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My last spring running season before 40

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Shibby

I ran four half marathons over the last six weeks. That wasn’t the plan, but that’s how it panned out. After a pretty rough winter in North Carolina, where Raleigh set a new record with 158 consecutive hours below freezing, … Continue reading →

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Lacing up the 2017 running season

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Shibby

After three half marathons in the spring (Wilmington, Raleigh, OBX) and my first two Sprint Triathlons in the summer, I was excited for the fall race season this November and December. After miles of training in September and October (~150 … Continue reading →

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Winter surf on the Outer Banks

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Shibby

El niño is creating some crazy weather in North Carolina. On Christmas Day, we were on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, it was 70°, the ocean temperatures were in the 60’s, and there was waist high surf. (Apparently, we … Continue reading →

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Half way through the 2015 fall race season

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Shibby

The fall race season started on November 1 with a warm weekend in Raleigh after ending Daylight Savings. Which meant most people got an extra hour of sleep, but that meant I had an extra hour of anxiety before race … Continue reading →

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A Record Breaking 2014 Fall Running Season

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Shibby

The training paid off. Those long runs in October made a huge difference. Despite the up and down weather in central North Carolina, the running season this November turned out to be pretty good. The first race of the season … Continue reading →

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It’s an OBXmas light show

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Shibby

Zander and I headed to the Outer Banks on Saturday, December 14 for an overnight trip. We managed to skirt the rain sweeping across North Carolina. We left Raleigh during a break in the weather and only had to deal … Continue reading →

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Farmdog Surf Camp: Day 4

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Shibby

I was up early today to enjoy this cool, October-like weather on the OBX. I decided to get in a 5.8 mile sunrise run to the Wright Brothers Memorial and back. The air was brisk and void of humidity, which … Continue reading →

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Farmdog Surf Camp: Day 3

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Shibby

Surf camp day three in one word: Cancelled. My second choice of words: Bummer. I got the call from Aaron at 8:30 am, surf camp was cancelled today due to rough and unsafe surf conditions. I had a suspicion that … Continue reading →

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Farmdog Surf Camp: Day 2

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Shibby

Day two of surf camp was a whole new adventure at Farmdog Surf School. A bunch of new kids arrived for the three day camp which runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Even though Zander somewhat started over today, I like … Continue reading →

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Farmdog Surf Camp: Day 1

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Shibby

This is it, day one of surf camp. Zander was excited—until we actually got in the car and started heading to Nags Head about 20 minutes before camp started. His nerves got the best of him and I had to … Continue reading →

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