Baggersee Weingarten Let’s see…. I’ve been in Germany now for 4 weeks and have had the privilege to swim in 5 different lakes. Let me count how many times I have swum in a lake in Arizona since moving there 2 years ago… That would be 1 time in Lake Mary during the MountainMan. And…

Blogging hasn’t been my forté lately. Well, let’s just say that being a temporary single mom (even with my parents around) is not my forté and some things just fall by the wayside. That doesn’t mean I don’t write an average of 1.5 blog posts in my head daily. But you’ll probably never get to…

**photos courtesy of Bryce Jones, Keena Schaerrer, Craig Coats, and Zazoosh** Weather: A+ I like it warm. Low 60’s in the morning. High 80’s on the run. Light breeze.  Perfect conditions! Scenery: A+ Red rocks, mountains, farmland.  Love it! Sand Hollow: A- Super clear, warm, calm.  It would be perfect if they didn’t allow any…

Guess who showed up at the track on Tuesday night?  Lots of famous super stars. As usual.  But do you recognize the guy on the right?  Yep. That is Ryan Hall!  He and his wife decided to make Flagstaff their new home!  Meaning, this is where he is going to get ready  for the Olympics…

I am busy reading this book: 

So far it’s been a good weekend!  Flagstaff trails Friday morning I turned my fast tempo run into a nice and easy trail run!  Why?  Because my lungs and chest were burning at minimal aerobic effort, so I didn’t care to know what they would feel like while I was running my guts out.  Have…

… it pours! This saying couldn’t be more true these days!  (And – no. It doesn’t literally pour. It doesn’t even literally rain. Ok. Today it did literally rain. As in: water was falling from the sky. But that’s not what I am talking about here. I am speaking figuratively. I may or may not be…

It took me a long 30 hours after finishing the race to figure out the reason why I was not my usual happy/digging-deep/loving-this-stuff self at Oceanside. Any ideas? Here are the lame excuses I came up with in the 29 hours and 59 minutes before that glorious realization: *** The weather. Clouds, fog, and rain…

I have been gluten-free for 2 months now!  Happy two-month anniversary to me!  I decided that I’d had it after a horrible run one Friday morning in February. No more gluten for this girl! I am not even sure that gluten was the issue during that run but I was tired of feeling less-than-ideal during…

(Grab a chair and get comfy, cause this might be kinda long.)  Left Thursday morning with my questionable travel companion, Nate, who turned out to be awesome. Who wouldn’t want to go on a road trip with a nice guy who is a Coach, about to turn Pro, happens to have worked as a bike…