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Hi, my name is Elise and I am the author of PhD Strides. This blog is the account of my life as I run, cook and experience new things on my way to earning my PhD.
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- Ran 3 miles in 23 mins and felt great. My first run with 'hills.' Ran up a not-so-steep-hill on the mountain for... bit.ly/121Y2DA at 10 hours ago
- one of these children who will soon become my peers has a xanga site. yes, a xanga site. those still exist?! #gettingold at 1 day ago
- omg i just realized i'm going to go to law school with children born in the NINETIES #ifeelold at 1 day ago
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Tag Archives: fitness
A New Adventure
Something that terrifies a lot of people — and don’t get me wrong, it scares me too — is starting over. Starting over completely doing something new, in some place new, where you know basically no one. Its a frightening … Continue reading
Posted in California, DC, Uncategorized
Tagged DC, economics, fitness, grad school, jd, law school, moving, NoVa, PhD, racing, Running, training, triathlon, Virginia, Washington DC
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CrossFit 13.5 Live Announcement
This evening I had the opportunity to attend an incredible event: The live announcement of the CrossFit Open 13.5 WoD! The event was held at the Civic Center in Santa Cruz, where I live (which also happens to be the … Continue reading
Posted in CrossFit
Tagged 13.5, California, crossfit, crossfit games, crossfit open, fitness, Santa Cruz, wod, working out
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Big Kahuna 2012: Race Recap
*I haven’t been able to write this post, even though the big day happened almost a a month and a half ago because I didn’t know where to begin. Since I still don’t know how to start, and portray all … Continue reading
Posted in California, racing, Running, Running Recap, Triathlon, Uncategorized
Tagged 13.1, 54.6, 70.3, accomplishment, big kahuna, California, cycling, fitness, flat tire, friends, half ironman, half marathon, HIM, proud, race, racing, Running, Santa Cruz, sc endurance, SCE, swimming, training, transition, triathlon, Workout
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