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Alternatives and Traditions

We have a few traditions around our household. Most are in some way wrapped around Halloween, we are a little obsessed with the heinous day. Another tradition is the Christmas

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Oatmeal

It’s a cold, wet, wintry day in Arkansas. The sleet/rain/snow is keeping the dogs inside for now. We’re being slugs, sitting around watching television while we still have power. The tree limbs

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Hooked on a Series

One could do a race every weekend, if they wanted to and never leave The Natural State.  We have almost every distance and terrain you could imagine.  Short distance?  Try

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Mid-Week Fun

Local running ambassador, Nicholas (aka Marvin the Martian) showed us how to have fun on a  trail run this past weekend at the Mount Nebo Bench Trail Run.

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Firecracker 5K
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Geminid Meteor Shower

Back in early December I found out about a meteor shower that would be peaking overnight December 13th-14th with up to 100 per hour visible to the naked eye, the

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When Cyclists Fly

Today is the 109th anniversary of the first powered flight. On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright piloted the first powered airplane 20 feet above a wind-swept beach in North Carolina.

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Arkansas Outside Contributor, Nicholas Norfolk, gets a little air...and some air guitar.

Kindred Soles

December temperatures in Arkansas have been mild so it was no surprise that this past Saturday, despite the overnight rain, early fog and light drizzle as we pulled away from

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Thanks again from Lisa and Joe at Arkansas Outside.

It been like a party…

…only better. Although Arkansas Outside has been around since sometime in the middle of 2007, it  turned into something more than a personal blog last December. That’s when we hired

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Bike control, mallet control and keeping an eye on the other players makes for a very intense game.

Battle Royale

Bike polo is one of the lesser known biking-related activities out there.  Chances are, you wouldn’t even know it existed unless you know someone who actually plays it.  It’s got

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