Blogs from Jim Thorpe, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States, North America

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"Craziest Fricken Day of Your Life!? That's for sure. Almost two years ago I was talked into running the Philadelphia Half Marathon. I remember thinking I was the craziest person alive for doing this- I am NOT a runner by any means. I've never ran more than maybe two miles without stopping. Well, I ran it! And since then I've been addicted to running and trying to beat my times. I've run three half marathons and countless shorter races. When I saw that the warrior dash was being held at the Skirmish Paintball fields- in my 'backyard' I just had to sign up for it. It's 3.5 miles long with obstacles strewn throughout the course. This seemed right up my ally! It was an amazing experience. It kicked my ass! I ended up finishing 64th in ... read more
Best Bud!
Running through Fire!
Casualties of War


Who says you can't go home? It's a funny feeling, although I think the funny feeling comes from there being no feeling at all. It's weird. I spent four months away from home. Not just at University a few hours, a University across the ocean, thousands of miles away. For some reason, being back in the United States, in PA, in a room bymyself, with the most comfortable bed ever...isn't as exciting as I was expecting. I was excited about coming home. The charm had worn off London and about two weeks ago I realized i was ready to come home. But now that I'm here, it feels like I never left. Everything feels normal, like I just got back from a week vacation. There's taht eerie feeling about unpacking. Twenty-four hours ago I was in ... read more


Ready, set, pack.... Well, starting the countdown to departure and I have several goals: not forget anything important, and somehow squeeze the stuff I want to bring into a 22" rollaboard with a 16" duffle the slips over the top of the handle of the rollaboard. My daypack and/or a messanger bag as carry-on's. Let's see....5 weeks, temperatures between 40 and 95.... Ack! And I need my damn hiking boots... Plus, women don't run around in shorts in Argentina. They're okay for hiking and the pool, but not touring towns or cities. And we're staying in some fairly nice places where I can't exactly go in for supper in jeans and a t-shirt. So, here's the list as of 9pm: 1 gortex shell 1 lightweight fleece jacket 1 pair lowcut highking boots 2 pair teva ... read more
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