Today I ran my first real 5K during my lunch hour (and my first sub-40 minute 5K, yes I’m slow!) and was a little late back to work, but it felt wonderful. My last 5K was during a rainforest run, with lots of hills involved, so I ended up walking more than I normally do….
Often times in the past my husband and I have been to Mundy Park, which is a large 435-acre urban forest nestled in our city. The eastern edge of it is up a very long, steep hill from us, and going west heads over to the playground, swimming pool, and sports field. Well, because it’s…
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…
Recently I read that Ted Cruz is set to oversee NASA. This is after the not-surprising news that the Keystone XL has been approved by the Senate. This morning I read how now the Senate is also going to vote on whether climate change is even happening. I don’t want to get overly political in…
Last running post was about the movie Wild; this post is about staying wild, only indirectly related. During my cold, foggy run today, I thought about something that author Virginia Arthur wrote in our Google+ group today, “Stay Wild.” Virginia, a field biologist, wrote Birdbrain, a novel about a woman and her experiences with birding…
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…
This has been a good holiday season, though staying up late nights, visiting with friends and skyping with family (far-away) has been getting my schedule out-of-whack! I didn’t run for an entire week and then ran today on the treadmill (it was icy when I came to work). Not a lot of thoughts going through…
Last night my husband and I watched Nick Offerman’s “American Ham” comedy show. Spiking throughout the routine were themes of getting outdoors and appreciating nature, with the lest segments giving a thumbs up to getting intoxicated (after working hard) and the thrill of admiring something so simple as a maple leaf. This morning I finished…
Earlier in the week I tweeted about getting excited about running in some “incredible storms” Vancouver was supposed to get. This running generation will go down into history as the ones who practiced their sport in elements that are tied to climate change rather than the good old-fashioned single weather events and storms from the…
