a harvest tradition

Let us take a short break from the pre-CIM freakout (six days and counting!) to turn our attention to harvest.Yes, this post is,...

grateful

A weekend for which to be thankful:There was the gathering with family in a cabin blanketed with snow. Everyone brought a bottle...

san francisco morning

Meet training group friends at Golden Gate Park to cheer for your coach -- and the rest of Sonoma County's Empire Runners team --...

for a good cause

Did my final 18-miler of this training cycle, and I'm happy to report this run was not the GI nightmare that my last 18-miler was....

no boogers

I wonder if cats get as self-conscious as people do when it comes to really close-up photos.I hope not....

thoughts on training plans

Snapped this photo yesterday when I was driving the route for this morning's run: Almost 13 crazy-hilly miles with my friend Russ,...

big bowl of guilt?

Spent the day in San Francisco.Of course, this meant I ate a bowl of ramen. Today's order was the green onion ramen in soy sauce...

viva las vegas

I am in Vegas for work.I think maybe I am this city's worst nightmare: I go to bed early, I don't like to gamble and I hate strange...

afraid of the dark

The headlamp signals the end of one season, the beginning of the next.I thought this -- coupled with my fashionable reflective vest...

I want in

Yesterday I woke up at 6 a.m. to watch the New York Marathon.And I was blown away. The elites were absolutely amazing -- they made...

learning the hard way

You know how your running buddies, coach and pretty much every article ever written about running advises you never to try anything...

peas in a pod

The perfect cupcake for a baby shower: Double chocolate chip with a dollop of vanilla buttercream frosting and a pea-in-a-pod edible...

avert your eyes

There is no such thing as TMI when it comes to running. We share it all: Poo stories, group pees behind trees, snot rockets, the...

firsts

Two things I have never done until recently:Cheered out loud at my TV. By myself. In pajamas. While eating Chinese takeout. But this...