Since I was getting a bit wordy in the race report, I decided to split this into two posts. To read more about the Berlin Half Marathon, click here. Berlin Half-Marathon Post Race Report Right as you cross the finish line, there are just people everywhere. They are...
Last Sunday was the 33rd annual Vattenfall Berlin Half-Marathon. The very first half-marathon race I've ever run...and definitely not my last. We have been training the past 4 months for this race, after completing our first 5k and 10k races at the end of 2012. And of...
Paper. It is by far one of the biggest burdens that we face in our homes when it comes to keeping things clean. Well that and the dust. Both just seem to reproduce and multiply like rabbits in the spring. You may remember my post from a few weeks ago about what you...
Two Christmas' ago, I walked into TJ Maxx in Florida and picked up a pair of running shoes and some workout clothes. At the time, I was just planning to go for a run or two while we were on vacation since Mackenzie's sleeping schedule was all kinds of crazy from the...
Kids seem to be natural pack rats, and it can be rather difficult to get them to let go of things. Around Christmas, I can usually convince my daughter to let us get rid of a few toys for kids who aren’t getting any toys themselves. But the rest of the year, it’s a...
When women become moms, a lot of thing in their life changes. Everything else seems to take the back seat, as the family (and especially the children) now become the priority. You may think that being a wife and mom is an easy task when actually, it’s as demanding a...
If you're a fan of NOH on Facebook, you might recall this rather unpleasant photo I posted a while back: Yes, I am a complete and total clutz, and managed to drop my phone, screen first, onto one of the many patches of cobblestones around Berlin. Needless to say, that...
As you have probably heard by now, I recently became a running junkie. It all started rather innocently, when my dear husband suggested we run the Berlin Marathon in 2013. Together. Which was kinda funny at the time because I don't run. Ever. In fact, I thought I...
Yesterday, the last day of 2012, was the 37th Berliner Silvesterlauf aka "Der Pfannkuchenlauf“. This New Year's Eve run was hosted by SCC Events (as was the cross country run) and it was an interesting one (to say the least.) This is what the 9.9km track looked like:...
Yesterday was the last day of the year 2012 and it ended with a wonderful 10k race in the outskirts of Berlin on the infamous Teufelsberg. This mountain is an oddity in the otherwise flat as a pancake city of Berlin. In fact, it is the cities highest mountain and has...
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