Monday, January 28, 2013 – There is supposed to be a season for everything. A time to be born. A time to die. A time to plant. A time to uproot. A time to keep. A time to throw away. A time to speak. A time to be silent. For four years, I have...
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I was accepted into an honors program my freshman year of college. It was a four year program, partially modeled after Oxford’s tutorial system. This means that through rigorous reading, discussion and writing guided by faculty, we focused our attention on wrestling with big questions found in the great books of the Western and...
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Today, I give myself permission to - sit silently for 60 seconds…without an agenda not run if I don’t want to celebrate my character strengths forgive my weaknesses do something special for myself not fold that pile of laundry put away the big decisions for 24 hours not blog if I don’t want to use that...
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I wanted nothing more to run long and strong this morning. But I have kids. Two of them to be exact, and sometimes my wonderful, wouldn’t-trade-them-for-the-world little ones alter the reality I think I live in. Remember my post about what it took to run 18 miles? Anything, there is a gorgeous paved trail close to where I am...
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In 12 days I run Blood, Sweat and Beers, a 10.5 mile trail race in the American River Canyon. I’m terrified. It’s been a while since I’ve felt so under-prepared for a race. Usually I thrive on the adrenaline pumping through my body the days and weeks leading up to an event. I hunker down...
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I think it is innate within the human soul that we long for connection. Sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Daily Mile, and the ever ease of creating a personal blog make sharing the facts of our individual lives effortless. With a click of a button (and character count of 140), our victories, struggles, ideas and mileage...
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I’m embarassed to admit this, but as I was running along the trails of Folsom Lake this weekend, I found myself gazing at the chests of all the runners running toward me. I wasn’t doing it intentionally… I hope no one thought me weird… I was simply reading all the runners’ race shirts. One gentleman had run the American River 50...
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Life is funny. Today, I find myself sitting at the best dang coffee shop in mid-town Sacramento. Ten years ago, I was freshly out of college and living in a quaint studio apartment just a block away. I spent countless mornings here, talking with friends, reading the newspaper, sipping my coffee. Then I got married, moved away, had...
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As I roll out my legs and back, I close my eyes. For just a few moments, I shut the world off and think only of me. I don’t think of me as you might think of me. Instead, I see myself as multiple parts: muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, joints…Together they build me, but...
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Dear Kelly, Without a doubt, you lead a busy life. You are juggling many balls, and you feel most at peace when steadily crossing items off your “To Do” list. I know that running will forever remain a top priority to you, but what I notice is that taking care of your body pre and post the logging...
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I wanted to share a new charity initiative that the San Francisco Marathon is rolling out for 2012 appropriately titled Worth the Hurt. Turning the whole model of fund-raising on its side, they are actually sponsoring six athletes — for up to $5,000 each– to help them raise money. The athletes can use that...
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Life is made up of titles. I am a mother. A colleague. An employee. A daughter. A writer. A funds raiser. A marathoner. A friend. With these titles come responsibility, obligation and a strong sense of identity. These titles are easy to recognize and easy to apply. And they help define how others see me....
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