Red, White and Blue Facts

July 4, 2012

  I love Fourth of July!  It is one of my favorite holidays.  It speaks to all parts of me – the kid who loves to swim and eat watermelon while watching fireworks; the mom who loves to watch her kids run relays, play football, and practice their cannonballs off the diving board; and the […]

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Texas Truths

July 2, 2012

Back in Texas.  Back to laid back days, cool mornings, scorching afternoons, evening thunderstorms, and lots of swimming.  Ahhhh….Heaven. But Texas also requires some adjustment.  People talk differently. You know what I mean. After two years in LA, I realize that us Texans have our own vernacular, especially when it comes to running terms. 1. […]

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An Open Letter to My Cellulite

June 27, 2012

Dear Cellulite: It has come to my attention that you have chosen to take up residence on the back of my legs without my consent.  I was the unhappy recipient of a photo taken from the back in a race, and I was shocked at your audacity – you are clearly comfortable hanging out where […]

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Running and Popsicles – Still Elusive

June 26, 2012

I was finally able to do a flat outdoors run today, with the operative word being “flat”.  This required me to run in circles around my neighborhood because, surprisingly, very little in Southern California is actually flat.  But, it didn’t matter to me in the slightest because I was running.  Outside.  With the sun shining […]

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10 Reasons I’m Glad I Couldn’t Run Western States

June 25, 2012

So, I spent most of Sunday moping around the house, checking Western States’ results updates, eating chocolate pudding with whipped cream, and feeling sorry for myself because I couldn’t run the race this year.  But then I remembered all the Oprah episodes I’ve watched over the past 25 years (and how many hours of my […]

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We’re Going to Disneyland!

June 22, 2012

So life goes on.  Even when your injured.  There is still ellipticaling, and swimming, and biking (and it’s corresponding running into things like fire hydrants), and imaginary rowing across oceans to do.  There are also articles to write and bills to pay and clients to coach.  But most importantly, there are birthdays to be had: […]

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