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• On The Road Again

  

  I have only three words to explain last week: What A Week! First, work has been slammed lately. Add to that the fact that I took Wednesday - Friday off last wee... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2014 TRAVEL

• Randoms and Peeves

  There are a lot of things that annoy me; some of them are organizational, like the fact that I like certain things to have their place and when they are not... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 TRAVEL

• Jed Smith 50k

  

  If you want to PR on a 50k, do it on a nearly flat course. If you want to nearly drive yourself crazy, run around the same loop six times. On a flat course. Les... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 FITNESS, SPORTS, TRAVEL

• Looking Back: Februrary

  

  For being the shortest month in the year, the month of February packed a huge punch! A lot happened in a mere four weeks. Running: I actually ran one race, whic... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2014 TRAVEL

• What I Learned: Etymology

  

  I have been listening to Don't Know Much About History while doing my long runs lately, and there have been a few interesting tidbits that I have learned from... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2014 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• L'hôtel De Lisa

  

  Since last weekend was a long weekend, I took advantage and went to see Lisa in Charlotte. If you read her blog, you know she has been missing her home city of... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 TRAVEL

• Don't Know Much About

  

  I am stealing this idea from Lisa, who did a post about things that people may not know about her last week, because it is fun to hear weird quirks of other... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 TRAVEL

• Street Cred

  

  We are finally getting the rain that we have needed for so long. It was kind of ironic for a while there; where the rest of the country were suffering with... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 TRAVEL

• Looking Forward

  Today I am looking forward to having a burrito at one of my favorite places in the Mission. When I used to live in San Francisco, I would walk over to this... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 TRAVEL

• Currently: January

  

  I thought I would squeak this one in just before the month ended... This week was going to feature a post about hiking, one about life in general, a continuatio... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 TRAVEL

• It's a Small World After All

  

  Thanks to MLK, I had an extra day to play around with this weekend. It was going to be a road trip with a couple of friends, but when they both flaked out, I... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 TRAVEL

• Coffee Talk

  

  Thanks for meeting me for a virtual coffee! I'm glad you're here! If we were meeting for coffee today, I would get a large french roast with milk and splenda an... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Best Of 2013: Books

  This was not a stellar year for reading, both in quantity and quality. I did not really read many books that I couldn't put down. I also did not really read ver... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2014 TRAVEL

• Out With The Old

  

  I had high hopes for a nice long run on New Year's day, but instead I had one of those days where you start one tiny project and it leads to another and... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2014 TRAVEL

• Best of 2013: Running

  

  It's that time of year again! Time for the recaps to begin! In 2012, one of my favorite running experiences was my first 50k. Let's see what makes the list... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2013 TRAVEL

• Looking Back: November

  

  What better time to do a November recap than at the end of December? I actually wrote this at the beginning of the month and then neglected to post it! So,... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2013 TRAVEL

• Quad Dipsea

  

  So this space has become an area for race recaps and.... not much else. I hope everyone had a really great Thanksgiving! I did. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2013 TRAVEL

• Currently: November

  

  Current Book - 22 Brittania Road by Amanda Hodgkinson Current Running Path - Running the Presidio Current Drink - Lipton tea with milk and sugar Current... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2013 TRAVEL

• Marine Corps Marathon

  

  **This is the perfect day for this recap! Happy Veterans Day! Now, onto the MCM recap.... Since the Boston Marathon, I have neither run nor trained for a road... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2013 TRAVEL

• Looking Back: October

  

  After the month of September, where I did a lot of running but no races, October was the month of races but not as many miles. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 TRAVEL