I joined a hot yoga studio a year ago and this is all I do now. Pranayama deep breathing Literally on the second breath: I can't do this I want to go home I just…
Category: Run
Running wild in America’s hat
March 9, 2013, my first ever half marathon. I went into it saying I just wanted to finish, didn't care about the time, just doing this for fun, I'm breezy! And then I finished in…
Old favorite, new favorite
My favorite distance for a race is a half marathon, and my favorite half marathon is the Seattle half, so this Sunday was a pretty sweet day. I love this race because it's a beautiful,…
Turn and face the strange
Early in 2016, my running pace suddenly got slower, and has only gotten worse since then. I tried not to be too hung up on it, but I did search for some tips on improving…
Slow and steady finishes the race
I didn't know anything at all about the Lake Washington Half Marathon going in. I'm on 52 million running email lists, so at some point I got something in my inbox about it, and it…
The journey of 750 meters begins with one stroke
"It's not brave if you're not scared." Okay, but what if the thing you're scared of is a totally banal activity that most people can easily do, in fact even your six year old can…
2 vans, 12 runners, 36 legs, 200 miles, zero infinity stones
Two years ago, I got in a van with six strangers. They drove me almost all the way to Canada, dropped me off in the middle of nowhere, and told me to run. It ended…
Prelude to a run
March 9, 2013, early on in my first ever half marathon, we passed a mile marker, and someone shouted, "Four! Who likes four? FOUR!!" While I always enjoy enthusiasm, I was thinking to myself, "We're…
What goes down must come up
Does your idea of a romantic weekend getaway include running 13.1 hilly miles in the wind? No? Are you, like, normal or something? When I first registered for the Whidbey Island half marathon, I thought…
All train, no station
Who laughs when atheists make plans? Is it the one hand clapping guy? I hope he's laughing his hand off right now because I am registered for two marathons this spring, and I won't be…