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• Currently: August

  

  Current Book - Jackdaws by Ken Follett: I have enjoyed some of his other books, such as Pillars of the Earth, but it's been several years since I have read... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 TRAVEL

• Squamish 50k

  

  You may remember the Dolly Parton song? "Working nine to five, what a way to make a living..." Spoiler alert: this race took me 8 hours! I started at 9 and... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 TRAVEL

• Squamish 50k: Pros & Cons

  

  Last weekend I took a quick trip up to BC to run the Squamish 50 with Amber (it was her first Ultra and she did such a great job). Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 TRAVEL

• Randoms and Fixed

  

  Remember the broken items of July? We are well on our way to getting those fixed! However, there have been some snags (and lags). I sent the Garmin back and I... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 TRAVEL

• Strike Two

  If you are planning on visiting the Bay Area this week, don't. You have probably heard about the BART strike, but in case you haven't, here's the low down. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2013 TRAVEL

• The Rest of the Year

  I haven't really talked about this because I have been slacking, but one of my goals this year was to sign up for a 50 mile race. So I did. I signed up for the... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Limited Time & Another Soup

  Lately it's been...well...summer time...and it's been full of fun things on both the weekdays and the weekends, which means limited time to plan and cook meals. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Your Pace Or Mine?

  

  This weekend I attended my first 100 mile race. It was so inspiring to be amongst such greatness. However, I did not run the entire 100 miles. I was a pacer. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Let Me Ask You Something

  I ask a lot of questions. Some people don't really like that. For instance, one person, let's call them X, asked me if I wanted to go for dinner. It went kind o... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Currently: July

  

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  Posted on 17 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Mt. Shasta

  

  Hiking Mt. Shasta is something I never thought I would do twice. To quote myself the last time I did it: "Sometimes I wonder why people, myself included, subjec... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 TRAVEL

• If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It*

  

  *This post is alternately named: Procrastination Breeds Productivity. I have had several things in my life break lately. Okay, to be honest, a couple of them... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 TRAVEL

• Be Yourself

  

  I don't really talk a lot about politics, because I know everyone has their own opinions and often talking about them will only lead into arguments and... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 DEBATE, POLITICS, SOCIETY, TRAVEL

• One Track Mind

  

  I went to a party at a friend's house last weekend and struck up a conversation with a random guest and at one point he asked me if I had any hobbies "besides... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Mt. Diablo

  

  Every time I do something physically challenging, it makes me think of my Dad. Dad -- Hiking the PCT (FYI: if it's factually challenging, Mom's the one. Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Shadow of the Giants 50k

  

  As part of the training for the What's Beautiful Challenge, which is to run a 50 miler, I also signed up for a few 50k races. One of them was kind of an... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Then and Now: May

  

  I haven't done a Then and Now post since last November! I have to admit, things have been a little different for me around these parts. I got a new job in... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Currently: June

  

  Current Book - Lucy Sullivan's Getting Married -- Marian Keyes (it's a total chick flick book but it's a fast easy read, which is what I need) Current Running... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 TRAVEL

• The Dipsea

  

  Like I said yesterday, I have to tell you guys about this funny local race we have. It's called the Dipsea Race and it's supposedly the oldest trail race in... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Hood Mountain & Mt. Tam

  

  My family likes to scale tall things. I have mentioned before how my Dad and his friends like to climb to the highest points in each state, but we also like to... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 TRAVEL