Well, my mom and sister have left, sigh, sigh. It was so great having them up here. I hadn’t realized how much I had missed them. Isn’t my sister beautiful? She looks like a model. In Seward, we went to Exit Glacier and did tourist stuff. My mom’s 76 and walked all the way up the […]

Like the beginning of “The Tale of Two Cities,” the Mayor’s Half-Marathon was the best of times and it was the worst of times. My sister and my mother flew into town for the race and also for a week’s vacation, so I drove up to Anchorage and found myself caught in this: Yeah, my first traffic jam in like […]

I don’t like running short. Anything under five miles seems a silly reason to tie on my shoes. Nevertheless, I ran 4 miles today, as part of my taper. And oh, how I wanted to keep going. I ran on the historic Iditarod Trail, and everything was so green and wet from the rain that […]

It’s taper, taper time, taper, taper time. Can you tell I’m excited? The Mayor Marathon half is this weekend, and my mom and sis are coming in from Penna. My sis and I are running together–yippeee! Yesterday I ran my last long run. It was scheduled for Saturday but I fell unexpectedly sick, maybe something […]

This little guy was in the neighbor’s yard when I came home from the library today. Isn’t it the cutest thing in the world? Got separated from its mother. Was terrified that the cow would come charging out of the weeds and trapple me dead but thankfully that didn’t happen. Yet.

Yesterday was breezy and cool, with a slight drizzle, perfect mountain climbing weather, so I headed up Mt. Marathon with J. J at the almost top We were a bit sore from Monday’s climb but pushed it anyway. We are both that type. We hit the halfway point in great time but then veered off the trail […]

Today: Sunshine! So I did what anyone would do after enduring six days of rain: I ditched work and headed up to Mt. Marathon. Oh, yes! I was supposed to meet up with S and J but was running late and missed them so I started off by myself. It was deliciously hot and dusty, and by […]

Today I ran the Lost Lake Trail with my faithful and limpy dog, The Beester. She doesn’t limp during the runs, but after we get home the poor girl often can’t get out of bed without a push. But she loves to run! She scolds me with little yipes whenever I pause or slow down […]