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I have become a late afternoon/evening runner by default. I am a sleeper, always been a sleeper. The thought of waking up when it’s dark and cold to go for a run is just terrible. Race day, I do it because I have to. I want to run the race, and the race is usually [...]

As runners, many of you have probably encountered the painful loss of a toenail. I suffered a black toenail after running Boston in April, and it fell off right at the beginning of sandal season in Seattle. That was sad, but what was even more sad was I had not gotten a pedicure since long [...]

A little more than two weeks to go until Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon and Half Marathon. It’s a new course this year, which I am very excited about (starting, and finishing, at the Seattle Center instead of totally out of the way Tukwila). I have talked about how much I like the Rock and [...]

Training for a marathon is a job in itself! What happens when you add a full time job, eating, personal appointments, a certain venture named Run Revolution, maid of honor duties for sister’s upcoming wedding, self care, and sleep to the mix? A day that is booked down to the minute, which makes it almost [...]

Hermosa Beach is a small beach community, which, along with Manhattan Beach to the north, and Redondo Beach to the south and east, makes up the South Bay. Over the years, Hermosa Beach has become a sort of second home for me, thanks to a sister who moved there nearly 7 years ago. I have [...]

(As I sit here in the desert, baking in 105 degree heat, I am reminded of the beauty I am surrounded by in Seattle, and the breathtaking run I did last weekend, which prompted this post. I fully appreciate my home in Seattle, and don’t ever want to take it for granted.) I have lived [...]

Until I finish my written story of my first Boston Marathon experience, please enjoy a brief video of the day…  

Part of my life overhaul two years ago, was finding a job that didn’t bring unnecessary stress into my life. I love children; they bring me great joy. I have some childcare experience, and worked as a nanny for twins while in college. I quit my high-stress job in recruiting, and decided I wanted to [...]

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This postcard came in the mail over the weekend. It was the only mail I received, and it was sitting in the box all alone. Normally, the stats on this card would not be times I would be proud of, but I kind of want to frame this postcard. The numbers on this postcard are [...]

Sweaty Bands-The perfect little headband. I have a lot of hair. A lot. I do not want any part of it in my face while I am sweating: running, yoga, etc. I have drawers (yes, more than one) filled with headbands, barrettes, bobby pins, clips, rubber bands, etc. to keep my hair out of may [...]

Socks Injinji Socks-I first discovered these socks when I was at REI one day. My life hostage is the one who found them, and thought they might be helpful. I was willing to try anything. I was more than halfway through my training, and although I had no hint of black toenails, and my feet [...]

I finished! I completed my goal of finishing one of the hottest Boston Marathons (nicknamed the Boston Massacre) on record. It was also a record breaking high in Boston: 87 degrees (the previous record was 84 degrees). This race was not about a PR, about racing, or about qualifying for the Boston Marathon 2013. It [...]

Some records are going to be broken on April 16, 2012…and I am not talking about runners’ times. The 116th running of the Boston Marathon is going to be a hot one. Not just hot, hot, but record breaking hot. Hot even for non-runners. But dangerously hot for marathon runners. All goals for Monday are [...]