As I write this it is hard to even comprehend that it is already September 3rd. I go back to work tomorrow as the 2018-2019 kicks off for school. I’m excited! I’m ready. But, I’m also sad that summer has come to an end so quickly. As the summer draws to an abrupt end, I…
August 2018 Quiggly comes along! This was my first ever hike with Sarah’s dog, Quiggly. I’d just met him for the first time a few days prior and she suggested that he might enjoy our hike up Hamilton Mountain in Washington. If Quiggly was game, we were happy to have him!! He is a little…
August 2018 After buying Elizabeth some brand new trail shoes from Road Runner Sports in Portland she was good to go for our hike the 2nd day. After reading a lot of hike descriptions we settled on Elk Meadows to Gnarl Ridge. One of the challenging things about the Hood area for us is that…
Kings mountain is a mountain near the Oregon coast. It is typically done as part of the Elk-Kings traverse which is an extremely challenging 11 mile hike. Kings is pretty steep on its own and perfect for a more moderate day.
August 5, 2018 Training This year was my first year doing the intermediate distance that I wasn’t training for something long for running. Last year I was getting prepped for Green Lakes 50K, 2016 was Wineglass and New York City marathons, and 2015 was Wineglass. As I drove down to the lake with Elizabeth I…
The 2018 Cayuga Lake Triathlon is one week away! Today I availed myself of their 750 yard lake swim lane for the first time. I usually swim from my friend Kathey’s house all summer long. My focus is on getting the full distance (or half of it if I’m only up for one out and…
July 12th, 2018 Elizabeth and I have been doing this race for a long while – since she was a little girl. It was fun to see so many little girls and their moms when we arrived at the event. It made us remember those years when she was tiny and out there running. As…
June 16, 2018 Excuses I had big plans to train properly for this. I really planned to sign up for the Rochester Marathon on my Mom’s birthday in September. My sister was thinking of coming out and I spent a lot of time making a training plan for the two events. Marathon training needed to…
Back in the pool I had hoped to get into the pool long before this but things have been so busy with school and Emoticakes that I didn’t activate the one month pass that Scott bought me at the May Day 5 & 5 until today! In fact, I almost changed my mind about even…
My experiences with yoga have been varied and inconsistent until this year. When my kids were younger I organized a yoga class for a bunch of stay at home moms, finding a teacher and time that worked for us all at a local yoga studio. My reason for taking yoga? To have a reason to…
