I originally posted this a year ago after losing Andrew Howard, a long-time athlete, to suicide. I think about him often. I’ll be racing the 10k at the Stigma Breakers race this weekend both in honor of Andrew and to support all of those us who struggle with mental health. At the end of the tribute…
I’ve raced the last two weekends: at the Earth Day 1/2 Marathon and at the Gustavus Drake Alternative (Alumni) Track meet. Both have gone… okay. Earth Day 1/2 Marathon This is one of my favorite Spring races. Two of my athletes came up to race with me, which made the event even more fun! Heather…
Oh my gosh. Words can’t even describe how I feel about finally moving into “the forever house”. Although it is overwhelming to now live amongst boxes and mess everywhere, there is such an awesome, overwhelming feeling of “home”! Organizing the kitchen was difficult (we are still rearranging!). The “Great Room” Box by box, we will get…
We went out to AZ for Sharon’s wedding (one of my long-time athletes). It was over St. Patrick’s day so I thought it would be fun to find a race. Sharon pointed me to a great road race, but Nate and Craig convinced me that I could find roads anywhere – and that instead, we…
Through the craziness of last week, which included a 3rd week-long hospitalization at Children’s complete with an ambulance ride up there and an all-nighter, I ran with a little more spring in my step. Why? I was thinking about my goals for this year and into 2018. As my feet slap the pavement – tap,…
I don’t think I could make this up if I tried. After my last post, I was determined to get all of my miles in. On Tuesday, while home with Greta, I pushed the stroller for my 10 mile run with 10x100m strides. The wind was CRAZY, especially with the stroller. We stopped at the…