Time Keeps on Ticking, Ticking
I’ve been thinking a lot about time lately. Yesterday was all about time. Trying to squeeze stuff into the time allotted, missing things by losing …
Cycling Improvement
It’s funny how I can be my own worst critic. I put myself down on my biking a lot. I’ve been doing a lot of …
Proud Mama, II: Pacing a Friend
On Sunday morning, I had a wonderful opportunity; I got to pace my friend Marcia in the final 25-miles of her first 100-mile race, Cactus …
Proud Cross Country Mama
My son had his final meet of his first high school cross country season today. I’d worried all season long that my intense interest in …
A Little Bit of Crazy Is Not So Bad
A couple of weeks ago, I did a crazy thing and signed up for the Frankenthon Monster Marathon. A friend and I had talked ‘way …
Seeing the Forest for the Trees at Palo Duro Canyon 50K
I am currently working on the epic novel that is my Palo Duro Canyon 50K race report. I love writing race reports. When I relive …
Palo Duro (Short Version)
Not quite ready to write a race report for Palo Duro, so here’s the down and dirty: I didn’t have the day I wanted. Yeah, …
I Will Not Let Today Get Me Down!
Hitting a low point…lots of stuff I don’t need to deal with topped with a sick child. I’m sticking close to home today to take …
Body Tune-Up
Back on September 5, I caught my right toe on a rock at Bastrop and took a fall, wrenching the leg as I went down. …
Pre-Race Jitters Before Palo Duro Canyon 50K
How do you know when you’ve set the right goal for a race? I think it has a lot to do with how you feel …