Please Forgive the Bragging…

March 21, 2012

But I was selected for the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame!   I’m so excited and honored I can hardly stand it!  Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be in ANY Hall of Fame, let alone the Athletic Hall of Fame.  I just wanted to be a Mousketeer! Thanks so […]

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What Color Are Your Running Shoes?

March 20, 2012

Remember that book, “What Color is Your Parachute?“ by Richard Bolles? It was, and is, a hugely popular “career guide” that helps people find work that matches their personality.  The author uses color as a metaphor for unique personality traits that, if we don’t take them into account when picking a career (or making any […]

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Getting Down to Business

March 19, 2012

Thanks to all my friends, both here in the blogosphere, and in “real” life, I am getting serious about Western States 100.  No more wishy-washy, namby-pambiness about it – it is time to commit and train. So, because it was raining, raining, raining here on Saturday, I blissfully slept in (until7:45 Yay!), and then decided […]

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Tips for Running the Los Angeles Marathon

March 16, 2012

I love living in LA – the weather is phenomenal (most of the time), the people are warm and friendly, the food is fantastic, and EVERYONE runs!  Or at least look like they run.  Here, there are basically two ways to look cool:  be completely “done” all the time (makeup, hair, $800 shoes, etc.), or […]

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Goaltending

March 15, 2012

Most of us love to set goals.  Daily goals, monthly goals, yearly goals, life goals.  And I think runners like to set goals more than most. I love to set daily goals and check them off my mental list, like a well-organized grocery shopper: 8 miles – check breakfast made – check lunches made – […]

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Pie Day

March 14, 2012

So, this morning, when I saw the Google design, I asked my sons if today was a holiday. Spencer said it was Pie Day.  Huh?  How cool is that?!  A whole day honoring one of my favorite desserts!  Yum! But with his look of disdain, I gathered we were not speaking the same language. “No, […]

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