Say What?

January 11, 2012

Ultrarunning Magazine just came out with it’s annual announcement of Ultrarunner of the Year, which includes the top runners and performances of 2011.  It’s a very impressive list. There is one glaring problem, though, as I see it.  Phil McCarthy, my former US National teammate and buddy, is number 20 on the list!  Are you […]

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Run Tour

January 10, 2012

Some of my favorite training runs are Tour Runs.  Tour Runs are those where I head out for a set amount of time, rather than a set distance, and just go wherever…  Sometimes I end up in some really weird places (a homeless campsite, Mansion Row), and sometimes I end up in some really cool […]

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2012 – Aren’t New Years Exciting?

January 7, 2012

Another new year, another horizon of endless possibilities.  Because I can’t ever keep them, I never make New Year’s resolutions. But I do really like to dream of all the new and exciting options in front of me each year.  No obstacles have arisen, no scheduling conflicts  to contend with yet, no injuries niggling, so […]

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Desert Solstice 24 Hour

December 20, 2011

The monkey is off my back – and safely back in the zoo.  I finished the full 24 Hours of the Desert Solstice Invitational – whew – and managed to win it in the process!  If you have read this blog before, you know that I have struggled for the last two years – both […]

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Tapering and My Tapeworm

December 9, 2011

It’s taper time – my race is next weekend – and all I want to do is eat!  Surprise!  Just because my mileage has decreased doesn’t mean my appetite is cooperating.  Pizza and chocolate and doughnuts, Oh my! I stopped at the store to pick up a prescription and couldn’t resist the glazed doughnuts.  Now, […]

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Santa Chaos – but not that Santa!

December 1, 2011

The Santa Ana winds have hit Southern California, and wow!  I really had no idea what it was all about yesterday when people started freaking out about the impending winds.  I went to bed thinking, “What’s the big deal with a little wind?”  But at 11:30, I was woken up by a huge bang!  Turns […]

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