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Author Archives: Ruth Marie Oliver
Orange Bib
I think it was during the crazy snopocalypse during the winter of when I signed up for the Dopey Challenge at Walt Disney World in Florida. I must have been thinking, “I can have a runcation in early January in … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures
Tagged 10K, 5K, Atlantis, Disney, Dopey Challenge, half marathon, Marathon, Running, Space
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Keep Moving Forward
In the past on New Year’s Eve, I have posted a blog entry about the previous adventures and accomplishments of that given year. Not this year, well not last year! It is January 1, 2016 and I have chosen to … Continue reading
Bib 761
My triathlon season will start in two weeks in Chattanooga, where last season ended. Seems like many years not just seven months ago, so much has happened and so many stories along the way. I had every intention of writing … Continue reading
Final Post of 2014
To conclude my Mount Rushmore themed blog posts I will write about my four most epic adventures of 2014. This has been a year of struggles and blessings! It is a year that I will look back on for many … Continue reading
Posted in Year End Blog
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People of Encouragement
Working at Space Camp I meet a lot of people in a given year or even in a given week. I have met moon walkers, generals, distinguished educators, politicians and celebrities in the years I have worked at Space Camp. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures
Tagged Adventure, Friends, Running, Triathlon
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Running Stinks
Have you ever wanted to be a super hero? Well, I have! Unfortunately, if asked for super powers, I would ask to spell every word correctly and run a six minute marathon pace. These are my choices because I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Triathlon & Other Events
Tagged Adventure, Alabama, Chattanooga, Huntsville, Space Camp
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Four Triathlons in 2014
As I sit on my couch watching Rudolph on CBS, I don’t feel like a good triathlete. However, much of this year has been devoted to training for one specific triathlon. So how could I continue the theme of Mount … Continue reading
Posted in Triathlon & Other Events
Tagged Alabama, Food, Football, Friends, Iowa, North Carolina, Tennessee, Triathlon
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Mount Rushmore Style
This is has been a really good year! Could have been great with the exception a just a hand full of moments. This year I wanted to do something different from my normal year end blog. Since the mighty Bulldogs … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures
Tagged Adventure, Aviation Challenge, Chattanooga, Chick-fil-A, Food, Friends, Ironman, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Mount Rushmore, Raleigh, Triathlon
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Home for the Big Games
Last year I was not in Starkville, Mississippi for the Egg Bowl and wasn’t watching the Iron Bowl on my couch in Huntsville, Alabama. I was in Baku, Azerbaijan with a nasty sinus infection. In recent years, I have lived … Continue reading
Posted in Etc.
Tagged Alabama, Aubun, Egg Bowl, Football, Hail State, Iron Bowl, Mississippi State Bulldogs
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The Ragnar Effect
This weekend I had the pleasure of joining eleven other athletes to run from Chattanooga to Nashville for the third straight year. There is something about the relay experience that is unique and special. To say the experience is simply … Continue reading
Posted in Triathlon & Other Events
Tagged Adventure, AOBJ, Chattanooga, Friends, Nashville, Ragnar, Tennessee
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Hail State
While standing in line at Barnes & Noble behind three Mississippi State fans buying Sports Illustrated, I realized this week has been very gratifying for a Mississippi State fan living in the state of Alabama. I’ve lived in Huntsville, Alabama … Continue reading
Posted in Mississippi
Tagged Alabama, Cow Bell, Family, Football, Houndstooth, Mississippi, Mississippi State Bulldogs, SEC
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144.6
I have spent the last year training, and now that the long day of the race has come and gone, I have had time to reflect. I have read a lot of race reports and seen hundreds of Facebook or … Continue reading