Carrying Water on Your Run
The morning of the 2016 Paris Marathon was spectator perfect: starting temperature was in the low 50s; the sun was shining; the sky a vivid …
Tiny Hands, Big Hearts, Great Times
Sleepy-eyed people, stopping in at Sweetish Hill Bakery one Wednesday morning, were picking up coffee and eyeing tempting treats on their way to work. The …
Building a Massage Habit for Better Health
At her 2016 SXSW panel, world class runner Sanya Richards-Ross, gold medalist at the 2012 London Olympic Games, discussed her training schedule. One detail had my …
What Do SXSW, President Obama, and Cuba Have In Common?
Answer: They’ve been talking about racism. For the past week, the news has been full of the Obamas’ historic visit to Cuba. In today’s New …
Getting Ahead of Chafing
Ah, the pleasure of a nice shower after a hot, dirty run. Sweat-soaked running clothes rest on the bathroom floor; dirty legs seem to end …
Decluttering My Closet to Accept My Body
This morning, I accepted the body I have. And that’s not a small thing. I’ve been reading The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie …
CSA Abundance (or What To Do With Those Beets)
People LOVE to tell me what to do with my vegetables. At the end of every season, when I’ve opened my Community Sponsored Agriculture (CSA) …
Sharing Austin’s Good via #AmplifyATX
People get into blogging or journalism — any sort of writing, really — to share. Ultimately, putting word to paper (or in this digital age, …
Wearing a Cape to Race
Race reports allow us to relive runs. Oh, how I love a good race report! I hadn’t seen this write-up since it originally appeared in …
A Book Nerd Cooks With Ruth Reichl
Are you a book nerd? Book nerds have multiple copies of the same book because the newer edition is just so cool. They wonder why anyone …