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 T Junior at the park in August 2009. We live in a pretty quiet community. There’s a park for little kids down the street. A tree-lined trail runs along our…

Sometimes you need a wake-up call in order to realize what a schmuck you’ve been. Maybe it’s an injury that forces you to put your dream on hold. Maybe it’s…

Hope you had a very merry Christmas! Here’s to a happy, healthy 2011! I’ve been thinking about goals. It’s only natural this time of the year. Are you making goals…

You might want to sit down for this. Okay. Ready? I ran an 8:09 mile. I know! How did this happen? There are a number of things, I think, that…

Hint: It has nothing to do with cucumbers. But it has everything to do with FUN! Okay, that was really cheesy. But true. Here’s the quick description: Breed tennis with…

Don’t be alarmed if this blog looks all out of whack. I am rearranging things like I do in my living room each quarter. Hope you are all having a…

Have you taken your Christmas card photo yet? This always stresses me out for three reasons. One, there’s the matter of how many chins will I have in the photos.…

If you haven’t heard already, we are having some unusually cold and snowy conditions here in the Seattle area. I assume this is what led a runner in my area…

Eleven months ago, Zoë (Run, Zoë, Run) and I met for our first bloggy meet-up run on the Cedar River Trail for 11 miles. It was the last long run…

I can’t believe it. I’m at a loss for words. If T Junior were sitting next to me, he’d say: “Mom, you not talkin’? You not talkin’, Mom? Mom? You…