When I was 13 months old, I slipped from the protection of my mother's eye and crawled out the back door and into the swimming pool in our back yard. Ironically, she happened to be on the phone with a fence company about barricading that area in, and back then phones were … [Read more...]
The One Thing Your Running Is Missing @Kohls #MakeYourMove
I have been seriously running for well over a decade now and have had very few serious injuries or set backs. I consider myself very lucky. I also have been told that I have very good biomechanic's, or to put it more simply... I have good genes. Despite having such good … [Read more...]
Why Being Mean Never Helps
This morning I woke up to my only "day off" which means that because we are leaving for Disneyland tomorrow I really need to get the following done: Dishes Laundry Clean the house for guests arriving Pack for 4 people Change an outed light bulb Purchase pet … [Read more...]
Do The Things That Make Your Heart Race
Sometimes in life we unconsciously, or maybe consciously, walk around afraid of things. I know I do. I am in week 7 of Boston Marathon training, and after taking almost two years off from serious running, doing interval and, especially, tempo runs, is terrifying to me. I look at … [Read more...]
How I Made Money Running Last Year–and I’m not fast.
In December of 2013, my friends Dad was diagnosed with Cancer. It was a shock, to her, her family, honestly I can't imagine, and when I tried, I burst into tears. When someone goes through such a huge life changing event, I find one of the hardest things to do, is to find the … [Read more...]