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		<title>Year in review: crunchy numbers</title>
		<link>http://heyrickie.wordpress.com/2012/01/21/year-in-review-crunchy-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:21:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve received by email a couple of year-end reports, which I&#8217;ll highlight here. WordPress.com has included a &#8220;year in blogging&#8221; report. It was an email last year, but this year I&#8217;ve been given a page complete with fancy fireworks, and from which I&#8217;ve taken the subtitle of my post. My stats are not always worthy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heyrickie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2454470&amp;post=1570&amp;subd=heyrickie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Waxing nostalgic about 1990s music</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much More&#8217;s Top 100 Big Tunes of the 90s (list and videos start with this page) I missed the first 25 or so, but at least Much More (I like to think of it as the Canadian equivalent of VH1, but even that might be outdated) saved me the work and posted links to all [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heyrickie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2454470&amp;post=1562&amp;subd=heyrickie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A neat way to combat dull, rainy days</title>
		<link>http://heyrickie.wordpress.com/2012/01/07/a-neat-way-to-combat-dull-rainy-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Random]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took a picture of this umbrella earlier today, while I was waiting for a bus. As we were boarding, I complemented the umbrella&#8217;s owner, telling her that it brings some brightness on a dreary day such as today. More impressively, it looks like a bouquet when closed; I wish I took a picture of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heyrickie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2454470&amp;post=1554&amp;subd=heyrickie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011: the year of dashed expectations</title>
		<link>http://heyrickie.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/2011-the-year-of-dashed-expectations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 01:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rickie Personal]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I say &#8220;dashed&#8221; because the things I wanted to achieve in 2011 from this time last year didn&#8217;t really happen. I was technically employed for half the year, but in temporary roles. I didn&#8217;t run a marathon this year due to an overtraining injury. As a result, I fell short of matching my running mileage (1,324 km [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heyrickie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2454470&amp;post=1543&amp;subd=heyrickie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas!</title>
		<link>http://heyrickie.wordpress.com/2011/12/25/merry-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a photo of me and my cousin&#8217;s newborn son, Jackson. We both share the same birthday, which makes this Christmas extra special. Filed under: Rickie Personal Tagged: christmas, postaweek2011<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heyrickie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2454470&amp;post=1537&amp;subd=heyrickie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More evidence of the runnerd life</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 07:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last post, I showed a graph of my proposed long runs for my marathon training. Here&#8217;s another one: It&#8217;s been two years since I added the shoes I have used in my runs into my spreadsheet run log. Add it all up, and it&#8217;s more than 2,600 kilometers (1,615 miles). The primary purpose [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heyrickie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2454470&amp;post=1528&amp;subd=heyrickie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>22 weeks to a marathon</title>
		<link>http://heyrickie.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/22-weeks-to-a-marathon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 06:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week marks the start of 22 weeks of training toward the Vancouver Marathon. If my attempt to train for the same event last year was any indication, I&#8217;m expecting epic long runs in ugly weather conditions (like this long run in February 2011). But the weather is not what&#8217;s worrying me. I&#8217;m planning to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heyrickie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2454470&amp;post=1522&amp;subd=heyrickie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>End of Movember</title>
		<link>http://heyrickie.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/end-of-movember/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:06:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think my Movember went well. The main mo did go unchecked for the full month (as it should be). I had the handlebar for the middle part of November, then tried to extend the &#8216;stache outward, but ran out of time; you can see how it looked on the last day. The morning of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heyrickie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2454470&amp;post=1517&amp;subd=heyrickie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Doctor Who Tube: 48 years, &#8220;500 Miles&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://heyrickie.wordpress.com/2011/11/26/doctor-who-tube-48-years-500-miles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a few days late for Doctor Who&#8216;s 48th birthday, but it&#8217;s still fun to watch nevertheless. Earlier this fall, a video has been released featuring the cast and crew of The End of Time, David Tennant&#8217;s final serial, singing along to the Proclaimers&#8217; &#8220;I&#8217;m Gonna Be (500 Miles)&#8221;. Such joy to watch! And look [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heyrickie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2454470&amp;post=1507&amp;subd=heyrickie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Race report: 2011 Fall Classic Half Marathon</title>
		<link>http://heyrickie.wordpress.com/2011/11/21/race-report-2011-fall-classic-half-marathon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year&#8217;s Fall Classic had much better conditions at the start line compared to last year. It was still cold: just below 0°C (32°F) at the start, but the roads were mainly clear of ice and snow. That allowed me to be in the mindset to break two hours. It&#8217;s smack dab in the middle [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=heyrickie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2454470&amp;post=1501&amp;subd=heyrickie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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