The Tao of Me

It all started on Saturday. For this week’s “run in new places” adventures I headed out to Rancho San Antonio in the Los Altos Hills. I’d only been to Rancho once, about 5 years ago with my friend Megan. From what I recall, we spent most of the time confused by all the different trails. [...]

Just a few random thoughts on this Friday: 1. One last thing on the LA County Half-Marathon. This pretty much sums it up… …lots of walking. 2. After seeing this photo, taken on Black Friday, I decided that I hated my highlights… …last night I finally got rid of them and went to one color. [...]

One of the main reasons I write a blog is to journalize things that I want to remember. This week’s marathon, my first one, was definitely a significant event in my life so indulge me while I break up this recap of the experience into multiple posts to record every detail that I can remember. [...]

To close out Week 11 of marathon training, I had a 17-mile long run scheduled for last Saturday. I had planned to do this run while on vacation in Scottsdale. I made a list of my running gear that I needed to pack and even mapped out a 17-mile route from my hotel. But as [...]

Two months ago I injured myself with a hamstring strain. Everyone asks me how it happened, but I don’t think there was a specific event. I’d been working out twice a day, five days a week, plus once on Saturday and Sunday. I would go two weeks without a rest day, and I must admit, [...]

if you’re like me, an office worker by day and a ‘puter-holic by night, you’ve probably developed all kinds of knots and tightness in your shoulders, neck and forearms…. i get a chair massage at work every wednesday which helps but not nearly enough. and heather hindmarsh, my miracle massage person lives in danville so [...]