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So long, and thanks for all the fish

April 11, 2016regular
By Pattie Reaves

Thank you all for sticking with me from the couch to the marathon to the delivery room and back again.

Why I still run every day even though I haven’t lost a pound in two years

December 2, 2015regularhappiness, health, motherhood
By Pattie Reaves

When I started this blog, I completely missed the point.

My scary encounter on a bike with my toddler almost makes me want to stop riding

September 17, 2015Cycling
By Pattie Reaves

We were on our way, route planned out, everything packed, ready to go. And going past one of the first intersections by my house, the one where I-395 exit on South Main Street is, we had an incident.

My typical day with a 1-year-old

September 10, 2015My days with an infant
By Pattie Reaves

The babyhood, it was over so quickly.

5 years later: How my job got me fit (and changed my life)

September 6, 2015Things I learned losing weight
By Pattie Reaves

I started running five years ago. I was 25 years old, had just moved into the first house I had bought that summer, and had been married for just about a year. And I was ready for a change.

Acadia: Split up or get a permit if you have more than 5 people on a trail

August 27, 2015Maine
By Pattie Reaves

The park had a meeting with the public last night at its headquarters to talk about the issue of when a permit is really needed.

Acadia wants to drop fine against unauthorized group run, revisit rules

August 19, 2015Maine, regular
By Pattie Reaves

I’m back with an update on the story I wrote about earlier this week about the runners who were issued a citation after organizing on Facebook a group run up Cadillac Mountain during the meteor showers last week.

Ranger says group of 7 runners heading up Cadillac needed permit

August 17, 2015Maineacadia national park, crow athletics, news
By Pattie Reaves

A runner got a citation Thursday night when he organized a group run by Facebook post.

Why Coleen Singer’s obituary spoke to me

July 31, 2015regularhealth care, melvin
By Pattie Reaves
My brother Melvin holding Felicity when she was a few weeks old.

So was Coleen Singer a victim of partisan politics? I think so. And I think that more people should talk openly about how access to health care has affected their lives.

One year after pregnancy, by the numbers

July 24, 2015My days with an infant
By Pattie Reaves

The 50,000 foot view of how I’ve stayed fit (ish) since having a baby.

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Pattie Reaves

Pattie Reaves

I'm a new mom and renegade fitness blogger at After the Couch. I live in Brewer with my husband, Tony, our daughter Felicity, and our two pugs, Georgia and Scoop.

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