Monthly Archives: September 2011

I’ll be in Florida on Friday, so I won’t be posting that day. Wish me luck at the swim early Saturday morning!

If you’re a college football fan, you already know the game I referenced in my post on Friday didn’t end quite as we’d hoped. But I didn’t leave Columbus empty-handed, and managed to snag a recipe for what was billed … Continue reading →

Back in March, when I was just beginning physical therapy after an ACL tear, I wrote a post about how I was inspired by something Tim Tebow said as University of Florida’s quarterback. I worked in Gainesville for most of … Continue reading →

When Buck, a ski-patrol buddy of mine, told me last winter that he was training to become a stand-up paddling instructor with Potomac Paddlesports, I was fascinated. He told me that during the summer, he’d be taking groups of students … Continue reading →

“Really?” you’re likely thinking. “Motivation via brunch? She must have really wanted to write about her brunch.” OK, fine. I partially just really want to write about my brunch. But it’s because it was the kind of brunch that motivated … Continue reading →

Oh, how I wish this title referred to the way I sometimes study course maps as if they contain the code to a safe full of money, and not just the route for a 10K! Instead, it refers to the … Continue reading →

I’ve been laying flat on my back all week with this stupid head cold. But that hasn’t stopped me from dreaming about, and making plans for, my next adventure: Siesta Key, Fla., for the Daiquiri Deck Tropical Splash 5K swim … Continue reading →

Last year, after interviewing Atlanta-based running coach Janet Hamilton for a Women’s Running story, I wrote a post titled “Fitness tip of the week: Listen to the whispers” based on the following insight from her: “If you tune in to … Continue reading →

It’s raining. I seem to have a head cold. And at 9 a.m., I’m already running behind. What to do with this? Breathe, and repeat a Thich Nhat Hanh quote that served as the “intention” for one of my yoga … Continue reading →

I spent Labor Day here, in a rough-hewn log cabin built by a moonshiner in the early 1900s: We got there after a two-hour hike up Jones Mountain, located in one of the prettiest parts of Shenandoah National Park. It … Continue reading →