Well, heck, another week’s gone by. Where did the time go? Oh, yeah, I was running for a good part of it (but not as much as I would have liked). First though, I have to say Happy Memorial Day to my father, a Korean War vet who died when I was six. I never […]

My first 18-miler in over two years is in the bag (in the shoe?) and it was everything a long run should be: Challenging, glorious, tough, meditative, frustrating and joyful. I didn’t feel good when I began. I wasn’t sick; I just didn’t feel energized and excited, the way I usually feel before a run. […]

Well, it’s been quite the weekend. It started on Friday, when I stuffed my face with my homemade bean dip and half a bag of organic corn chips (organic = no guilt). I stayed up ridiculously late writing, and Saturday I popped up all excited. Because it was my Long Run Day. I don’t know […]

We kicked off the spring with our running club’s first run of the season, and I didn’t totally suck. This was news to me since I’d done no speedwork (ummm, what is speedwork?) and very little pace work. I also hadn’t raced in two years. Add in that it was a 7.5km and I’ve never […]

Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m a bit obsessed with running shoes lately. I have no idea if I’m compensating for a lack in my personality, using them as a fulfillment in my not-so-exciting life, or if running shoes simply, as my grandmother would have said, float my boat. Whatever the case, my new Merrell All […]