- Eating Plants Make Thee Strong 101; Or, I Made Myself a Syllabus for the Month I really don’t enjoy things unless I’m researching them as I go. So I made myself a syllabus for this 31-day Raw Foods push. Some of these books I’ve been wanting to read for awhile – especially the Michael Pollan best-sellers. I’m also a newbie marathoner (2 finishes in the 5.5 hr range), so many […]
- Resting the Feetsies Post-Marathon #1; What I Learned About “The Wall” The truth is, running that marathon was one of the most enjoyable things I’ve ever done. It was, at least, until Mile 21. Prior to Mile 21, I was feeling so groovy–hopped up on endorphinnies, no doubt–that I very nearly texted my wonderful friends who would be waiting at Mile 23 the following: I’m going […]
- 3 Ways You Can Help Me Run My 1st Marathon Early this Sunday morning, I’ll run 26.2 miles for the first time in my life. I expect it will be wonderful and horrible and gloriously memorable. And…I’d like to take you with me, in some small way. Here are 3 easy ways you can be a part of my Ojai mountains to Ventura beach […]
- The Baby Jesus (& Risen Jesus) Would Like Me to Read More This Christmas, my family was all together, my brother cooked killer steaks on the grill, and I basked in the wonder of how many incredible books I received as gifts. (I also ran 7 miles, which felt altogether wonderful.) I promised Rachel Chester–please lady, do start blogging again–that I would post a quick list of the […]
- 2013, I see you. I look forward to returning to these goals and crossing them off with a thick blue magical pen. Made with Paper app for the iPad. (Buy the $6.99 expansion pack, trust me.)
- I Want to Run Fast Once upon a time, I hated running. I thought people who said they enjoyed running were slightly deranged and masochistic. At one point in my twenties, I started to approach running as more of a coping mechanism. Ahh, the early twenties, when everything felt impossible and wonderful and horrible, simultaneously. (I think Taylor Swift calls […]
- Just as Far as the Lighthouse, Girl Yesterday I was walking up the stoney streets of Cascais, on my way to run along my most favorite path in the globe: from Boca do Inferno (lit. “mouth of hell”) to Guincho beach, overlooking the Atlantic. I was intercepted by a phone call that my presence was requested in Sao Joao for Indian food […]
- 5K + Safe Dunking That 5k was oddly fun. I don’t know why, really. It was awfully early for me to be up. And I used to hate running and thought that anyone who claimed to enjoy it took weirdo pills. I think I’m just getting addicted to whatever those drugs are that your body produces when you run. […]
- A Couple of Firsts On Sunday I’m going to do two things I’ve never done before, and all before mid-day! I’m awfully excited for both. One, I’m running in my first 5k. It’s through my little historic town, and very close to the route I usually run with the windy streets that have the enormous red, pink, and white […]