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DRPC Horse Trials & the Run for Justice 5k

posted on : May 9, 2012 posted by : Brittanie 0 Comment

Back to the fun of crazy weekends! Saturday I volunteered at the Difficult Run Pony Club Horse Trials at Frying Pan Park as a jump judge.  This is my last year with the pony club (I age out at the end of the year), so I’m trying to…

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Friends,Running,Sports

13.1: You have been owned!!!

posted on : April 10, 2012 0 Comment

DONE friends, DONE. This past weekend was the Charlottesville Marathon/Half Marathon/8K/Kids Mile in the downtown area of Charlottesville, Virginia.  My running partner and I have been training for about 4 months for the Half Marathon, which is 13.1 miles of rolling Charlottesville terrain. Friday I was…

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Running,Sports

The First 10 Mile Run

posted on : March 26, 2012 0 Comment

Despite the rainy weather this weekend, my running mate and I decided to tough it out and run our longest run before the half in two weeks. Since the half is 13.1 miles, our goal was to do 12 this weekend, then 8-10 next weekend, and then rest…

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Running,Sports

8k… DONE!!

posted on : March 11, 2012 0 Comment

Today was the St. Patrick’s 8k in downtown, DC.  It was also my very first legitimate running race, and the debut of “Team Noob-A-Roo” (though we only had 3 people so it didn’t count!).  I’m ultimately thrilled about how my…

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Horses,Running,Sports

Happy (Rany) Leap Day!

posted on : February 29, 2012 0 Comment

I hope everyone is having a good “Leap Day,” as it only comes around once every four years.  Apparently if you were born on February 29th, you are called a “Leapling.”  Learn something new every day 🙂 According to Wikipedia.com: “In the British Isles, it…

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Lessons on Waldo and 8 Weeks until the Half

posted on : February 13, 2012 0 Comment

We’re getting down to the final 8 weeks before my first ever half marathon.  I’m already starting to get nervous!! My teammate and I decided to sign up for the St Patrick’s 8K for March 11th today, so hopefully that will get all the…

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Eventing,Horses

The Unfortunate Waredaca Horse Trials

posted on : October 25, 2010 0 Comment

So Wanda and I have been having hiccups at our events lately. It’s frustrating because we started off in the Spring winning everything, and lately we haven’t been able to complete an event without a run-out. This past weekend was pretty busy for us. On…

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Entertainment,Eventing,Family,Horses,Travel

Update!

posted on : October 20, 2010 0 Comment

Here’s what we missed: August: Drove to Canandaigua, NY with mom and dad, stayed at the Acorn Inn Bed & Breakfast, and passed my United States Pony Club ‘H-A’ Rating!!! Totaled my 2004 Mazda 3 “Craig” (ouch) Went to the DC Improv with…

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Eventing,Horses,Sports

MDHT at Loch Moy

posted on : July 10, 2010 0 Comment

Today was the Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy I, and Wanda and I ended 8th! I had the opportunity to be accompanied by Cathy Fredrickson, who really helped out a TON during the event. It’s so odd to actually travel to an event with your trainer and…

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Entertainment,Friends,Sports

White-Water Rafting on the French Broad

posted on : May 4, 2009 0 Comment

Today I had the experience of white-water rafting for the first time. This last year of college I lucked out in living with two girls who were raft guides with the Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC) in Asheville, NC.  Since this was one of our last available days before we…

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