Sarah’s Return to Running, Part 3
Here is the third installment of Sarah's road to recovery and her return to running. Read Part 1 and Part 2 to get caught up. Ready for a short run in Rredmond. Age: It’s a blessing and [...]
On Spider Webs and Freedom
Last Friday, my recent struggle with morning times reared its frustrating head. I was planning on a bike/strength workout combo in the basement around 6:30, but I hadn't told Ben, my then-16-year old, that was my plan. (Because, quite [...]
Sarah’s Road to Recovery, Part 2
This running thing is hard. After some stutter-step starts last fall—then a few more months of walking instead of running—I’ve started to add more rapid movement back into my workout mix (along with swimming, strength training an hour/week, and [...]
Back to Basics: How to Run in the Rain
Living in the Pacific Northwest, you often hear runners reassuring each other, “It’s not like you’ll melt!” So true: Humans are not the Wicked Witch of the West; we don’t melt when we get wet. It only sometimes feels [...]
Odes to Best Running Friends
Maybe we’re sentimental…or a tad bit lonely. Whatever the reason, we love learning about best running friends. Inspired partly by our March 31 podcast episode about finding a running partner or posse, we asked folks on our Facebook page [...]
Race Report: The Mount Charleston Marathon
There's nothing like a good race report to give you those motivational goosebumps. You'll definitely enjoy Penny Noll's description of her most recent race and how she conquered her 56th(!!) marathon. The “It’s all downhill from here” sign made [...]
Our Favorite Things: Albums for Running
I often mull over inane scenarios on my runs. “Which actor would I want to be stranded on a desert island with?” Or, “If I could only vacation in one location for the rest of my life, where would [...]
A Redo on Mount Lemmon
A quick pic at Windy Point before we continue our way down. Way back in 2008, when I was still freelancing quite a bit, I attended a triathlon camp in Tucson for a story. Most of the [...]
Sarah’s Road to Recovery, Part 1
I’d never been sidelined from running for so long: eight months and counting. This bulging disks thing was crushing my running buzz like nothing—a twin pregnancy, multiple ankle fractures, plantar fasciitis x 2—ever had. Two cortisone injections in my [...]
Success! I’m Winning at 35%
In the midst of my daily Instagram scrolling, wedged between adorable puppies and Taylor Swift stan accounts, a headline caught my eye. Mikaela Shiffrin is now the winningest world cup skier in history. In a sport defined by breakneck [...]