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                August is a time of new beginnings. At the end of the month Cara
                and I are traveling to Norway where I'm planning to run a
                half marathon
                in the part of the country from whence the Wogslands hail.
                Telemarks Tøffaste they call it, in an obvious bid to
                incite the viking machismo. So naturally I went out and pulled
                my achilles tendon on the trail Saturday, which I didn't realize
                until Sunday. Initially I thought I'd just bruised my heel on
                something, but it kept getting worse until this morning I could
                barely walk. That is, until I did some stretching.
               
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