Tag Kathleen Bober
Plans for 2024, my 70th year!
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Updated April 16, 2024 Reaching 70 and being in overall great health emotionally and physically is something I celebrate! Sure, I have my share of “age-related wear and tear”, but nothing yet is holding me back from enjoying life and… Continue Reading →
Alastair is the real runner in the family, having done multiple marathons over the years. I was a bit envious of all the great friends he was making during that time, so I also started road running in 2010. I… Continue Reading →
Over the past couple of years, I’ve participated in trail work events on new sections of the AZT Passage 4 being built near the towns of Sonoita and Patagonia. My first event was in October, 2020, when I joined a… Continue Reading →
One of my favorite state parks in Arizona is Oracle State Park. The park is a 4,000 acre wildlife refuge in the northern foothills of the Catalina Mountains. Oracle State Park was originally a 160-acre ranch owned by the Kannally family… Continue Reading →
I bought my house in the spring of 2002 and spent 6 months renovating parts of it (removing popcorn ceilings, redoing the floors, removing wallpaper, painting, updating electrical, etc). While we did minor updates to the kitchen, I decided to… Continue Reading →
Thinking that I *might* do an 70.3 for my 70th birthday, I thought it was time to get back into triathlons, not having done one since 2016. The Iceman Sprint Triathlon appealed to me because of the open water swim… Continue Reading →
Despite COVID’s impact throughout 2021, and my personal ups and downs, it was a good year overall. December was especially eventful with hikes, runs, swimming, rock climbing, and volunteering with the Pima Animal Care Center. I signed up for the… Continue Reading →
Updated May 26, 2021 – In addition to several virtual running challenges this year, I’m registered for the Bryce Canyon 30k trail race – eighteen miles of amazing scenery starting at Proctor Canyon at @7200′ and climbing to a little… Continue Reading →
Hard to believe that in my 22 years in Tucson I’ve never hiked to the top of Mt. Wrightson, a 9,456-foot peak in the Santa Rita Mountains within the Coronado National Forest, in southern Arizona. I went with a couple… Continue Reading →
Staying motivated to train since Covid-19 has been challenging. Events and races usually keep me focused on my goals, but everything I’d planned to do this year has been cancelled. Fortunately, I’ve been finding a number of virtual events that… Continue Reading →