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Last summer, Sacha Goldberger decided he would take on a very interesting project. He assembled a team who helped him create an outside studio at Bois de Boulogne, a park located near Paris that’s 2.5 times the size of New York’s Central Park. He stopped joggers, asking them for a favor – would they sprint […]

Race day! You know it’s race day because I’m: – eating oatmeal with maple syrup. – wearing my race day tank. – up at 4:45 am. I didn’t sleep well last night. It’s always like that before a race because I’m so nervous about sleeping through my alarm. I feel strong and well rested, though. […]

I am so completely and totally exhausted. Marathon training really ramped up last week to 36 weekly miles. I think the most you ever do with this plan is 42. Which is a lot. Before last week I don’t think I’d ever ran more than 28 miles in a week. I. Am. So. Effin. Tired. […]

Thank you guys all for your well wishes and kind words. I was in a pretty bad place this morning, because of everything that had gone on this week. And that all my family had gone home. And because I was tired and sad and frustrated and angry, I was afraid that I was not […]

I’m … Sad. And not just sad but completely exhausted. I’m sitting in my car in Portland at 5:45 am after dropping John off at the airport. His visit that I was looking forward to for so long is done, just like that. And … Life. Lord, give me strength to run 14 miles this […]

Not like I’m rewarding myself with food, but … I totally ran 4 miles straight to Dairy Joy. Delicious, delicious Dairy Joy. All the people getting ice cream were looking at this crazy girl who ran up to the counter with her water bottle belt and iPod. And ordered a 500+ calorie peanut butter supreme. […]

So, it’s pay day, and I celebrated by signing up for the Old Port Half Marathon! It coincides with this week on the marathon training schedule: That seems to fit in quite well. Granted, 15 miles is 2 miles more than 13 miles, but I think the best way to approach that is with a […]