Just Another Manic Monday

March 5, 2012

After a weekend of guests and general busy-ness, it is time to get down to business.  That meant getting up at 4:45 to run. Starting laundry. Making a delicious and healthy breakfast for the kids. Instead, I woke up at 12:35 and couldn’t go back to sleep until 4:15!!!!  Aggggghhhhhh!! What I Had Planned for […]

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10 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Ran My First Ultramarathon

March 2, 2012

My second book, “101 Things I Wish Someone Had Told In Me Before I Ran My First Ultramarathon,” is finally done, and off to the printer!  Whew!  And since I’m over here doing the happy dance (which looks suspiciously like something from a bad ’80’s video), I thought I’d share a few of the things […]

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Why I Love Ultrarunning

March 1, 2012

1. Ultrarunning is about food! In marathons, the only thing offered at aid stations is water, or sometimes, sports drinks.  Maybe a GU will get thrown in now and then to keep you from dropping dead. I’m More of a Chocolate Outrage Fan   But in ultras, they offer a veritable buffet! And you know how […]

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Tortilla Meatball Soup

February 29, 2012

I’m always looking for yummy recipes that use ground beef – my kids love it, and more importantly, I always seem to have it in the freezer.  But without resorting to “Hamburger Helper” (eck!). it is tough to come up with new, and tasty, recipes that use hamburger. When I saw this one in Cooking […]

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Trail Envy

February 28, 2012

I love to run races – marathons, 50 milers, 100 milers, 24 Hours – and everything in between.  But believe it or not, I also love to work at races.  There is something so satisfying about watching other people push themselves to the limit, experience the pure joy and freedom of running a tough race, […]

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Congratulations Starbucks Winner!

February 27, 2012

After a crazy, adventurous weekend (which I will post about tomorrow), it was so much fun to read what everyone else was doing.  I have to say, most of you are WAY more productive that I.  Wow!  I felt kind of guilty reading what a lot of you were doing.  And then I decided that […]

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