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 [...]
I’m four weeks away from my next running event – the Santa Barbara Half Marathon. I know my PR (Personal Record) for this distance, and I totally set up my training plan with the intent of setting a new PR. Of course, because that’s what we runners do. Apparently, according to the latest poll in [...]
If you were told you were going to die in 2 weeks, what would you change about the way you live your life? Would you stop eating healthy foods and just pig out on all the yummy, tasty, crap that’s out there? Would you just plop yourself on a couch and chug gallons of beer [...]
It’s not only the feet and legs of runners that need special care. Any distance runner will tell you that the boobs need some special attention too. I am reminded of this today because I blew it this morning. I went for a 9 mile run and didn’t do my usual boob protection. Now I [...]
About 3 weeks ago, I did something that changed the course of my life. It was just a little thing. Something I thought was no big deal. My friend, Laura M., asked if I wanted to join her on a run. She was training for the Pier to Peak Half Marathon that would happen on [...]
I went to this fabulous concert the other night – Rodrigo y Gabriela at the Greek Theater in LA. I was introduced to them by John and Liz, two people that used to attend my outdoor fitness classes. We were using great guitar music in one of our workouts, they suggested I give these two a listen. [...]
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