Being Well-Adjusted Is Overrated. Or So I’ve Heard.

by Carilyn on March 25, 2014

Grant Marathon

I’ve run a lot since the New Year, trying to work out what the hell I wanted to do with my running. I even raced (unsuccessfully). Then I took my son to run (successfully) his first marathon. And next weekend, he will attempt his first 50 miler. So while I am still Sybil-ish in my own pursuits, I am happy to be able to share running with my child (who regularly reminds me he will only be a child for 3 more months. Gulp.).

And I’ve been doing some cooking. Okay, a lot of cooking. Okay, too much cooking. I’m cooking for myself, my family and then experimenting on recipes for a cooking column I’m writing for my sister. Her new book, The Glass Kitchen, comes out in June so I’ve been tweaking recipes from our childhood and writing a little story with them. It’s been a lot of nostalgic fun layered with extra calories.

And with all that cooking, I dare not stop running, even if I’m not racing.

So, I’m still faithfully hitting the (baby) trails and watching cooking shows while I’m on the treadmill. There’s a part of me that feels that my midlife crisis will be solved with enough miles and a great recipe for lemon pound cake. We’ll see.

Happy Running!

{ 6 comments }

Kim March 25, 2014 at 2:24 pm

So exciting that your son is following in your footsteps (pretty much literally!!).
And, very cool that your sister has a cookbook coming out – I’m a bit of a cookbook collector so I will probably feel the need to add it to my collection since in a round-about way I can say I sort of know her (since I know you and all!).
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Char March 25, 2014 at 2:54 pm

You’re oh so wrong! Nothing was ever solved with lemon cake. Big crises need the big guns. You need chocolate cake.
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Olga King March 26, 2014 at 4:00 am

Glad to hear from you, was worried! Only one son though? 🙂

Carilyn March 26, 2014 at 12:06 pm

Thanks, Kim! I will keep you posted when it comes out. In the meantime, I think I will just subject y’all to food posts 🙂

Carilyn March 26, 2014 at 12:07 pm

I do love me some chocolate, Char, but lemon pound cake makes me weep openly.

Carilyn March 26, 2014 at 12:07 pm

Thanks for checking on me, Olga! And yes, only one son has caught the running bug.

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