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	<title>Running Is Optional</title>
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		<title>My First 5Kation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I took a detour on my way to Tahoe from Sacramento and stopped by Davis, Calif. to run on the Labor Day 5K race &#8211; my first ever 5Kation!

15·Ka·tion noun, often attributive \?f?v-?k?-sh?n \: a vacation in which an individual runs a 5K
And run I did &#8212; even if my time of 35.01 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instructions for Dog Sitting Zeus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is not a post about running. It should be pretty obvious that I fell off the running wagon months ago. But more on that some other time.
This weekend Daniel and I are headed for California to see one of his old friends get married at the Oakland zoo, but our dog Zeus can&#8217;t come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Age That Jesus Christ Died</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I finished the Murakami book, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, this past week. A review is in order. 
I&#8217;ll just say this: everything I know about running, I learned from Murakami.

With less than two months of running, everything might not be a lot at this point &#8211; essentially two basic rules to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/the-age-that-jesus-christ-died/</link>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Shopping Time &#8211; Sports Bra Edition (UPDATE)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nothing like starting a new hobby to give me an excuse to shop. It&#8217;s been over a month since I started jogging regularly. It&#8217;s time to bring out the plastic.
Some people have suggested (to my face) that I may have a shopping problem. Blasphemy! I&#8217;m a great shopper. Almost never do I buy anything on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/it-is-shopping-time/</link>
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		<title>The Curious Case Of The New Balance Pedometer And Google Maps</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is a mile? Or more specifically, how far is a mile? I always thought it was a standard measure of distance. Wikipedia says it&#8217;s 1.609344 km or 5,280 ft &#8211; and if it&#8217;s in Wikipedia, it must be true. Then why is it that New Balance and Google Maps can&#8217;t seem to agree?
From the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/the-curious-case-of-the-new-balance-pedometer-and-google-maps/</link>
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		<title>Epic Fail. (Mets Game Photo Update)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A short post about yesterday&#8217;s brilliant idea of trying a new longer, harder route.

Highlights:

ran down the &#8220;Hill of Death&#8220;
walked 3 out of 4 long hills
walked the way home, too
looked like this:


Elsewhere, the Mets beat the Cubs 5-1. I was there (UPDATE):
Yesterday&#8217;s Route:
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		<link>http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/epic-fail/</link>
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		<title>So, Suffering is Optional?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago I finished reading &#8220;The Book Thief&#8221; and have been trying to decide what book to read next.
My Short list (in order of preference):

El Obsceno Pájaro de la Noche/The Obscene Bird of Night (been thinking of giving it another try)
 Catcher in the Rye (nope, never read it)
 Nickle and Dimed (how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/so-suffering-is-optional/</link>
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		<title>There&#8217;s More To Life Than Running</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we skipped Fort Tryon&#8217;s trails and headed straight to the volleyball court.
Photos after the jump.





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		<link>http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/theres-more-to-life-than-running/</link>
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		<title>Good Runner. Bad Blogger. (Updated)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who would have guessed that it would be easier to get me to run regularly than to blog?
It&#8217;s been a week since my last post and not for lack of running. I guess this is going to get some getting used to.
The most important news to report is that the crew (boyfriend and dog) and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rosaleenortiz.net/blog/2010/04/good-runner-bad-blogger/</link>
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		<title>I Can Run. Who Knew?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve experience things many people only dream of.
I&#8217;ve walked the Great Wall &#8211; not the whole stretch but a nice bit. I&#8217;ve hiked the Inca Trail and the Franz Joseph glacier. I&#8217;ve horse-trekked the hills of Songpan, the trails of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and through lush coffee haciendas. I&#8217;ve biked down the [...]]]></description>
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