wine, cheese, running

I love hill repeats. And you know what makes them even better? A post-run wine-and-cheese party with the training group. One of...

10th half marathon, done

I love that my race shirt and medal both say Chesebro Half Marathon, when that race just didn't exist yesterday. I will forever...

unexpected change of plans

Several thoughts come to mind. One: Southern Californians are wimps. (And I can say this because I grew up in L.A., and yes, for...

things I like about work

The winery cat. This is Jack. He was dumped at one of our tasting rooms. We took him in, and now he is fat and happy and has the...

reliving it

As much as I love the written word, sometimes photos tell the story a bit better. Case in point: Sunday's absolutely insane trail...

of wild cats and water

I'm all for mountain lions in controlled, educational environments like the presentation put on today in Napa by the Wild Cat Education...

groan

I ate this for lunch. And some sushi. Thus simultaneously breaking both the vegetarian and gluten-free codes. And now I'm suffering....

the mac

As you know, I'm kind of obsessed with Mark Bittman. Tonight I made his macaroni and cheese recipe from the February issue of Runner's...

chesebro, here I come

Eleven-plus miles at China Camp this morning with Neveia. This may be my new favorite trail spot -- loved the views of San Pablo...

hooray for csa day

We recently joined the community supported agriculture (CSA) program at Tierra Vegetables. For those of you who aren't familiar with...

I've got mail

My mailman left me a note today. Clearly, he's noticed my license plate frame (which says "Runner Girl / I run like a girl"), the...

back on the track

Despite my fears, I didn't die during speedwork this morning. In fact, I actually kind of did well -- for me, at least. I finished...

group think

Can you figure out which one is me? (Answer: Dark purple top. Blue hat. Waving dorkily.) This photo is from yesterday's run -- before...

like hansel and gretel. kind of.

So my return to the trails with the training group was not exactly spectacular. First of all, weather conditions were hardly encouraging...

(de)stress

Back on the West Coast. And things are crazy. Today was my first day back in the office, and I had to attend four meetings, finalize...