The Tao of Me

I did it! I finished the inaugural Seattle Rock n Roll Half-Marathon! The race started at 7 am in Tukwila. I stayed in downtown Seattle, so at 5:30 am I headed down to the buses that were shuttling runners to the Start Line. It was in the low 50s and cold. The bus line wrapped [...]

I call my running playlist the “Burn List”. I had it set for tomorrow’s race, but after Michael Jackson’s death, I’ve reworked it to add more MJ songs. I was so sad to hear about Farrah Fawcett’s passing. Even though she was only on Charlie’s Angels for one season, Jill Munroe was always my favorite [...]

After miles of running and hours of physical therapy, the big race is only three days away! Yesterday I finished physical therapy and my final pre-race run. For the past six weeks, I’ve been going to Aero Physical Therapy to treat my hamstring strain. When I first started treatment, I really didn’t know how bad [...]

The Run Yesterday I ran a 10-miler; the last long run before the big race next Saturday. I started out at 9 am; it was a nice day and the sun was already warming things up. The first two miles and the last two miles are usually the worst. Things started out tough first mile. [...]