It’s rutting season, and you know what that means? All over the city male moose are pumped up on mating hormones. And I mean pumped. They want to find a female, and they want to find one NOW. I didn’t think I’d have to worry while running on the paved Coastal Trail. Yeah, it weaves […]

I’m in the second week of post-injury running and so far, so good. My foot is holding up, though it aches slightly the first mile or so. Maybe I need to stretch out my arch first? Here’s how it’s gone down the past couple of days: Saturday: Swimming: 92 lengths of the pool (I think […]

Well, I ran my 6-miler too fast the other day (um, almost race pace. Couldn’t help it; it felt so good to move), and decided to take today off and swim instead. I’m starting to love swimming more and more, especially since I’ve been lifting weights and my puny arms can now put a little heft in my strokes. […]

Guess what I’m doing again? Hello, Brooks! Did you miss me? Yep, I started running this past weekend. I was excited, and I was scared, too, because I didn’t know how my foot would hold up or how I would hold up, either. I hadn’t run for eight weeks. I knew it wouldn’t be easy. […]

Yesterday I ran! Not for far and not for long but I did manage to run most of the way down The Dome, a smallish (by Alaska standards) mountain on the outskirts of town. It’s been raining here in Alaska and I spent most of Labor Day weekend with my butt planted firmly at my […]