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• Will Work For Food

  

  I am excited to say that I got through Hell and high mileage, that is, the high mileage week that was last week. I ended up running 6 days, which isn't ideal,... Read more

  Posted on 26 March 2013 TRAVEL

• Live It Up Like a Local

  

  I used to travel a lot. If you are a new reader, you probably didn't know that. You were probably wondering why this blog is called Travel Spot. You may have... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 TRAVEL

• Panic Station

  

  Today I had one of those "oh s**t" moments, where I thought that the Boston Marathon was next weekend and I was worried that I hadn't even picked out my... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SPORTS

• Happy Trails

  

  Happy Spring everyone! I mentioned last week about how one of the things I love is trail running and what better time to do it than in the springtime? It is... Read more

  Posted on 20 March 2013 TRAVEL

• Step Back!

  

  Today marks the start of the 15th week of Boston training. For those of you who have followed an 18 week training schedule, you know what that means. Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 TRAVEL

• What I Love: Not

  You have already heard about the things I love several times, so here I am back again, with a list of things that I don't love, in no particular order. - Those... Read more

  Posted on 13 March 2013 TRAVEL

• What I Love

  

  - Trail Running. Palos Colorados Trail - Greek yogurt with honey. I have been buying the plain Fage from Costco and adding my own local honey to it as a treat... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 TRAVEL

• Wheels on Fire

  

  I got a bike. It is not a new bike. In fact, from what I can tell from the interwebs, it is a circa 1980 road bike. It looks like this: That is not the actual... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2013 TRAVEL

• Looking Forward

  

  I haven't done one of these Looking Forward posts in a while, but was just thinking about how much I am enjoying life right now, even though (or maybe because)... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 TRAVEL

• My Side of the Mountain

  

  This weekend I went skiing. It was fun. Did you know that skiing costs about the same amount (and more in some cases) as running a marathon?! Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 TRAVEL

• A Day in The Life: Finding Free Time

  Lately I have been feeling a bit like I don't have time for the things I like to do. I know that I have definitely been blogging less. Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 TRAVEL

• 2nd Saratoga Fat Ass

  

  It's a big secret. It's a "race" that doesn't have a website, that you don't pay for, and that doesn't have a start time. You have no idea who is running it or... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Currently: February

  

  Current Book - Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum -- so far this book is EXCELLENT and I can barely put it down! I am about half way through so far! Current Drink ... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Golden Gate Trail 30k

  

  Remember the last half? The one where I fell? Well I guess I hadn't had enough because I went back to the scene of the crime for more, but this time, I decided... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Cream Or Sugar?

  

  A few days ago, I kind eavesdropped on Amber's virtual coffee date. She did most of the talking, but I really enjoyed it, so I thought I would invite you to hav... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Virtual Weekend

  

  This weekend I had a really great run along the San Francisco Bay Trail. This is 500 miles of shoreline trails around the bay. The trail doesn't go... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Karma Police

  

  I must have done something wrong because this weekend it was one of those weekends where all kinds of weird stuff happened. Friday started out pretty good,... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Failure to Communicate

  I work with a lot of recent college grads. On the other hand, there are quite a few people who are closer to retirement than college. Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 TRAVEL

• Over and Over Again

  

  I am currently on week 8 of training for Boston. This training schedule, like my last, I decided to (loosely) follow Hal Higdon's Advanced training program. Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 TRAVEL

• A Weekend Streak

  Remember how I talked about falling at the last trail race I did? Well, not only did I look silly, but unbeknownst to me at the time, I got a nasty case of... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 TRAVEL