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Second Place
There was the discernible tone of disappointment in the voice of Jeanne Gang for just a brief moment. Her voice caught on the words, “second place” as she described the outcome of her bid for a major commission. Jeanne Gang is one of a handful of female archi-stars in the architecture world (two to be […]
~ Squeaky Clean!
As a woman of many diets, I’ll try pretty much any diet/cleanse once, if for no other reason that to see what might happen next. By treating my body as a science experiment, I can understand how the diet works first hand. The proof is right there, and there can be no denying. There is […]
You can do it.
We all have our mottos for the hard part of a run, when we need a little psychological boast-chant-mantra. Mine has always been “You can do it” as if I am a cheerleader, on the side lines cheering for someone else. “You can do it”, like the little engine that could. You can do it, […]
Tahoe
5, 4, 3, 2, 1…… Lift off! 16 weeks to Portland. I feel disconnected, distant. I look at my calendar and negotiate. I had earlier running schedules that started at 18 weeks but they came and went, a blur of summer festivities and wine and reasons to skip that fourth and fifth work out. But […]
Half Moon Bay Half: road race for trail runners
I had originally envisioned my Half Moon Bay Half as graduation day of Phase 1 of the Donna Schumacher Goofy Challenge Training Plan, testing out the train less-but-fast philosophy which I did and I was. ~ So there! It was such a “pretty” race, what with a route along the cliffs above the Pacific […]
Take 2: Double Disney
Once upon a time, I eagerly showed up at my running club for the Disney raffle, hoping for a pink T-shirt with the word “princess” written in rhinestones across the front. Instead, I came home with an entry ticket to the Goofy Challenge, a half marathon followed by a marathon, back to back with only […]
Icon Run: Chrissy Field
Whatever else you might want to say about former President Clinton, he did know what to do with a well endowed military (wink wink). His decision to transfer large portions of Army land to the National Park Service gave San Francisco access to an incredible stretch of land with a drop dead iconic view […]