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Mildred Loving, a black woman whose marriage to a white man led to the seminal U.S. Supreme Court that overturned Virginia's ban on interracial marriage, died today at age 68. NPR has a good interview with her from last year, on the 40th anniversary of the Court's case. Pam at the Blend observes that Loving is also a beacon of hope for supporters of same-sex marriage:

Those of us eagerly waiting for the day when same-sex marriage is finally legalized across the land owe a debt of gratitude to Mildred Loving, whose 1967 case (Loving v. Virginia) resulted in a landmark Supreme Court decision that broke down a major social and legal barrier  - interracial marriage.

A moment of silence for a woman who once said she wasn't trying to change history; she just fell in love.

(Crossposted at Mombian.)

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I've been very mindful the last few weeks of how many people there are on the 0-5k training plan. How are all of you doing with that? How are you feeling now that you've gotten into it? Erin, if you're reading this, how are you doing with the back pain?

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So sorry to have flaked out nearly two weeks in a row. It's been kind of grizzly the past 10 days or so between deadlines, illness, "female timing" and all the rest. Thanks to Hillary for giving me a gentle reminder on Elisa's music thread, and my sincerest apologies!

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Ladies, in addition to the weekly round-up of intended activity, I need your help. My iPod playlist is feeling a tad tired and I need inspiration! What are your top three favs on your list - new music especially appreciated. I've got tons of Madonna, Scissor Sisters, Amy Winehouse, Springsteen, Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam etc., etc. Thanks!

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Sorry about skipping last week, ladies. I just got lost in the holiday timing! Hope you all had a good week.

In my news, I've decided to gear up for another half marathon. I'm really hoping that I'll have good news in the Baby 2.0 department, but until then, I'm going to train for the Run Melbourne half marathon, Sunday June 22. My target is modest: another 5 minute improvement over my last race, so a 2h20 minute marathon. That would be a personal record (PR), but it's also a modest goal. I'm also hoping to use the training as a chance to vamoose 10lbs. I'm still carrying this weight and I'm hoping that working it off will also put me in a healther physical state for conception.

What's going on with you-all? Hillary, when is your half marathon?

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So, who's starting to see spring weather? I love those first few weeks of spring because it totally re-energizes me for running outdoors. Here in Melbourne, we're in a freak heatwave. It's supposed to be autumn and it's friggin' above 100 degrees. Where are we, Perth? Not that I'd mind hanging out with Aussieyank, but one of the reasons I always liked Melbourne is because it's supposed to have cooler weather than the rest of Australia. Now I'm looking at Tasmania and going, hey, that's nice.

</angry, grumpy, heat-induced whine>

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Democracy Now! Up with People! Vox populi vox dei! Lo, the MT Running massive has spoken and we have a new diary title. Hope this suits all.

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It's been suggested that we change the name of this diary from "Race Training" to "Fitness" diary. I'm not opposed; I don't think any of us here are training for anything at the moment. I initially kept the Race Training name because we did have a health and fitness diary from NJMom last year. So vote and let's see what suits us all best.