So this morning, this happened: I heard from several running friends that the Great Eastern Women’s Run (5K/10K/21K) was one of the best races in Singapore. This is the only female-only event in Singapore (or perhaps that I’ve seen ANYWHERE) that refuses to play up the “girlie” part of a female-only race*. The shirts are […]
“You want to be purposefully rooted in the place that you live.” -Scott Austin, Pastor at Artisan Church in Rochester, NY Why yes I do Pastor Scott. YES I DO. All the way back in 2006, KMN and I were fortunate to stumble upon the young, vibrant Artisan Church community just down the street from […]
I have to tell you about my run on Friday. Don’t worry, this isn’t an “I ran 28 miles on Friday morning, how crazy is that?” kind of story. Rather, this is something of a love story, or maybe a “We renewed our vows” story. Let me start by setting the scene: Last week was […]
As I was checking how my Weekly Workout Round-Up for last week post looked on email and on my phone, I was a little surprised to see a phrase that snuck into the post: “…but I’m a bad blogger…” I caught my breath. Crap. How did that get in there? I often see this phrase in […]
For those who may have missed it, my Weekly Workout Round-Up for July 22-29 included a Friday morning 22 mile run. First of all, I must emphasize that a 22 mile run is not necessary for marathon training (Perth Marathon, Aug. 25). In fact, I wouldn’t even put it on a marathon-training schedule for most of my […]
So, in addition to holding out on the marathon news, one of the *other* things I neglected to share with you in advance were my plans for this weekend. Essentially, I’ll be making lots of work for myself on Monday: Normally, my plans wouldn’t be particularly notable, really (I’m usually running, cleaning, and hanging out […]
This morning, I ran 18.2 miles. If you want to skip the next 3 paragraphs, the summary is: It. Was. TERRIFIC. GCA kept me company for the middle 8.7 miles, and I ran the first 6.5 and last 3 solo. This is the longest long run that I’ve done in a very, very long time. […]
Tonight is the 10K and half-marathon portions of the Sundown series of races. I’m sitting these out, running-wise, but I’ve scoped out a section of the course that should be far enough from civilization that I can cheer my fool head off. Find me between 15 and 16 km tonight, runners! Good luck, and […]
First things first: DUCK DERBY UPDATE. In my last post, I included a photo of me posing with the Great Duck Derby sign (and large inflatable duck), and confessed that I had no clue what a Duck Derby was. Well, nothing gets by my father (except how to post a Comment on my blog), so […]
A few mornings ago, I found myself avoiding a dishwasher full of clean dishes. The “Clean!” light was on, flashing for attention, but I ignored it (if I don’t look at it, it’s not on, right?). I ignored it while making breakfast, while emptying the dish drainer, and while tidying up the rest of the […]
