I have been away from bloggyland for a bit. My apologies, but life does get in the way. The good news: I finished my second marathon (!!). The bad news: I was waaayyy off my goal time. I ran the whole race with a bladder infection. Cried for a few miles but kept plugging along. […]

Today I picked up my Mayor’s Marathon bib.  I didn’t take any photos of the expo, which was very small and kinda sad. I did, however, snatch up another Bondi Band (well, okay, MM bought it for me–thanks, honey). Why do I love these so much? I dunno, I just do. Please don’t judge me by […]

So there I was, all cozy on the sofa reading through my favorite running blogs, when I came to a post by this tough and cool woman, who is panicked about running a high-elevation 50K when she’s been training practically at sea level. (Of course, she will do well.) That’s when my own personal panic hit me and […]

Last night MM and I took the dogs up Prospect Heights, over South Fork and then the Powerline Pass trails. It was a partly sunny evening, the air still and fragrant with leaves and flowers and thick, gooey mud. We took it easy, since we’re tapering (oh, tapering is such fun!). We ran slowly. We […]

After a week of some good, long runs, it’s time to taper for the Mayor’s Marathon on June 23 (that’s a Saturday, right?). Except I don’t want to taper. I love running long. I’m hoping to squeeze in another 20-miler before mid-week. Will this hurt my marathon race? I dunno. I do know that it’s summer […]

I had the most perfect day today. Earlier, I was honored with about 26 other Alaska Artist with a Rasmuson Foundation $5,000 grant. There was a cool reception Monday night (with veggie food–gotta love it) and an award ceremony this morning. Photo credit: Rasmuson Foundation (I’m the blonde in the back with the messy hair) […]

Today I ran the Turnagain Trail with The Beebs. Since she’s been limpy lately, we had to take it slow. Poor girl just turned 12. Happy birthday, Beebs! I thought that running slow would be tedious but I actually enjoyed it. I was able to notice more: The smells and sounds, and oh, the violets blooming and dandelions shouting cheerful spots […]