Fitness Using the Treadmill (When You Hate Running Indoors) May 15, 2015July 23, 20200 I can almost feel the algae growing on my skin. In Texas, we’re not used to a rainy spring. Oh, sure; there are some April …
Fitness #TBT: 14 Years of Running Logs April 30, 20150 I used to joke that, if we had a house fire, the one possession I’d grab to save was my box of running logs. Who needs …
Fitness Looking Back (and Ahead) to Austin’s Freescale Marathon February 9, 2015July 21, 20200 The year was 1999, and my neighbor Sheree wanted to put together a five-person relay team to run the Austin Marathon (then the Motorola Marathon). …
inspiration & motivation How Do You Find Motivation When Success Doesn’t Seem to be Coming? January 26, 20152 Here we are, nearing the end of January and the waning of many a New Year’s resolution. According to statistics from the University of Scranton’s Journal …
inspiration & motivation Making Rainy Days a Workout Motivator January 23, 2015July 21, 20200 For the last few days in Austin, it’s steadily rained. Yes, I know this is par for the course for those in the Pacific northwest (my …
race reports Slaying Demons and Gittin’ Er Done at the Bandera 50K January 13, 20130 Yesterday was the 50K out at Bandera. I love Bandera; it is my favorite place in the world to run. When I get in the …
Career It’s Been ‘Way Too Long November 19, 20120 I was thinking about my blog over the weekend and realized that I missed writing in it. I’ve let it go too long…there’s so much …
Career Moving Houses and Careers September 30, 2011May 10, 20190 It’s been over a month since I last posted; it feels like forever. We’re weeks away from moving. I’m doing the hard things now, like …
transitions Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes August 22, 20110 Some weeks seem to attract important events. I had a doozie of a week last week. Moving On Monday, August 15, we closed on the …
Wellness Having a Great PT Day, Reformer-Style July 23, 20110 Yesterday turned into one of those totally unexpected great days. The kind where everything seems to go right. The very best thing was my physical …