As posted last week, I am getting in the mood for fall. My runs have been better, but I feel true training will ramp up when it becomes cooler again.
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Looking Forward to AutumnLooking Forward to Autumn
Every day of running this summer has been one of choice: Choosing the coolest days of the week to run Choosing the coolest times of those days to run, even
And Sometimes We FallAnd Sometimes We Fall
In keeping with my ideas of the planet as as our collective body, or keeping fit as an analogy to curbing climate change, we do fall at times and just
A ConfessionA Confession
Here is my confession, which many would maybe never guess: I love fantasy and science fiction. It started as a young girl, when I was intrigued by Grimms Fairy Tales.
And the Rain is ComingAnd the Rain is Coming
I’m feeling physically and emotionally much better than my last running post, which was rife with drought worries, family worries, and even a few health worries. I had written in
The Drought ContinuesThe Drought Continues
I have had five days off from running, though interjected a few days of hiking instead. My second week of vacation was spent recuperating from constant activity (cleaning, cooking, stocking
Continued WildfiresContinued Wildfires
I realize today just how exhausted I am. Since late May the temperatures have been above normal, increasing to much higher than normal for June and now into July, especially
More Heat, More Drought, and Finishing the 10K TrainingMore Heat, More Drought, and Finishing the 10K Training
Just inland from Vancouver, BC, we have had a continued heatwave and growing drought. Here is a photo I took last week when running around campus. This is how lawns
You’ll Never Walk AloneYou’ll Never Walk Alone
The Father’s Day race this weekend, besides being very hot, was great. I ran the 5K but noticed that most people had to just walk a little due to
What it’s Like to Be Here TodayWhat it’s Like to Be Here Today
I began reading the nonfiction book While Glaciers Slept, by M Jackson (see my interview with her), who is a climatologist and National Geographic expedition leader who studies glaciers.