Run Geeky

Setting out to get healthy. I blog about my runs, my geeky habits & combining them into one ultimate running habit/hobby.

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I've lost 'some' weight...gonna go enjoy 'over the bridge' fun this weekend. Have a 5k Pirates and Wenches themed tomorrow. I'm wearing a striped skirt...that's all I got lol! Hopefully it won't storm us out of a run tomorrow weather says partly cloudy but U know how reliable that can be with summer. Have a great weekend!

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#ZackSnyder's epic trilogy starting with #ManofSteel & #DawnofJustice will conclude with #JusticeLeague on November 17th! I started reading comics with my dad, we'd read spider-man in the newspaper help me read, then my mom introduced me to Batman 66 & OS Star Trek. My parents introduced me to Star Wars very early on (they went to Empire Strikes back for a date night). Since that introduction I've been deep into geek culture. Loving cartoon networks Batman, Superman, Justice League, Batman Beyond, Teen Titans, Young Justice...this movie live action with this cast is a life time dream of mine to see on screen. I'm not alone I know many people my age are incredibly excited to see the original superhero team on screen for the first time! I'm ready to be blown away like I was for Man of Steel and Dawn of Justice. Now we just need to wait #100 days till release...sigh

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Got some nice pieces of clothing in the mail today! #JusticeLeague #UniteTheLeague #I❤️ZS #YouCantSaveTheWorldAlone So I found out this week that wbshop does not ship overseas so I'm considering offering a service where I provide a US address to ship to and u pay for everything i.e. Product & shipping & I ship it to your address overseas. I'm doing research on the expense of overseas shipping & renting a PO Box but I am strongly considering doing this for overseas DCEU fans. It would start small of course but if demand for other online shops I could expand. On twitter their was some interest in curious if anyone is interested here as well. Please leave a comment if you are.

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Can u find the pop that hasn't been in the DCEU yet BUT has been announced? I've reorganized my pops again...now I know I don't have enough room for Justice League!

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Got 2 boxes today! 1 was magic at your door...I love the different themes & merchandise I got from this box! Belle one my favorite princesses, Star Wars scarf w/ OG trilogy imagery means I can wear it in December with pride. Love the Mickey key key chain already using it! The pin has been displayed. Socks & shirt will be in the next wash so I'll be wearing them by next week! Run update: went into work late today took a early walk in morning cause I worked extra late. I'm run walking now but only a little bit & the pace still slow gonna try increase speed this week b4 run next weekend.

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So I have a 10K coming up I was kinda spontaneous and signed up for Philadelphia Rock & Roll 10K, gonna go up on a Friday see expo sleep in Philly race & head back the next afternoon. I want to see what I could do with no training just walking in 78 degree 80% humidity. I had to stop for lights & I stopped for breakfast at about mile 5.5 so cut that out & im at about 1:55 w/o running. I also wanted to find a 'course' that I could do w/o looking at my watch to see where I was on miles. This road got some hills but no huge ones & it is in morning mostly in shade perfect for a long morning run on weekends. To me that time is amazing. If I can actually run/ walk 6 miles in (looks at countdown app) 54 days I'll probably be close to 1.5 hours. I'm happy with this, I'm gonna sign up for 1/2 marathon next year after Run Disney & start pacing for better corals, but right now it's just fun & exercise. Gonna do my 5k RunDisney virtual run with my dog this evening when it cools off again. Next 5k is in less then 2 weeks it's an all women's run. Debating on whether to sign up with a run group I'm still apprehensive about my pace & ability and that I would be too slow. I'm really shy when I have to actually meet people. Over social media I don't have to be polite & look you in the eye when I talk/write I can be staring off at nothing & u reading on your screen would never know... Those who know me know that I don't like to look at you when I talk it's hard for me to 'stare' at a person...the customers chalked it up to weird geek girl selling computer tbh... Gonna wait on that run group a little longer

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Well I'm back from vacation. Got some fun stuff to unpack...gonna wait till weekend for that. I'm trying to get back into a routine for running. It's so hot here it's really hard to get motivated...I'm trying. I love this medal! Gonna definitely do this race next year! Next race is in 2 weeks! Hoping it's not too hot & I can make it under 45...we shall see.

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I'm a HUGE fan of Disney's Robin Hood! That they are doing any merchandise for this film (at D23) in this modern age of no-hand drawn animation just fills my heart with happiness. Such a great happy-go-lucky perfect ever after ending movie...Love the music too!

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Going on another hike tomorrow l, 5 miles probably 5 hours. We don't want to spend money on bear spray so instead gonna play showtunes on the hike to scare away the bear. Not that anything wrong with my Broadway soundtrack collection I've got on my phone right now... Got no signal anywhere in the park & tbh disconnected from social media feels good. Had a good relaxing day today. Looking forward to many pictures on the hike. #BellFamilyVacation #Yellowstone

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First full day in Yellowstone National Park, the FIRST National Park of USA. They are very proud of that fact. We turned not really knowing what way we should be going...and lo in distance was a geyser. We stopped and got some of the best video & pictures of the day. Then we stopped at Old Faithful and saw her erupt (wasn't as impressed as we thought would be). I bought some souvenirs: 1. book about wolves I want to try & seen um 2. The usual shot glass with assortment of animals I have already seen 😁 3. Sticker for water bottle 4. Pin for my map of US National Parks Then we went to Grant Village and learned about a Ranger led hike to an overlook. We took the hike learned a lot had some fun & I learned more about wolves! In the evening driving back to our condo we saw many Bison & some young elk. I'm excited to see more in next few days. #BellFamilyVacation #Yellowstone

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My last day at Glacier & Travel Day haul. Truly just got stuff from Glacier on last day... 1. I collect shot glasses don't ask why I don't drink they r pretty to display. 2. Bought sticker put on my bottle water I use at work 3. Taffy for my co-workers that are huckleberry popular fruit in the area sold 'everywhere' 4. Pin...to go on the map of the US National parks (see on right of picture) I am going to create to mark where I have visited. 5. Passport to get a stamp for every National Park I visit (c trend?) 6. Last is long sleeve thin shirt with goat & name of park. U see we saw a goat truly close to us but no bears so I conclude it doesn't make sense to have bears on all my souvenirs if never saw the animal. I plan wear shirt when I run in fall weather. There u have it my souvenir haul. Tried not to go crazy...probably do about same with Yellowstone souvenirs. Travel days are hard cause u stuck in car for hours with no real chance to stretch legs. I'm tired because been driving for hours but haven't done anything physical...hopefully tomorrow get a workout in.

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I remember two big vacations to South/West & North/West of US when I was young. 1) was a 'Laura Ingles Wilder' trip my family was reading the Laura Ingles Wilder books & parents decided to 'follow' her trail thru the Great Plains. So we went across North, South Dakota & went to Arches National Park & few other places. 2) large vacation was to the Southwest Started & Ended in Las Vegas (I was under 10 at time) & went four corners, Grand Canyon & a few other parks. Those are some of my happiest memories. Other then going see Grandmother in Iowa (driving from Chicago to Davenport, IA) & driving between MA & MD when visited relatives 'up north'. Since High School we have stopped & my Mother & Father have taken Meeting-cations for last 10 years. Got a meeting in Russia let's take Day or 2 b4 to tour, got a meeting in South Africa let's plan a safari b4. So this is the first time my mother & father are not working on vacation. They are so much more relaxed then normal & it's truly good for them. I'm very happy right now. I'm glad they finally got to do this trip my father has been planning it for years. Yellowstone is next tomorrow is a driving day...

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My Montana Whitefish & Glacier National Park haul so far. Today we went to Whitefish & visited an art festival. Small quaint perfect. Not only did my parents get a beautiful hand painted picture of flowers we saw on our hike. We saw it being made, the artist was from Baltimore 😱 (it happened 3 times today 🤷‍♀️). She was a sweetheart & my Dad is really happy about the purchase. I bought the butterfly which is recycled 2 liter plastic bottles & something to hang from the porch (not pictured). Then we went up the ski lift ate, bought the shot glass, & came down stopping for almost a minute in mid air (I was not happy). In afternoon we went to the shopping area & found cute place called Meriwether with some hilarious quotes. I loved the Leia one. The road to get to the parking lot to get to the hiking trail we went on on Friday was called "To the Sun Road" so I thought the card was appropriate. Tomorrow is our last day. We are going to go to gift shop b4 we head over to Yellowstone! #BellFamilyVacation #GlacierNationalPark #whitefishmountainresort #Shopping #RestDay

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Is it bad that my biggest complaint about this trip is that my watch lost battery halfway thru hike & didn't record anything this morning so it thinks I didn't walk 4 miles down a very steep hill? Sigh...my perfect month has been ruined...but I will work thru the muscle pain & I will run my next 5 k at under 200 lb cause I have lost a lot more calories then I have gained in last 48 hours that's for sure.

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So yesterday we start out on hike everything was going well until my dad fell down the mountain around mile 4 of a 11 mile hike. He was rescued by my sister-in-law Maria & a very helpful hiker. He was ok, got back up on the trail but we were scared after that. We couldn't go back the way we came we had just been going down & that meant going up, my Dad could not do that. So we trudged forward, about 7.5 miles in to this trail is a Chalet (hotel). We were determined to get there at least go to the restroom & rest b4 we make rest hike down to our car. Fortunately the hiker who helped us got to Chalet & informed the Park Ranger Mike & the manager of the Chalet. They met us about half a mile away from the chalet to evaluate my Dad's condition. He was shaky my mom was exhausted from worry cause she had fallen trying to keep him from falling further. The young woman: my sister, sister-in-law & my self were tired & dehydrated but ok. Thankfully the chalet had a cancellation & my mother, father & I, stayed the night. At that point all I wanted was a shower & bed. Unfortunately the chalet had no running water & no customer facing electricity it was like a log cabin but hotel style. The only light source was window & there was a communal gas stove all 35 occupants used to cook breakfast, lunch & dinner. They were incredibly nice to us & we will be giving huge donations to park service after this adventure. But it's not over yet... So next morning we were doing well enough we started the 4 mile hike down huge elevation in less then 500 ft (probably wrong number you get idea). It was steep decline & really bad on Dad's thighs. So we took our time about 4.5 hours all together. We finally got on pavement & to the car. I finally got running water & a shower. It will be a story to tell the grandchildren & something to look back on. It was beautiful up there, but not worth trouble. Also those passed us walking too fast to enjoy scenery, I feel sorry for you. We are resting going to wine tasting my choice of food tonight is pizza hoping it's good. We are going to relax tomorrow & leave for Yellowstone on Monday. I will never forget my 1st time at Glacier National Park.

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Driving thru Montana to Glacier national Park, gonna go on an all day hike tomorrow that 'just opened up' today. We are preparing & trying to not psych our selves out. I'm ready to enjoy this beautiful scenery. Reminds me of New Zealand so much...I'm glad places like this still exist in US, we haven't destroyed all of them with pollution.

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I haven't posted in some time cause I truly lost my motivation hence the countdown to keep me on track...also I signed up for a rock & roll 10K 😱 I'm going on vacation for the next 2 weeks with my family. We are going to Glacier National Park & Yellow Stone. I'm excited neither parks I have gone to before & first time on vacation haven't had to plan anything. My 80 year old dad is determined to go on this 12 mile hike to an overlook that will give him opportunity to look at a famous glacier. I'm looking forward to the hikes I'm excited to try out Kayaking again. So at moment I'm feeling good. Happy holiday to those who are celebrating their countries 'independence' day in next few days. #countdown #RunDisney