“Who here has run a marathon?” a friend of mine asked tonight. As I was flooded with emotions, about 3-4 of my guests raised their hands and excitedly swapped stories. I kept my hand down. And with that, I think I’m finally ready to talk about my experience at the 2013 Goofy’s Race & a […]
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My Experience at Goofy’s Race & a Half Challenge: Part I of II
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, fitness, Goofy's Race and a half Challenge, race, Run Disney, running, travel, vacation on July 15, 2013 | 6 Comments »
Reebok Urbanathlon
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Dan, Endorphin Warrior, fitness, Japan, Lost, race, Reebok Urbanathlon, Run Disney, running, Team Sparkle, Toms, virtual run on April 15, 2013 | 4 Comments »
What a weekend! The weather was amazing Saturday so we spent most of the day outside, and Sunday was Dan’s Reebok Urbanathlon. But first, the winner of my Endorphin Warrior bracelet giveaway! Yay! Congrats, Ashley! If you can email your choice of bracelet word, bracelet size (see website), and mailing address to laurel[at]penniestoyennies[dot]com, they’ll send […]
Let’s Talk Tink…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Dan, Disneyland, family, race, race report, running, Tinkerbell half marathon on March 7, 2013 | 1 Comment »
In continuing with my catch-up attempts, let’s talk about the Tinkerbell Half Marathon! It was a dream week, really. You fly to Florida, play at Disney World for a few days, then fly to California and have fun at Disneyland! Despite food poisoning and missing purses (see last post), we were determined to have a […]
Race Week at Disney World
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, Boardwalk, Dan, Disney, Disney World, fitness, Florida, half marathon, marathon, Orlando, Port Orleans French Quarter, race, running, travel, vacation on March 4, 2013 | 2 Comments »
We had a crazy week in Orlando, a lot of ups and downs. Some of the downs were Dan getting a bad cold, I got food poisoning, got my credit card number stolen and charged up, left my purse at a hotel and the staff wouldn’t let me go back and get it (more on […]
Hawaii Highlights!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, beach, birthday, Dan, Hawaii, Hilo, Kona, race, vacation on March 31, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I posted some snippets from my trip to Kona with Dan’s family, but I thought I’d share some of the fun things we did! Celebrated Dan’s 30th bday! His mom gave him a GoPro camera! We went to a farmers market in Kona where I got a giant, delicious avocado, and Dan got me a […]
I’m Laurel!
Seattle resident with a love for running, hashing, baking, and being outdoors. Originally a journal for my family during my 3 years in Tokyo, Japan (hence the blog name), I now write about my every day life working at my local gym as well as nannying, running/fitness, as well as enjoying my hobbies.
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