the best laid plans

3:24:00 = time it took to watch a very sweet video. Rest of the day = time I spent thinking about my sweetheart because of the video. Courtosey of le love blog.

by John Linscott ‘Twas the night before Boston and all through the Pru, The rumors were thick in the land of beef stew. At noon on the morrow one would break the hex, A runner would run-of the opposite sex. A girl in the race? The thought troubled Jock’s slumber. To add insult to injury-she [...]

Women Who Run by Shanti Sosienski My review rating: 5 of 5 starsInspirational stories about highly motivated and driven runners… and they’re all women. This book is a must read for all women who run, especially if you’re looking for that extra push out the door with your running shoes on. Granted, it wont make [...]

The ING NYC Marathon recently posted statistics outlining what takes marathon takes. It reminds me of some statistics I saw years ago about the superbowl… and I guess the NYC Marathon is sort of the superbowl of the marathon world. Here are some highlights: Financial Impact $250,000,000 total economic impact of ING New York City [...]

Being a woman from Alaska has not only been a fact about my life, but a defining characteristic of my personality. I take pride in where I come from, and often day dream of what Alaska means to me. It’s a land full of people with a deep love for the wilderness, and for each [...]

Last night I went out to dinner with a good friend of mine at a restaurant called South. We sat in the corner with a great view of the dinning room and we couldn’t help eavesdropping on the couple next to us who appeared to be on a first date (hopefully we were at least [...]

“I run because I am an animal. I run because it is part of my genetic wiring. I run because millions of years of evolution have left me programmed to run. And, finally, I run because there’s no better way to see the sun rise and set.” Amby Burfoot, The Runner’s Guide to the Meaning [...]

This is a great story from some Women in Alaska who decided it was time to have a voice. The following is a discription of the story, and a few of my favorite images from the event. “[The] Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was to be held outside on the lawn in front of the [...]

Ocean Beach can be a very meditative place to live in San Francisco. Friends and family remark often about how chilly, foggy, windy, isolated the neighborhood can be, and they’re right. It is a very remote part of the city, if there can be such a thing. This isolation is what keeps certain personalities away [...]