Run Revolution

They’ve arrived! My much anticipated, and free, Newton running shoes! After winning them nearly a month ago in the See Jane Run 5k, and not sticking around for the awards (hey, I’ve never taken 1st before), I had to wait, very patiently, for Newton to ship them to me. They took a while to get [...]

Ahhhhh, summer. The rest of the country may not appreciate the heat of summer as much as we Seattlites do, but we suffer (some of us more than others) through nine long months of rain, gray, dark, cold for the three (if we’re lucky) months of summer we get. Our suffering is well worth it [...]

The Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon was a new course this year. I also was running the full for the first time, which was my third marathon, after running Boston just 2 months prior. I had some anxiety, yes, but I was also excited! I was excited to race again (because of the heat in [...]

On March 24, I bought my very last pair of Brooks Ghost 4′s. I took them to Boston with me, and they carried me through the 26.2 mile 85+ degree Boston Marathon (I finished) . They ran the Seattle Color Run, and are permanently colored to remind me how much fun that run was (read [...]

The new Brooks Ghost 5 is now available!! My post-Boston, post Color Run Ghost 4′s are feeling a little…used. It is time for a new pair. A NEW, new pair. A new model. A new color. New, new, new! (also a new, more expensive price, unfortunately. $110 compared to $100 for the Ghost 4). But [...]

Growing up in Seattle, I am used to the rain. That’s not to say I like it, per se, but I am used to it and know how to let it roll off of me, so to speak. I would much prefer to run in the sunshine, but we don’t get a lot of that [...]