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@MeditationsinMo

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Wife, mother, Mimi, #runner , swimmer, birding nerd. Christian. Former science teacher, now world traveler. Sourdough freak. #DemocracyLover 🇺🇲🇺🇦

Pennsylvania, USA
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@MeditationsinMo
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3 months
@UnrealBluegrass Are we electing the best president for the United States or the best debater? I'm with Biden all the way.
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3 months
@chrislhayes Biden is the best president of my lifetime. And I'm old.
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@MeditationsinMo
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4 months
@BlackKnight10k Aren't we tired of listening to Trump trash America? This is the greatest country in the world. Perfect? No! not by a long shot. If he doesn't like it, he should leave.
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1 year
@JillWineBanks We old people are fed up too! Well said, Eric Willoughby.
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@MeditationsinMo
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3 months
@piper4missouri More reason for all of us "normal" people to work to get Joe Biden elected. He would never act in an un-American way.
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3 months
@TheRickWilson I think Trump is dangling the VP slot in front of Rubio just to torture him.
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2 months
@Will_Bunch Lies are all they've got. If they told the truth, no one would vote for them.
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2 months
@scarylawyerguy Realistically, the Republicans don't have anything on Harris or Walz that even comes close to the stuff we already know about Trump.
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Laurie
3 years
Hubs and I ran a 3-hour trail race this morning. I was flabbergasted to learn I was 2nd overall female. Hubs was 4th male. Not bad for a couple of geezers! #trailrunning #runner
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3 months
@BlackKnight10k I'm tired of Trump describing America as a hellscape. If he doesn't like it, he should leave.
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Laurie
3 years
So, I came in 2nd overall female in a small 5K. Sounds pretty good until I tell you that the person who beat me was 11. ELEVEN!!! Young whippersnapper! :)
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4 months
@fawfulfan I don't like hearing Trump's constant criticisms of America. If he doesn't like it, he should leave.
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Laurie
4 years
I did a 3-hour trail race yesterday. 14 degrees F. Snow and ice-covered trails. 16+ miles. Putting my feet up today! #Runner #trailrunning
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4 years
Second overall woman in a small road 5k this morning. Not bad for an old lady. Chocolate bunny and reflective vest in the prize bucket! #running #5kDay #FirstDayOfSpring
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2 months
@tomwatson The same people who initiated the "Genocide Joe" movement also brought you "Biden's too old". It's an op. Democrats are falling for it.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
6.4 wonderful birthday miles this morning with my favorite running partner and hubby! So grateful I can still get out there for some road therapy in these crazy times! #runner #MondayMorning
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Laurie
3 months
@MeidasTouch According to 538 (post-debate) Biden is leading in the crucial swing states of MI, PA, and WI. If he wins there, he wins the electoral college. 270.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
I finally did it this morning! 50 push-ups in a row - my goal for the past 4-ish years. I could do exactly 1 when I started. Finished up with a 5-miler with Hubby. #Runner #goals
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1 month
@PoliticusSarah If Vance's interaction at the donut shop is any indication of his ability as an effective campaigner, then I think that is an excellent strategy. Approve 💯
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4 years
I started doing yoga after each run at the beginning of this month. Strength and balance are Ok but I need to work on flexibility. My head is almost touching my knee, right? #runners #TightHamstrings #yoga
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3 months
@BlackKnight10k Time to get out there and text/phone bank, canvass the neighborhoods, and write postcards to voters. One less than stellar debate does not mean Biden is a bad president. He is still the best in my lifetime.
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4 months
@JakeSherman I'm tired of Trump talking about how terrible America is. If he doesn't like it, he should leave.
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Laurie
3 years
Hubby and I are getting ready to do a 3-hour race tomorrow. 3.1-mile loops on gnarly trails. Currently 45 degrees and raining. Hoping for 4 loops. #trailrunning #timedrace #runhappy
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4 years
I just ran one of the hardest races ever. Only a 10k but I am hobbling around like I ran a marathon. Runners had to haul ourselves up steep, icy slopes on a rope! Twice! Cross a river on a log! Fireball and sticky buns afterward. Would do it again in a heartbeat! #trailrunning
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Laurie
4 years
My first solo long run in over a year. Hubs is sidelined with an injury. 11 miles in cold drizzle felt pretty good. Now for brunch! #running #longrun #SaturdayMorning #weekendsmiles
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
12 miles with hubby this morning. That's our long-ish run these days. Trying to get ready for a 3-hour trail race at the end of the month. Beautiful day for a run! #FridayFeeling #running
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Laurie
3 months
@atrupar Democrats need to go on offense. #BidenHarris2024
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
Long-ish run this morning. 9 miles. After months of no anxiety attacks, I had another one today during the run. Ugh! Tomorrow will be better. #runners #mentalhealth
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
Today is the second day in a row that my run felt effortless. 5 wonderful miles this morning. Happy to ride the wave! #running
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Laurie
4 years
I am working on my own personal plank challenge. Trying to get to 7 minutes. Good session this morning - 6:15. #CoreStrength #runner #AbsOfSteel #NotReally
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3 months
@matthewjdowd I think Biden supporters are more energized than ever to do what it takes to win in Nov. We are writing postcards and letters, attending meetings and rallies, phone/text banking, and canvassing neighborhoods.
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3 months
@cbouzy Are we more concerned with one night's performance or the entire presidency? This old white woman is still riding with Biden.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
Some days the run feels effortless. This was not one of those days. 5 tough miles. Yoga AFTER the run from now on! #running #yoga
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6 years
Just ran my toughest race ever! Hyner View 25k was not the longest race I ever ran, but in terms of terrain and elevation, Whooo! Thanks to hubby for being my crew! ❤️ Did manage to win my age group. #trailrunning
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@MeditationsinMo
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25 days
@matthewjdowd That may be partly because the "gettable" GOP voters have already left the GOP.
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@MeditationsinMo
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22 days
@BrynnTannehill 600 influencers in the US. Some of them elected officials. All of them getting their talking points from Russia. Let that sink in.
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@MeditationsinMo
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3 months
@ElieNYC @thenation Project 2025 is already starting.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
Easy 3.75-miler this morning. That is the shortest run I typically do. What is the shortest run you will lace up your shoes for? #runners #shortrun #WednesdayMotivation
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@MeditationsinMo
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2 months
@FPWellman Donald Trump gives people permission to be their worst selves. For a lot of people, their worst self is really bad.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
Much better run today. Light snow, 4 miles, no anxiety! Happy Super Sunday!!! #running #mentalhealth #SuperBowlWeeknd
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Laurie
4 years
10.3 miles done! We ran a new route in a different town with a small group of runners we had never run with before. Love to change up the routine now and then! Sunny and brisk. #running #SundayRun #RivertownRun
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4 years
Any run in February when I get to wear my sunglasses is a good one! Much better run today. 5 blue-sky miles. #running #yogaAFTERrunning
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@MeditationsinMo
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4 years
10 miles before the sleet started! Win!!! Felt great. No anxiety attack like last long run. Whew!!! #running #mentalhealth #SaturdayMotivation
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@MeditationsinMo
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4 years
Did a 10k tempo-ish run today. whew! It felt good to blow off some of the rust. #running #Wednesdayvibe #HumpDayHappiness
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
23 days
@RonFilipkowski @BasedMikeLee You can't be a patriot if you are spouting Russian talking points.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
I found some snow flowers on my run this morning! I'll take all the signs of spring I can get. Relaxed 5-miler for my Monday morning. #runner #RunHappy #MondayMotivation
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@MeditationsinMo
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6 years
I did 22 miles yesterday - very slowly. Longest run since my hip injury in August. for the first time, I feel like I will be able to do #MCM in 2 weeks. Right? #marathontraining #MarineCorpsMarathon #IGotThis
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
3 months
@BettyBowers He also didn't seem to care about firefighter and father Corey Comperatore, who was killed by the gunman at the rally.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
3 months
@ChrisDJackson I can't remember the last time that the people have pushed back a narrative by the pundits and won (at least for now). The outpouring of support for Joe Biden is remarkable and uplifting. #BidenHarris2024
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Laurie
3 months
@writer_gillis @cbouzy We're not going to give up their rights. And... I don't know what polls he is looking at. I just looked at 538. They have Biden ahead in MI, PA, and WI in polls taken AFTER the debate. If he wins those 3 states, he wins the election. 270.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
Short, speedy* run after delivering for #MealsOnWheels today. Didn't quite beat the freezing drizzle. #runner #MondayMotivaton *for an old lady!
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
6 years
Did 13 painful, slow miles today. Ugh! How am I going to do twice that many next Saturday? Needing some inspiration! #marathontraining
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
4 cold, windy, hilly miles this morning. Felt great to be outside moving! #RunHappy #running #tuesdaymotivations
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
6 years
Mission Accomplished! My bum hip allowed me to finish the #marinecorpsmarathon . What an amazing race! #RunWithTheMarines #marathon
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
3 months
@JRubinBlogger Exactly right, Jen. The voters are also with him. Pundits don't matter.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
I did my 5 mile loop. This morning. You know when it's uphill and into the wind the whole time it's time for a rest day tomorrow!! 😂😴🏃‍♀️ #running #HumpDayVibes
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
2 months
@FPWellman @NikkiHaley Socialism as in...feeding hungry kids?
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
6.5 beautiful, sunny miles this morning. Pushed the pace for the final mile. Every run should feel this good! #RunHappy #running #HumpDayHappiness
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@MeditationsinMo
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1 month
@cbouzy Trump isn't winning Michigan Trump isn't winning New Hampshire Trump isn't winning Virginia Trump isn't winning Wisconsin. Come on, PA. You can do it! Vote #HarrisWalz
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@MeditationsinMo
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1 month
@piper4missouri I am a pro life Christian woman who would crawl over broken glass to vote for Kamala Harris.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
5 months
@cbouzy I keep thinking that a link will be found to instigators on the far right.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
Just a short, slow 3.5-mile recovery run this morning. Ouch-y knees. I am laughing at our inability to take a decent selfie! :) #running #SaturdayMorning
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@MeditationsinMo
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3 months
@ruthbenghiat It is infuriating that these (mostly) white, entitled MEN feel like they get to choose the Dem nominee. Because of course Black people and women could never be trusted to select the right person. Dean Phillips ran on "Biden's too old" in the primaries. He was soundly rejected.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
6 years
My first pain-free run since July!!!!! 5 beautiful miles with hubby and 2 friends. My #orthopedist is a miracle-worker! #runner #HamstringComeback #gratitude
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@MeditationsinMo
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2 months
@BlackKnight10k My heart hurts for President Biden. He is a good man who deserved better.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
3 months
@Mikel_Jollett Millions of us knew Joe's age when we voted for him in the primaries.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
Cut today's run short. Roads had just enough snow/ice cover to make footing treacherous but not enough to wear Yaktrax. 4 miles. Glad I stayed upright! 😂 #running #winterweather
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
15 days
@BlackKnight10k She has to win PA too.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
5 mile recovery run done. Now I'm off to do hours of hill repeats. Sledding down and running up Bomberger's Hill with my grandkids! 😄🏃‍♀️❤❤❤ #HappyValentinesDay #running
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@MeditationsinMo
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2 months
@piper4missouri Mine might be the only Harris-Walz sign on my street, but it's going out.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
I got my best running buddy back! Hubs has been sidelined by a glute injury for a month, but just began running again this weekend. Yay! #RunningMan #runner #ThursdayMotivation
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Laurie
4 years
Hubby and I did a speedy 5-miler this morning. "Speedy" is a relative term. I finally told him I could either run or converse, but not both at the same time! #running #MondayMorning
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1 month
@Mikel_Jollett Plus, they want to bankrupt public education through the use of vouchers. Don't forget that.
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Laurie
4 years
Trail day today!!! A little mud, a little ice. It's all good. 6.5 miles with Hubby and 2 friends. #trailrunning #runner #WednesdayMotivation
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6 years
When I was 3.5 miles into my 5-miler this morning, the forecasted snow began coming down as sleet and rain. Had to run the remaining 1.5 getting pelted! This is me in teeth-chattering mode! #runner 😁
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
3 years
Hubby and I finishing up a little trail run this weekend. Love getting back out there for real live in-person races! #runner #trailrunning #25k
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Laurie
5 years
Hubby and I ran the Central PA 10K yesterday. I wound up winning my age group and racers were treated to soft pretzels and milkshakes after the race! #running #10k #HarrisburgYMCA #SundayMotivation
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@MeditationsinMo
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6 years
Ran 7, did an hour of #bodypump , then began our annual mulching extravaganza until I was worn out. This is the best the yard will look all year. I am now enjoying it while sipping on a Chardonnay!😁
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@MeditationsinMo
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7 years
I have a good news/bad news situation. I got into the MCM!!! Not sure whether to laugh or cry! #marathontraining
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Laurie
3 months
@ruthbenghiat Let's hope AOC brings all this out in the impeachment inquiry. Even if the votes aren't there to impeach, it's important the American people know.
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4 years
Speedwork canceled for the day. I did a slow, careful 4 miles instead. #running #WINTER
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Laurie
6 years
Ran the Turkey Hill Country Classic today. Won my age group and had a really fun race. Lots of free ice cream and TH drinks at the after party. Bike races too! #5k #roadracing
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3 years
Hubby and I did 7 very pretty miles on the Wabashiki Trail in Terre Haute, Indiana. Loved exploring this new (to us) area. Best thing about visiting a new place is finding new trails to run.
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@MeditationsinMo
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7 months
@piper4missouri Sounds like "good trouble" to me! You are on the right side.
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Laurie
4 years
I got caught out in the rain and sleet on my 5-miler this morning. Yowch! Sleet stings when it hits your face! #running #winter
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4 years
10k on a very hilly course this morning. Almost 1 min/mile slower than yesterday. My hubby and running partner has been out with an injury this week. I must run solo! #running #thursdayvibes #coffeetime
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7 years
My favorite running partner is my hubby of almost 40 years!!! (We were 7 when we got married!😆😉) #RunChatLOVE
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1 year
@reedgalen Does @NikkiHaley understand what "seized" means?
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12 days
@MalloryMcMorrow Politicians should not be making health care decisions for women. Period.
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@MeditationsinMo
Laurie
4 years
Rest day before a long-ish run tomorrow. Planks and yoga this morning. Sledding with grandkids this afternoon! #runner #WinterFun #yoga
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Laurie
7 years
Did one of my favorite 6 mile loops this morning as recovery from the trail race this weekend. Out in the country on a beautiful sunny day! Forecast for tomorrow is 9 inches of snow!😢 #TuesdayMotivation
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6 years
My friend issued me a #plankchallenge . We are both trying to get to 10 minutes. The most I had ever done was a 6 minute plank. Until yesterday. 8 minutes! Woot! #myarmswereshaking #cameoutofnowhere
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3 months
@MarkJacob16 I was a little skeptical when I started reading your tweet, but I love where you ended up! 😄
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2 months
@SteveRattner @amprog Republicans have been anti-education since long before Betsy DeVos.
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5 months
@BidenHQ 4 years ago, there were refrigerated trucks being used as makeshift morgues. No one was going on vacation!
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6 years
I have been looking at all the happy runners in my Twitter feed, and feeling jealous because I cannot run right now due to my hip injury. Can't wait to get back out there again. Just have to be happy that I can do the elliptical, right? #MarineCorpsMarathon
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2 months
@MeidasTouch Maybe Trump could just be his own Vice President.
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Laurie
3 months
@fawfulfan If only there were writers who worked for the news media who could tell us about it.
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Laurie
4 years
5 miles this morning. Slippin' and slidin' after the snow yesterday. As this snowy winter progresses, the roads are cleared less and less. It's like the snowplowers have lost interest! Or maybe run out of $$. #running #runwithmaud
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Laurie
7 years
And, it's back! My stride that had been missing for over a year! Did 5 wonderful miles this morning. Third run in a row where I felt like myself again. Love it! Don't want to jinx it!😁 #MondayMotivation #running
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