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…
Tag: running
Fueling your Run and Recovery Without the Grains + How to Make Plantain Chips
Though I’ve been out of a routine the last couple of months, I usually run pretty regularly. In fact, I am planning to run in a half marathon this Saturday in a place called Monte Cristo. The last time I was there, I ran into a moose and her baby. While the thought of seeing…
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,…
getting through crossfit with support from the voices in my head
Using both hands, I raise a kettlebell from the floor, bring it back through my legs, and then, with elbows locked, swing it in front of me to shoulder level, snapping my hips forward as I do. I hear my sternum pop with the effort. With a broken tail bone and coming off of a…
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…