Are you one of those people who NEVER wins a race? I am. I’ve been running for decades, but I’m not one of those gifted, alien, super-human types who actually run faster than everyone else and get to be first across the finish line. I’m neither snail nor cheetah. Just your average recreational runner – [...]
Last year I ran this all uphill half marathon, with only 2 ½ weeks to prepare, I felt great about what I had done. I also knew I didn’t really want to do it again. Hills are tough, tough work for me. I’d done it, felt good about it, and had no intention of signing [...]
Life List Item #211: Do an adventure race that includes map/compass orienteering. I put that on my list years ago and there it sat . . . on my list. I didn’t have a clue about topographical maps or really using a compass. I had also only done mountain biking once in my life. These [...]
It’s been 3 weeks since our hero, Rachel (AKA the Fitness Fanatic, the Nut Job, the Broken-Toed Runner), broke her baby toe while hiking in her Vibram Five Fingers. As you may recall she broke the big toe on the same foot back in June of 2009 . What is it with the toes on [...]
No, I’m not dead! I know, I know, I haven’t written since the New Year began. Bad, Rachel. I don’t have much time right now either, but I figured I’d go ahead and fill (all 5 of) you in on the highlights of my 2011 thus far. Did Kathy Freston’s Quantum Wellness 21 Day Cleanse [...]
Oh my gosh. What a day I had today. I just had to take a minute and share it with all of you, before I collapse on the floor for the remainder of the day. Well, not the whole day. I’ll drag my adorable, somewhat sexy, furry butt off the floor for dinner, of course. [...]
What sort of conversations do you have at your bank when you go in just to make a simple deposit? I went in the other day, dressed in my workout clothes and wearing my Vibram Five Fingers, and somehow, this (along with my amazing physique – ha!), made my service representative think I was someone [...]
Here was my To Do List for the morning of Saturday, December 4: 1.Stairway to Heaven. 2.Buddha’s Burden. 3.Terrible Tires. 4.Wrecking Ball. 5. Bonus Tires. 6. Fools Spools. 7. Rope a Dope. 8. Skid Marks. 9. Wall of Fame. 10. Cargo Congo Climb. 11. Mud Madness. 12. Mystery nightmare obstacle. 13. Hell’s Hills. 14. Mud [...]
At the risk of being misunderstood or sounding arrogant, I must say I have figured it all out! After my many years on planet Earth, I have discovered the truth about what it takes to be truly healthy, happy, and fit. I know what you are thinking . . . something like “Yeah, right, Rachel! [...]
Inconceivable!!! It’s been one month since I last blogged. I have a very good reason for my absence. Shauna and I moved. We left Santa Barbara and became Carpinterians. We are now the proud owners of a smaller home on 4 acres of raw, undeveloped land! Just what we wanted. The process of moving included [...]
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