Running and Hiking

The first thing I look at when in front of the mirror is my face, immediately followed by my figure. […]

Best first trail ultra evah.

My process for getting to a semi-sane place before the big day (or days). It is 18 days out from […]

A great mountain hike, best seen as a package deal.

The Franconia Ridge Loop may not have a bumper sticker, but it’s the unhyped trail you want to add to […]

If you hike all the way to the summit it doesn’t matter which way you took, it will be hard, […]

Hiking Katahdin and then some in Baxter State Park

What do you do when you feel like you have lost the zest for something you used to be passionate […]

How long can you do something before it gets the best of you? Putting a spin on how you set […]

My 30 day experience wearing a heart monitor I am forty years old.  Not young, but there are plenty of […]

Thoughts from a mother to her sons There is nothing like the big show.  Whether it be a high school […]

The phrase “giving up” has multiple applications in my life right now.  Despite numerous reworks of my training to run […]

JFK, RFK and where trails can take us In the not too distant future, I am going on a trip […]

Do unilateral (or asymmetrical) movements cause injury? Contrary to the title, I am not an American seeking revenge for events […]

Do you ever feel like you can’t get out of your head sometimes?  I do…too much.  When I look back […]

How many races have you run?  If you are in the one to ten range, awesome!  I bet some of […]

Recently (well, just over a month ago), I completed my goal of running 40 miles.  It was INCREDIBLE and I […]

GOAL COMPLETE! My intent was to write.  Write a lot.  Or at least write a lot more about my journey […]

Running Scared Do you ever run scared? Right now, I totally am.  I figure there are three ways to use the […]

Ahhh…who doesn’t like the Police?  I’m going to add that song to my playlist now…:-) Don’t you just hate the […]

Wow- this is bad.  I am not the best example right now.  It is now July 12th.  I started the […]

I live in New England.  I grew up in Virginia just outside D.C.  I have come to accept that……….wait, no.  […]