Today I ran my third half marathon, the second half of the SF Marathon . I ran it last year and only last week did I make the decision to run it again this year. It went quite well, and here are my thoughts: Miles 1-5 : I really don't recall this many miles taking place all within Golden Ga
A couple of days ago I came across a blog post I wrote at this time last year. It was titled "Marathon Week" and detailed how confident I felt about running the second half of the SF Marathon, the race I'd been preparing for all year. I'd had my eyes on that prize for a long t
Dear Mark, Today it's been 4 months since you died. I didn't find out until four months ago tomorrow, of course, but four months ago today is when you killed yourself on the sidewalk, near the field where we always walked the dogs. Thanksgiving 2008, Boise Right now I'm hea
It's about time I got around to this post. The ironic part is that I've been really busy these last few weeks since my birthday on June 17th, actually out living life. I've often thought about how little I've actually been home . This is ironic because, well, you'll see. I'
Happy solstice! This has been a great weekend. I've spent relatively little of it sitting around at home, which is usually a good thing (definitely in this case). I have a lot of blog posts running around in my head, but for now, I really just want to revel in this lovely weekend, the first of s
This morning, with my snazzy new rainbow hoodie of radness Today I read last year's birthday post , and I am really happy to tell you that I am in a completely different place than last year's emo fest about turning 32. I feel that lightness that I strove to feel last year, and I am lo
This morning is the official start of my birthday weekend. It was a beautiful day at the farmers market, summer in full swing. I ran 6.5 miles before I arrived today, and the weather was perfect. I bought my first tomatoes of the season this morning -- I couldn't help it. I didn't actually
