winter is here

We had our first real storm about two weeks ago. True, it wasn’t technically the first snow of the season (that happened in October,...

opt outside

You know what feels really damn good? Being able to swim, bike and run outside in November. Big Ginger and I spent the past week...

why my children are furry or fermented

I just wrote this crazy run-on paragraph about the big exhibition at work that I'm prepping for and how we're hosting media event...

IMWI race report, are pantsuits aero?

In order to experience the full effect of this race report -- which comes to you almost two months after said race -- you need to...

public service announcement

Don’t eat this before running. ...

I'm actually not totally freaking out

So I've made it to race day eve. The past few weeks haven't been easy -- I had a meltdown on the trainer two weeks ago (everything...

what I watch on the trainer

Today I woke up at 5 a.m. to get on the trainer (for the record, this "taper" doesn't feel very much like tapering). To keep me company...

blame the flying wieners

You guys, it's finally taper. Holy shit, I'm so grateful. These two lovely ladies should be known as The Climber (Steena) and...

aging up

I'm officially in the final weeks of training. Bib numbers were posted. Shit's getting real. Also, I'm realizing this is my last...

I am a bad person

So I am in D.C. for work (which is so weird since my hotel is near Capitol Hill and last night was the night of the skinny repeal...

just like goldilocks

When I left my apartment, I also left this behind. No more taking an elevator downstairs to my very own lap pool that I hardly...

congrats to me for not dying

Every Sunday night I think, Holy shit, I somehow survived another week of training. Post-long run feels. And this week was a...

home ownership and stuff

Because I want to see how many things I can possibly take on while training for Ironman, we bought a 92-year-old house, started remodeling...

and that was a long-ass day

Heat, wind, hills and rough pavement -- in sum, that was Wisconsin 70.3. It was one of the hardest races I've ever done. And let's...

hi, I'm alive

And now it's almost June. And I'm sitting here in my pajamas (the pink ones printed with cats going to the hairdresser and lounging...

think positive thoughts

I'm running the Hot Chocolate 15K tomorrow, but the last thing I feel like doing right now is racing. (OK, maybe that's a bit of...

professionalism

Yesterday morning I heard a cat crying in the juniper bushes outside work, so naturally I dumped my bag and jacket in a pile, flagged...