My legs are still hurting so much from Sunday. I can’t remember the last time I pushed myself hard enough to put myself in this amount of pain. It’s been a while. H is out of town which means there’s no one else to climb the stairs when it needs to be done. OMG. Thankfully,…
Seattle Half Marathon – 2017
This morning, not surprisingly, when I woke up at 5:30 am, I wasn’t thrilled with the baseline plan of running a half marathon today. I went alone as the race started at 7:30, and that’s too early to be dragging the girls out without a very good reason. I was able to find parking close…
marathon eve
I’m busy trying to psych myself up for running 13 miles tomorrow. It’s definitely time to run after two false alarms, but the weather is wind and rain, and I won’t run if it’s pouring. But I really want to run and just get it over with, for better or for worse. I’m ready to…
musings on talent and running
I’m all signed up for the Seattle Half Marathon this weekend. I know what day it’s on. What could possibly go wrong, other than getting sick, of course? (I’m healthy as a horse right now. In fact, our entire family has been ridiculously healthy lately. We’re due for something nasty.) Well, the current weather prediction…
The Blues – Aerial Grove Quilt
The aerial grove design is by Carolyn Friedlander, undoubtedly my favorite quilt designer. I’d had my eye on doing a version of this quilt ever since I got a copy of her book, Savor Each Stitch (not surprisingly, my favorite quilting book.) Finally, I decided to give it a go. The primary motif in the quilt…
Carkeek Cooler 5K Trail Run – my first trail race in 20 years
I’d been planning to run the Lake Washington Half Marathon this weekend, but I’d put off signing up because temperatures were predicted to be in the low 30s, and I didn’t want to run if it was also raining. Unfortunately, it ended up selling out! I’ve actually never had that happen to me before. I’ve…