Tuesday when I was running in the bright sunshine, foolishly wearing the green woolen running shirt (it became too warm!), I thought of home. It’s a recurring thought lately as I’ve been re-watching one of my favorite television shows, The West Wing. I was born and raised in the United States–born in Kentucky to a…
After the holidays I am ready for spring and summer. I turn off the Christmas lights (LEDs!) on January 1 and begin to plan my garden. I dream of sweat, dirt, and sunshine. I dream of drinking red wine mid-day, the earliest I might ever drink it–with my mother-in-law or husband (who will go for…
Today was my first run outdoors in the new year, and it felt GREAT. I didn’t have high expectations, due to the fact that over the holidays I only ran on the treadmill and for shorter times. Today I ran further than ever before–such a beautiful day. It’s cloudy and cool but no rain. As…
My last couple blog posts reflected thoughts when running in the normal rainy storm season of the lower mainland, but the last couple days ushered in a cold arctic ridge of high pressure that has brought in chilly northeasterly outflow winds and cold blue skies with pure sunshine. This morning was my first run in…
I had to take six days off running due to an IT-band injury, but was able to pick up where I left off last week today, with only the last two minutes giving me problems. First, I did what I could to help the healing process on my knee, but isn’t it incredible that the…
My husband and I found a good place for running and walking at Pitt Lake. The lake was formed thousands of years ago after the Wisconsin glaciation caused a deep trough; after the initial glacial retreat, a saltwater fjord formed, which evolved into this tidal fjord lake. There’s a gravel path starting at the park…
This might turn into a running blog, but I’ll try to keep the posts related to loving our planet. As pointed out in the first blog post, I began a “Couch to 5K” program last week. This is a conditioning program–a strength-building program–that allows a non-runner to build up to running 5K. I don’t consider…
