10 Lessons on Life from a Trail Running Event

If you haven’t been reading my blog for long, you may or may not know that I love to run.  I’m no speedy Gonzalez or ultra-runner.  Far from them.  Instead, I run for the love of nature, the sheer physicality of it, and because it clears my mind of clutter and opens me up to…

Running with the Buffalo + Healthy Creativity

Have I told you that I love to run?  Have I also mentioned that despite this love, and how great running makes me feel, I struggle to make time for it – especially in the dark, cold of winter? This conflict I have between wanting to run and making it a priority in my day,…

Little Grand Canyon Half Marathon in the Swell

I love camping in the San Rafael Swell, so when I saw that a 1/2 marathon would be taking place there, I convinced some friends to run it with me.  This event – called the Little Grand Canyon Half Marathon – was awesome. We camped in the San Rafael Swell near the race finish line,…

La chia y la india

Last summer, I heard an interview with Christopher McDougall, the author of Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super-athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen.  At the time, I was training for a half marathon and thought I’d try out the mid-foot running style I heard him describe.  Probably not the best…