Posts Tagged ‘ germany ’
The Goal is in Germany
Halbmarathon: Nürnberg Well, it’s official: my five months of Team in Training preparation will lead me to a half marathon in Nürnberg on October 3, German Unity Day. It’s the day that they celebrate the reunification of East and West in 1990. (Was it really that long ago?) I’ve never been to Nürnberg, so I’ll […] Read More
Betty Says: Paying Attention
Be Here Now For the past two weeks, I’ve been traveling in Germany and London. (Thanks to the magic of pre-scheduled posts, you probably didn’t even miss me.) By the time I got to London, it was snowing and sleeting sideways, and the temperature rarely peaked above freezing. My hotel was about a mile walk […] Read More
Training: These Boots Are Made for Walking
You might have noticed that I haven’t posted about training in a few weeks, partly because I haven’t been training, but mostly because I was traveling overseas for business and didn’t feel like doing battle with the spotty wi-fi connections. Last Saturday was the Where’s Wally (Waldo) charity run in London’s Victoria Park. More than […] Read More
Life After Prop 37
What’s Next After Prop 37? Last month, in the midst of the contentious bickering that was the presidential election, Californians voted down Proposition 37, the one that would have required GMO labeling. Having spent some time in Germany over the past few years, I’ve become acquainted with their green hexagon “Bio” label for organic foods, […] Read More