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 [...]
Have you seen that Geico commercial with the piggy going weeee all the way home? Well that’s pretty much how my littlest piggy is feeling nowadays. The first 3 weeks after breaking my pinky toe were pretty rough. First I couldn’t walk well unless barefoot, the first mile of every run really hurt, and if [...]
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 [...]
Here we are, in the final stretch of 2010. In just a few short hours another journey around the sun will be in the history books. I don’t give a shit about New Year’s Resolutions and I don’t make them, but I do like to take time at the end of each year to reflect, [...]
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 [...]
My friend Dawn just ran her first marathon. For her it was about more than just running a race. It was about honoring her father. Her story inspires me and I hope it does the same for you. Here are Dawn’s own words. My dad passed away a year ago from cancer. And with the [...]
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