, writing is an essential way … Continue reading →

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The aging athlete: protests and silver linings

Posted on June 21, 2020 by nancytinarirunswrites

I have found that being an athlete over sixty means feeling a mixture of conflicting emotions: gratitude, exhilaration, disgust, sadness, sometimes even despair. I wasn’t sure whether to write this post because in public we are always supposed to be … Continue reading →

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Life in the time of coronavirus

Posted on March 24, 2020 by nancytinarirunswrites

We are living in a reality that seems unreal. It’s a dystopia like something out of the imagination of Margaret Atwood or Stephen King. Those of us who didn’t live through a world war (that is, most humans alive today) … Continue reading →

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Getting older: Crunch time

Posted on May 27, 2016 by nancytinarirunswrites

At first I was going to call this post “Getting Old,” but that was too blunt. I couldn’t accept it. Soon I will have another birthday and it will be #57. I’m sure that for a long time, I would … Continue reading →

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Summer fun Part 3: Summer 2014 photo blog

Posted on August 22, 2014 by nancytinarirunswrites

The summer of 2014 has been extraordinary. I don’t know if I can convey all the reasons—and not all of them will be exposed here—but with the help of many photos I will try! There were two overriding reasons why this summer … Continue reading →

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