bash head against (om) wall

See this wall at my yoga studio? I was supposed to look at it upside down today. Took a two-hour inversions workshop, but didn't...

a suspicious fellow

Sometimes I wish I were a fat orange cat whose one major concern in life was breaking into the cupboard and finding the container...

think of holding pee

That's what my physical therapist said to me today.Apparently, my knee pain is due to misalignment. I guess your big toe is connected...

groan

Feeling pretty craptacular at the moment. I spent three hours at Kaiser today, trying to find out what is wrong with my knee.First,...

I left my knee in san francisco

Made it to the finish line, where they were serving up some Irish coffee, which I clearly really enjoyed!Today's race was interesting....

at last, race weekend is here

Starting to get really excited for race day -- largely because I haven't run since Tuesday, and I'm feeling antsy as hell. I just...

where can I get a tortoise?

It's pretty ridiculous how much I want to try to recreate this video with Meep and Mari....

s.o.s. signals

Apparently, my body is trying to tell me something.And it's not a happy message.One of the muscles in my inner thigh, just above...

eat better, run stronger

We did a tough, hilly 12-miler here in Chickenland this morning -- lots of butt-burning climbs, winding country roads and grazing...

coming clean

Clearly, I have a problem.Went to Lucy and lululemon today. Both stores had sales. I left the former with three tops, two bras and...

edible souvenir

The best gifts are the ones that can be eaten, like this ramen "kit" that Julie brought back for us from her recent trip to Japan....

a valiant attempt

I tried to turn the forgotten produce in our refrigerator into something semi-edible before it went bad.The result was pretty --...

scattered thoughts

Today I remembered how much I love corn dogs. These are minis from Gott's Roadside Tray Gourmet (formerly Taylor's Automatic Refresher)....

runs well with others -- sometimes

Last Sunday, I ran the Kenwood Footrace 10K with Neveia and Ulysses. (Don't worry -- we didn't make the cat run with us.) The course...

differing philosophies

Jeff Galloway -- former Olympian and creator of the Galloway method, a run-walk-run training program that many people swear by --...

up, up and awake

Saw hot air balloons launching this morning as Neveia and I warmed up for our 11-miler. The sound of their burners is just like waves...