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Another Mother Runner Post
Another Look at Another Mother Runner I think we’ve probably established that I’m really, really excited to be a part of Tales from Another Mother Runner, right? Well, let me tell you: it’s even more exciting when you actually have a copy of the book in your own hand.* (It is for me, anyway.) Can […] Read More
I’m Another Mother Runner
Contributor to Tales From Another Mother Runner You guys, I’ve been really quiet about this because… well, it didn’t exactly seem real. But on Tuesday, I’ll officially be published in the latest Another Mother Runner book, Tales From Another Mother Runner. And can I also say that this was the hardest gig I’ve ever had? […] Read More
Becoming a Runner
Surprising Myself Since the start of the year, I’ve been meeting Team in Training alumni for a regularly-scheduled run through the hilly vineyards. Most people on the distribution list are gearing up for a half marathon at the end of March. I’m just doing a 10k training program through Another Mother Runner, so my scheduled […] Read More
Pilates with Gini
Long-Distance Pilates I stopped seeing a Pilates instructor who was 20 miles away and now I do Pilates with a trainer who’s 350 miles away. Wait, what? See, I’d been with my same Pilates instructor — Mercy at Apex Pilates — since 2001. But it’s been a solid decade since I lived anywhere near her […] Read More
Increasing Mileage
Finding My Running Legs Two weeks ago, I went out for my first run since early November. It sucked. It was the sort of humbling experience that made me regret ever stopping and made me wonder why I was starting again. And then, last weekend, I ran again. Same route. Same running buddy. It sucked […] Read More
Beginning Running (Again)
Why Did I Stop? Internet, how many times have I told you to not let me stop running after the race? Huh? And yet here we are, two months after the US Half, taking my first lumbering steps through the hilly vineyards of Livermore. It was a very foggy Saturday morning when I met my […] Read More
On the Move
Tales of a Fitbit Obsessive Everyone in our family has a Fitbit. The Assistant enjoys the fact that school recesses and P.E. classes always kept him at the top of the family leaderboard. The Husband’s coworkers decided to implement a Workweek Challenge. That’s where you compete against a select crew of invitees for 5-day totals. […] Read More
A Little Less Well
In Which I Contemplate Working Less Oh hey, hi! Didn’t see you there, internet friend. See, I’ve been busy. I hate saying that I’m busy. It’s such a cliche. “Oh, I’m so much busier than you are, therefore I must be more important.” Gag. But it’s the kind of busy that’s been going on for […] Read More
Race Recap: US Half Marathon, SF
US Half: The Hilliest, Prettiest Half Marathon Remember yesterday when I told you about running the half marathon that I’d forgotten that I’d registered for? Well, let me give you a little backstory. After forgetting about it completely until I was reminded two weeks ago during Nike, I figured that there were two options. Option […] Read More
Half Plus Half
My 2nd Half Marathon As this post goes live, I’ll be somewhere along Aquatic Park in San Francisco, about to run my second half marathon in a month. Considering that I’ve never even run two half marathons in a year before, this is somewhat uncharted territory for me. It all started last year when my friend, […] Read More
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