Race #1 - Done!
Sheesh a whole week went by already. I keep trying to write about Jenny's Light, but things are just CRAZY around here!You know what I love about running/triathlon events? Actually there are a lot of...
View ArticleFail, to Succeed
I love this quote...."I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over...
View ArticleDora the Stroller Runner
I've gotten several emails about what stroller I run with. I'm using the Bob Revolution, and I've been very happy with it. (I've found it's cheapest on Amazon or Sports Basement in the bay area).While...
View ArticleWho is Bigger...Me or the Dog
Good Morning! (although it might be afternoon after I'm finished writing this)It's been a little hard to post lately as I adjust to work/daycare/home life, but I think I'm settling in better now, and I...
View ArticleBlurry Girl
Today Isla and I got suited up - me in a hurry up shirt and shorts, and her in a super cute sweatsuit that says Surfer Girl on it - and we hit the road at 7:30 AM for a run. She started to get a little...
View ArticleA Mile A Day
April and May were not my best running months, so I decided I need a goal for June. I've wrestled with "A Mile a Day." Wrestled because I'm just not sure I can do it, but that's why you set goals. If...
View ArticleI need the day off tomorrow...
I'm so happy so many people have decided to join me for A Mile a Day in June! There will definitely be days this month where I will need motivation to do (at least) a mile after a SUPER long day at...
View ArticleTime for some 5Ks?
Isla, Willa and I finished our 1.1 mile walk this morning. Willa is walking slower these days, and Isla isn't feeling well, so we had a pretty chill stroll.As I figure out how I still get all my...
View ArticleMostly just cute pictures...
I knew that A Mile a Day would be tough, but I'm always so proud of myself when I can find the energy to get it done after a really long day. My legs are still incredibly sore from running the Tahoe...
View ArticleThanks Texting Machine!
After I got home from work Friday night I still needed to do my mile (of course). We decided to walk to the store to get dinner, but it's not quite a mile there and back, so I knew I still had to do...
View ArticleAdidas Energy Boost Shoe Review
I'm enjoying my current shoe, so I thought I tell ya about it.The past few years I have tried several different running shoes. I've found several I like, including Saucony Kinvara, Nike Pegasus, and...
View ArticleAugust Miles and 10K done!
Good Morning! (Hopefully I publish this before noon!)I signed up last minute to do the Race to the End of the Summer as my 10K for August. I have to admit I still have a few squats to get done today,...
View ArticlePay it Forward - September Challenge
It's been great motivation for me to post the monthly challenges and have you do them with me. I get to the end of some days and the last thing I want to do is go for a run (or do squats). But having...
View ArticleStarter workouts & Lifesaving Passwords
What a great weekend! Why can't they all be three day weekends? Back to the weekday routing tomorrow. This is what I feel and look like in the morning trying to get out the door.If you are taking on...
View ArticleSeptember Challenge ...Check!
I know the September challenge was a little out of the ordinary, but I really hope that you were able to join me. The challenge was...."Get a friend that doesn't walk or run to complete a 5k distance...
View ArticleOctober Challenge
Hopefully you won't beat me up for posting this late. Let's pretend October starts October 2. Deal?!I like to have two part challenges for the month, so here are my two goals for the month.1) No...
View ArticleHello 2015!!
Happy New Year!! I'm so ready for 2015!!My house didn't make it to midnight last night to watch the ball drop (probably not surprising)....but we did have an amazingly delicious family dinner to end...
View ArticleJust some stuff and a Treadmill
I'm not sure why I stopped stocking salad fixins in the fridge. I guess maybe it had something to do with packing, moving and settling in a new town. I think I FINALLY feel like life is getting back...
View ArticleThe year of the Smartwatch?
Have I mentioned before how much I love Gadgets?It feels like (I could be totally wrong) that last year was the start of this fancy new world of Smartwatches. This year it seems like we are about to...
View ArticleLots of Running and My Recent Favorite Pics of You Know Who!
FINALLY life is settling down and I'm getting at least a little running in. Let me start with my run from last, last Sunday that had the most phenomenal weather. We started at the Shaffer Road/Hwy 1...
View ArticleOur 10 Minute Dinner
I HAD to go back to Henry Cowell with a camera, so I could take pictures of the trail and the observation deck. As soon as I got home everyone in the house went to sleep, and I couldn't get to my...
View ArticleDon't Stop NOW!!!
KEEP GOING!!!Every year the gym is packed in January. Usually around the third week it gets back to the normal crowd. As much as I like the space in the gym, it shouldn't be that way!!Here are ideas...
View ArticleCould I be wearing any more???
I'm not quite sure how all this gear stacked up for my run today, but it reminded me of a Friends episode. I also realized that most of my gear has been discontinued by the manufacturer (as I was...
View ArticleBreath better..and now purses???
The Jawbone Up App gives you little tips everyday. I usually do my best to read them all. I had to read this one a few times to understand what it was talking about, and then I still had to click the...
View ArticleHappy Easter!
I love holidays, and I love them more as a mom. We don't have our traditions down yet, but it's fun to practice some things before she can really remember. Our Easter weekend...Saturday: Easter bunny...
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