What Do You Do When No One is Watching?

November 5, 2012

Now, I don’t mean this question in the creepy lascivious way, like some sort of cable exploitation show (I eat dishwashing soap; I dress my cat in dolls’ clothes; I knock over banks wearing a Tweety Bird mask.). What I mean is: If you are not doing something for money, out of responsibility, or because […]

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Time to Leave the Crazy Behind and Go Back to Running the Streets of Los Angeles

November 2, 2012

While I came back from Javelina Jundred (or in my case, Javelina 78) feeling groovy, I have had a couple of minor things that I’ve wanted to watch before I hit my regularly scheduled running. Two of my toes have been have been a little sore, both hanging on to dying toenails like there is […]

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How Many Candy Bars = One Gel? (Or: How to Get the Most From Your Kid’s Candy Bucket on Your Long Run This Weekend)

November 1, 2012

(Stolen From My Kids’ Candy Stash After They Left For School This Morning) While I have absolutely no Halloween candy left despite the fact that not a single Trick Or Treater came to my door last night (and no, those are NOT candy wrappers under my pillow), I know some of you with more willpower […]

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Better Running Through Chemistry (Or: Don’t Read E-Mails That Call You Fat)

October 31, 2012

E-mail I received yesterday: Dear Ms. Johnson: We have followed your blog for quite awhile now, and while we enjoy it immensely, we have noticed you do spend quite a bit of time expressing your unhappiness with various parts of you body. While you appear to be an athlete, we feel like we are just […]

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Did You Just Call Me Fat? (Or: How Caller ID Will Keep You From Getting An Unnecessary Boob Job)

October 30, 2012

Phone call with my non-running friend, Leslie: Leslie: So, I read your blog post about your race. I don’t get it. Me: What part? Leslie: The whole thing. Me: That’s a lot. Leslie: Explain it to me. Me: Explain what? Leslie: Like how you can run for 78 miles and get fatter. What’s the point? […]

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Would I Lie To You? Clearly, Yes. JJ100 Race Report

October 29, 2012

Photo Courtesy of Jack Rosenfeld Carvings by Jack Rosenfeld and Kate Martini Freeman   See, I’m already lying to you. This isn’t really going to be a race report like the title says. More like rambling race thoughts. 1.  I didn’t even come CLOSE to reaching my goals. If you read last week’s post, I cockily […]

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