It is that time of the year to reflect and, regardless of whether one likes to partition life into time segments like years, I think it’s useful to have a time of year to do real reflection on the past and to renew hope for the future. I love this time of year. It means…
Sometimes it’s easy to turn to social media for being social, and I have realized lately how much time it takes. How unreal it feels. I use it for my business and to create awareness about climate change and other environmental problems, but I have a hard time getting into any kind of online social…
I’m the crazy chick you’ll see running in a downpour as if it were chill and sunny. That was me today, as I decided that over lunch I’d run up to the pharmacy and back, which is about 5.2K all around. I was smart to wear the one long-sleeved wool running shirt that I borrowed…
Lots of people are taking not only to the streets but to the deserts and through snowstorms to get to, or march in, rallies around the globe–calling for climate action–coinciding with the climate talks in Paris, which begin November 30. After running a short recovery run today, I was blown away by reading about climate…
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This weekend was pretty awesome. Due to back problems and not training as much as I should have for this 10K, and having had a couple bad episodes where I could barely move, I extremely doubted my capability to run a 10K this past weekend. But something somewhere, deep inside, said I could do it….
Unlike the summer, and even into the recent fall warm days, this has been a year of much heat and drought. But autumn is here, for sure. Sugary snow has frosted nearby mountains due to recent heavy precipitation. Today, a short 2-mile run, was sunny, very cold, and just beautiful. Living and running in the…
If you read this blog, you would likely guess that after a summer full of heat, drought, and then a windstorm, I couldn’t wait for autumn running. It has arrived! I saw many geese yesterday flying southward–a beautiful sight–and I said to my husband, “Maybe it’s about to get colder.” Well, it has been very…
Well, good news first. My CT scan and latest blood work show nothing to worry about, so the relief here is wonderful! It was really weighing me down. I am still suffering from some weird back muscle pain and swollen lymph nodes, so have another appointment. My guess now is maybe a virus and some…
On Tuesday I had the worst running day since I started running last year. I barely made it .8 mile before heading to the locker room in tears (thankfully, the room was empty). I’ve had a nonstop pain in my left back rib area for months as well as an ongoing cough; both seem to…
Tonight it is time to relax my poor dogs and sip some red wine. I’ve had a full week of running, in preparation for the Great Climate Race on November 8. I did over 5K in the beautiful Mundy Park, but was so hyped up after that, so I ran another 2.5K down the “Chilko…
