The Tao of Me

A couple of days ago I was catching up with one of my many cousins and the conversation turned to being healthy, eating right, working out, etc. She is like me – determined – all you need to do is doubt our ability to do something we’ll kill ourselves trying to prove you wrong. I’ve [...]

“Run if you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must, just never give up.” This is a quote I used on my profile tile at work. And right now I feel like I’m crawling. I took three days off from running and went back on Friday for 4 miles, Saturday for 5-miles [...]

(I originally wrote this last Sun, 9/27, but only getting around to posting it now.) You know how when you get an idea that you think its great but when it actually comes to fruition you think “What the hell was I thinking?” That was my weekend. I went to not one, not two, but [...]

(I originally wrote this last Thurs, 9/24, but only getting around to posting it now.) It really sucks when you can’t run because it hurts too much. My foot was still being a pest so I’ve taken a couple of days off. Not one to stay inactive, I decided to return to yoga, something I’d [...]

Right about now I should be working on my route and play list for my morning run tomorrow, but sadly I’m not allowed to run right now. My right foot has been bothering me since last week and I really have no idea why. I don’t remember any specific event where I could have injured [...]

In case you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m a random thinker. My friends have made fun of this for years. I actually think its genetic because I know a few others in my family who I won’t name, but are just as random as me. I don’t have a lot of time, so [...]

I googled the words “feeling zen” and this image came up. Its pretty much how I feel right now, after tonight’s unexpected exhilarating run. Very ironic considering how annoying the day started. 24Lift I mentioned in yesterday’s post that I was going to checkout the “24Lift” class at 24-Hour Fitness. My cousin Lauren decided to [...]

Ponytail Falls I am not a hiker. I have never been a hiker. In fact, I’ve hated it ever since I was forced to go to Girls Camp every summer. But now I think I’m ready to become a fan of hiking. Oregon is full of great hiking areas so Lauren and I planned to [...]