Blog Posts

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The cons and pros of winter running

By Kate Blackwood / January 31, 2026

Let’s start with the harsh reality and end with the silver lining.

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Streaker

By Kate Blackwood / December 16, 2025

Sixteen months, sixteen marathons. One inspiring runner.

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Several hundred runners heading away from the camera, up a wide city street

Using the Chicago Marathon to learn quantum complexity

By Kate Blackwood / November 18, 2025

Seeing the same race from so many different angles made me think that every one of the runners, from the winners and national record setters to the mid-packers to the last finishers had some kind of a connection to every other one.

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The butterflies are stalking me

By Kate Blackwood / September 30, 2025

I couldn’t get away from butterflies this month. They were suddenly everywhere, so I started to pay attention.

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