Travel Running

chicago half

Growing up I was never particularly athletic but at some point, something changed, and I became a runner.  I’ve now run three marathons and have logged thousands of miles.  The weird thing is….I don’t much care for distance running; it generally hurts, takes up a lot of time, and makes my clothes smell. Lately I’ve [...]

Virtually Veggie – New Series

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Welcome to Virtually Veggie, this new series on IShouldLogOff will feature easy vegetarian recipes that are both yummy and filling! Each recipe featured will be one of my favorites from a variety of sources, cookbooks, friends, family, farmers from my market, etc. You should know that I in no way am a chef or even [...]

Adventure Racing 101

Biking in Kruger Park

Imagine biking through the woods to find a checkpoint marked on your topographic map.  Your partner is using the compass to find West while you’re busy scouting the terrain for the creek marked on the map.  100 yards ahead you spot it, a small white and orange kite propped against a tree. Adventure racing can [...]

What’s with all the jumping?

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You may have noticed we like to take jumping pictures in front of big monuments and famous sites.  It became our flat stanley of sorts. Maybe some day we’ll put a calendar together of us jumping around the world! Why all the jumping?  No real reason, just that we were bored taking posed shots or [...]