Run Revolution

We’ve made it to the last month in 2012! The Holidays are in full swing, and with the Holidays comes…Holiday runs! Here are a few festive runs happening in the Seattle area in the month of December. Sunday, December 9-Jingle Bell Run/Walk 5k and 1k kids run-Seattle, WA Westlake Center Starts at 8:20AM LH and [...]

Although  we are still having sunshiney days in Seattle, the temperature is definitely starting to cool down. It’s finally feeling like fall, and it is simply beautiful: leaves changing colors, crisp air, and blue skies. It feels like Halloween (my favorite Holiday, other than my birthday), which is good because Halloween is just  few weeks [...]

When you think of Seattle, what words come to mind? Space Needle Rain Seahawks Rain Mt. Rainier Rain Microsoft Rain Yes, we get a lot of rain here in Seattle. But not lately. The past two months have been the driest months on record. In August, we almost broke a record (15 minutes of rain [...]

On my way to work Tuesday morning, I sat in traffic listening to my favorite radio show, John in the morning, on KEXP talk to Cheryl Waters, the host of the show after John’s, about bike commuting. John regularly bike commutes to work, along with a large percentage of Seattleites. Seattle is ranked #2, after [...]

After an entire week of being sick, and baking in a horrendous heat wave, I actually am pleased with how well the Lake Union 10k went on Sunday, both personally, and as an event. Although I was not in race shape, and had had no plans of achieving a PR or even placing, I was looking [...]

I normally wouldn’t do a first (of several) review of a shoe after only one week, and less than five runs, but the Newton shoes are unique, and take some getting used to. Here is what I can say after one full week of having (which doesn’t amount to one full week of running) my new [...]

July race DONE and WON…CHECK! (read all about it here) August race DECIDED…CHECK! I am going to hold to my original decision (per my 2012 race goals) for my August race and go with the Lake Union 10K, August 19. This will only be my second 10k of my running career (read my running resume [...]

Seattle was the third stop out of four for the 5k and Half Marathon series from See Jane Run. See Jane Run is a women operated running store, with locations in Boise, ID; Danville, CA; Oakland, CA; and San Francisco, CA (the first store was opened here in 2000). I chose the See Jane Run [...]

I have written about how to prep for the long run (read this). I have written about how to recover from a long run (read this). I have written about my training (read this). Now, I’ve combined them all in a short film. Watch me “run” you through the long run day, from start to [...]

(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 [...]

A cloudless warm day in Seattle makes it the happiest place on the planet on its own. So, what happens when you add the Color Run, which is touted as, “The Happiest 5k on the Planet?” Seattle became the happiest place in the universe! Happy Mother’s Day! The Color Run is like no run I [...]

I just started reading, “Poser,” a memoir by Claire Dederer. Take one guess what it’s about? Yoga. The full title is actually, “Poser. My Life in Twenty-three Yoga Poses.” The topic of yoga came up at a wedding we attended last week because of my yoga-centric tattoo on my arm. Conversation evolved from yoga to [...]

It’s been less than two weeks since I ran the Boston Marathon, and I am officially back in training. Here’s how recovery has been: Monday, April 16-Ran the marathon, finished, took a bath, drank champagne, ate, drank some more champagne, passed out Tuesday-SORE quads (lots of downhill in marathon), sore big toenail on right foot, [...]

On Easter Sunday, Seattle had the best weather day yet of 2012. It was absolutely exquisite: temps near 70, sunshine, cherry blossoms in full bloom, and lots and lots of happy people. Winter is definitely gone, and I can almost taste summer. It is a good feeling, and I look forward to lots and lots [...]