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• The Race of a Lifetime - I Just Conquered the Toughest 50K Imaginable in Oman

  

  I don't know how to start, so I'm just going to start. I probably don't ever have to run a race again because I have experienced the true Mecca of running and... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• I Forgot How Hard That Was (No, It's Not a Penis)

  

  Last weekend I did my first triathlon (1.2 mile swim, 56 miles bike, 13.1 mile run) in five years. It hurt like hell. I don't know if it's cause I'm five years... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• A Different Kind of Race + Taint Talk

  

  I seriously ghosted every single one of you for the past six weeks. I am a douche. I'm a believer that the best writing comes from a desire to write not an... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• 2019 Dirty Thirty 50k Race Report

  

  It's 4 a.m. and I get a whiff of something horrible in the SUV. Turns out it's Jeanne's egg and ham sandwich that she is eating prior to the start of our Dirty... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• The Ass Kicker Run: Boulder Skyline Traverse (5 Peaks, 18 Miles)

  

  As I sit here writing this, my quads are burning. As in, the type of burning that doesn't let you sit down on the toilet seat without grimacing. Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Hey Future Self! Are You Listening?

  

  In eighth grade the teachers told her to write some letters to her future self. That was four years ago, and this week, as a high school senior, my daughter... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• If You're Injured, You MUST Read This (or Even If You're Not...you Will Be One...

  

  Almost 11 months ago I was literally crying in my chardonnay. The dirtiest word in the running dictionary had become my reality. I was injured. Not just... Read more

  Posted on 27 March 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• What I'm Doing to Stay Healthy and Fast Over 50 (and a Cool Video)

  

  I've been thinking a lot lately about the concept of aging. It gets a bad rap. It seems to most people getting older = losing your edge, not being as fun. Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Rejection Isn't for Pussies

  

  I wish I blogged more often. In my "real" job I do a shit load of writing, so sometimes my brain and fingers are worn out from thinking and typing. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• That Time I Was On The Bachelorette (kind Of)

  

  In the most dramatic blog post ever from SUAR (Bachelorette reference): Imagine a group of women, all strangers, coming together at a lovely mountain home near... Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• If We Were Having Coffee...(aka Confession Time Minus the Priest)

  

  Who am I kidding? I'd prefer we were having a cocktail. But, for the sake of boring Dry January (which I tried and failed at), lets stick to coffee (just in cas... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2019 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• The Time I Got Kidnapped

  

  Okay, duh, I didn't really get kidnapped (who does that?), but I needed an excuse for not blogging since November 10. And, let's be honest, I need the click bai... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2018 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Tonight, I Sleep On A Plane

  

  We are off to Chiang Mai, Thailand tonight to visit Sam, elephants, temples, Pad Thai, Chang beer and humidity. I can't wait! If you want to follow... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2018 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Getting Older Can Make You Slow(er) AF, But Does It Have To?

  

  For the past two to three years (well, since I turned 50), I've become a slower runner. Shocker. Any one else? Raise your hand if you can relate. I can't blame... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2018 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Running, You've Ruined Me

  

  You know how when you've been in first class on an airplane (this has only happened to me once on our honey moon to Greece when we begged the TWA person to... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2018 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Why I Might Re-Name This Blog

  

  Well, not really, but it does occur to me it would be á propos to rename it Toothless Runner or Running With a Flipper given the current circumstances. Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2018 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• The Key to Happiness and Guess Where I'm Going? (hint: It's 8,241 Miles Away)

  

  The theme for this month (okay, well it's almost next month, so the theme for next month) is... LETTING GO Yeah, so damn cliche. But, it is truly the key to lif... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2018 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Coffee Date (With a Side of Alcohol)

  

  If we were having coffee there would be many things I would want to share with you. Probably the most fascinating things you've ever heard. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2018 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• The Long Road Back from Injury: Frustrating as Hell!

  

  I must have been high or something because when I was given the "go ahead" to run for 2 minutes at a time (2 minutes run/2 minutes walk for 16 minutes and... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2018 ATHLETICS, FITNESS

• Ragnar Northwest Passage Relay - Did I Run It?

  

  I know you all have been holding your breath wondering if I was able to run the Ragnar Northwest Passage Relay. The relay kicked off almost two months to the da... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2018 ATHLETICS, FITNESS