Falling Off the Wagon

December 7, 2012

Forgive me runners, for I have sinned. I cheated on my taper. I had to. Really. I was starting to seriously consider cleaning my closet and bedazzling my Nathan Hydration Vest, and we know that ain’t right. So I ran 8 miles. And then I made this. Out of this. And I felt better. For […]

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Beware of the Taper Brat

December 6, 2012

Dinner Last Night: Hubz:  What’s for dinner? Me:  Brats, gnocchi and fruit salad. Hubz:  Yum! Wait, these aren’t brats. Me:  What do you mean? Of course they’re brats. Hubz:  No, they’re hot dogs. Me:  They are brats. Look at the package. Hubz:  I don’t care what the package says, they look like hot dogs. They […]

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Too Much Coffee and Crazy, Not Enough Running

December 4, 2012

The taper has begun, and while I enjoy getting to sleep until 6:00, you know what that means. The crazies have begun. Tapering is the special hell of a runner: you feel like a kid let out of school for the summer – stoked to have so much more free time on your hands, but […]

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Training, Tantrums and Steak Tartare

November 29, 2012

Apricot Glazed Pork Tender with Wilted Spinach and Yukon Gold Mash (meal missed from 1975 to 1983)   I’ve missed a lot of meals. I know you find that hard to believe considering how often I talk about food on this blog: eating it, cooking it, pining for it. But growing up as a competitive […]

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Things I Did NOT Do Over the Holiday

November 27, 2012

I always have the grandest of intentions over long holidays: work on my book on the plane; make several gourmet meals for my family; do some intense workouts with my home running group; and cure cancer. Okay, maybe not the last one, but a girl can exaggerate, can’t she? This holiday, I did NONE of […]

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Run With Me – But Brush Your Teeth (How to Pick a Great Running Partner)

November 20, 2012

I hope you’ll take a listen to my newest podcast with Trail Runner Nation. We chat about everything you need to know about picking a running partner. We all know a great running partner can make a run unforgettable – but so can a bad one 🙂 Click on the link to listen:   And […]

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