Race Report: Muddy Buddy 2011
It’s not often that you get to run through waist-high water, climb over walls and crawl through mud. Unless you’re a Marine. Or escaping from prison. Which is why the Muddy Buddy is such an awesome...
View ArticleRace Report: The Bear Chase Half-Marathon
Holy fuck. These are the two words that best describe this race. Coincidentally, these are also the two words that I uttered the most frequently while running this race. If that doesn’t give you some...
View ArticleThree instruments of torture that I use on a weekly basis. And my first video.
{Because I’m tired of cervix being my top search term, I’ve decided that torture devices could be a good one to add to the mix. Also? They’re not really torture devices. Unless you’re a fitness...
View ArticleRace Report: Bolder Boulder 10K 2012
I had vengenance on my mind the morning of the race. I needed redemption. My husband and I ran the Bolder Boulder pretty slowly last year (cut me some slack…I was only 8 weeks post-op) so I felt like I...
View ArticleFlashback Friday
This is from the first race I ever participated in as a real runner. From my journal on 12.8.98: “…On Sunday, I ran in a 30k race. 18.6 miles. Three hours and ten minutes of running in 83-degree heat....
View ArticleThe return of my running mojo
Not sure if it’s all the Eli-chasing I’m doing these days or the 30+ miles of commuter cycling, but I just haven’t felt much like running. It’s pretty normal for me to have an on-again, off-again...
View Article10 things you’ve always wanted to know about my running…
Or not. But I’m going to tell you anyway. My new favorite running site, Another Mother Runner, posted a series of questions and I liked them so much that I’m borrowing them for use here. See how lazy...
View ArticleRace Report: Rudi’s Organic Half-Marathon 2012
For this race, I did exactly what you’re NOT supposed to do. Tried something new on race day. Changed it up and thought everything would be okay. NOT THE CASE. I believe that the secret to a good race...
View ArticleKick Start my heart (and my running)
I decided it was finally time to (wo)man up and give back. So I applied to be a Personal Motivator with the Skirt Sports Kick Start Colorado program and was accepted. Kick Start is an amazing program...
View ArticleReason #11 I love Crossfit Roots
Teaching an old runner new tricks. Earlier this summer, I completed a running clinic offered by two Roots coaches. Believe it or not, it was the first time that I’ve ever gotten any sort of coaching on...
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