Yes, we’re still holding out in the 70s here in Anchorage. It’s been an amazing couple of weeks, especially after our long and obstinate winter. I love running in the sunshine, love feeling the sweat over my shoulders, love the luxury of wearing less clothing. Sunday I did my first 18 miler of marathon training […]

A lot of stupidity takes place in Alaska in the summertime. Much of this is happens to tourist, who come up here with fuzzy illusions and get charged by “cute” moose or lost on steep hiking trails that they have no business hiking in the first place (some dude was just rescued on Mount Marathon last week. Please! The […]

It’s been quite the week. Temps soared to the high 70s, an almost unheard of occurrence here in Anchorage, and after one quick rain, everything suddenly became green. The lilacs are blooming in our yard, along with orange poppies, and the neighborhood is so green that it almost makes my eyes hurt, it is such a beautiful sight. […]

Sadly, the sun left, along with the rare 70 degree temps. Saturday I ran a 14-miler in cool and cloudy weather and averaged below goal pace the whole way. I was so excited that I didn’t shut up about this most of the night. (“It felt effortless,” I said, over and over until MM was sick of […]

It has been in the 70s here in Anchorage, incredibly and unbelievably. The sky is clear and the sun is bright and everyone walks around in shorts and sandals. Many of us have (dare I say it?) a bit of a tan across our faces and shoulders. Running has been pure bliss. I haven’t run in […]

I’m back in Anchorage, after spending a week in Portland with my mother, sister and son, who recently graduated from Lewis and Clark College. I love Portland. It’s so very walkable, and so very green. When I left Anchorage, the trees were bare. Three and a half hours later, I stepped off the plane to lush green […]

I’m in Portland for the week, for my son’s graduation from Lewis & Clark College. It was held indoors yesterday, due to rain (duh! It’s Portland) and I was so proud I could barely stand it. My son is such a great young man, kind and sensitive and smart and funny and just great company. Here’s his […]

Anyone who reads this blog knows that I love running in mud. I love splashing in mud. I love when my shoe gets stuck in mud and makes a delicious thuck sound as I pull it free. So when we headed out to the Turnagain Arm Trail on Sunday and MM mentioned the that trail […]

The most exciting and incredible thing: I won a race Wednesday evening. Yes, these old legs carried me to victory. I even received a shiny blue ribbon. That’s the good news. The bad news is that only two women ran the 7.5K course (4.87 miles, according to my Garmin); everyone else opted for the 4-miler. […]

The big excitement in our house is that the Turnagain Arm Trail is cleared of snow. This is HUGE news, since MM and I are both trail runners. Yes, we do run the Coastal and Chester Creek trails, but our first love is being up in the mountains. We ran 7 miles Sunday and my […]