I survived Sunday/Monday back-to-back 19 milers. I’d love to tell you about it but alas, I am too damned tired. Plus the hot tub is calling my name. Will post tomorrow, along with a few pics. And, congrats to Emily, who rocked the Eugene Marathon with a 3:08! (Hey, that’s just a few minutes slower than my […]

I’m so excited. This Saturday is my first 19-miler of the year. Yippeee! I cannot wait. And best of all, I get to do it all over again Sunday. That’s right: Two 19 mile runs in a row. That’s because I’m foolishly training for the Resurrection Pass Ultra 50 Mile Trail Race. The first 38 miles offers […]

Well heck, I don’t know what’s up but I hope it sticks around because I have been having the most awesome runs of my life. Or at least the most awesome runs in a long, long time. Last week I had a great, and fast, 9-miler on the bike path close to my house, and […]

I had one of those runs yesterday, you know the kind, where your body feels effortless and your arms and legs fly and you get inside “the zone” and you feel invincible and optimistic and the snow-covered mountains border the horizon and the air is cool and damp and you realize that yes, you are […]

This article in the New York Times about master’s runner Kathy Martin made my day. She’s 60 and looks 30 when she runs. How does she do it? Whatever the case, she is my new hero, especially after my miserable 16-miler Sunday, hee, hee. Check it out here New York Times photo credit

Okay, so there I was, running a 14-mile marathon training run with MM last weekend, and the farther we ran, the happier I became. I was almost giddy by the end. I felt on top of the world. I couldn’t stop gushing how absolutely. Totally. Great. I felt. Later that night I wondered to MM […]

Well, I’m back. I was gone for a wee bit. And since then, I’ve made massive changes in my life. I’ve moved back to Anchorage. And I am SO happy. I lived in Seward for one and a half years. I loved being so close to the mountains, loved walking the beach in the summer twilight, loved […]

I am not a cold weather person. I suppose that’s odd, seeing that I live in Alaska, but I do the best I can. So when MM reserved the Dale Clemens cabin for Nov. 12, I wasn’t worried. It was September at the time, and warm, and the Lost Lake Trail leading up to the […]

Last week I ran Exit Glacier Road, which is closed off from traffic for the winter. About two miles up the road we came across these: Bear prints. They followed the road for miles, and it was SO cool to run along the same path as a bear. The tracks were fairly fresh, and when I […]

I’m presently four miles away from logging 1,000 miles, thanks to Tall Mom’s 1,000 Mile Club, which has been a HUGE inspiration. Knowing that I’ll later record my mileage has gotten my butt out the door on more than one rainy day. Thanks, Tall Mom! Someday when I’m in Seattle I’ll drive down and try to keep up with […]