The Tao of Me

Earlier this month, when I first started thinking about 2011, all I could think about was the 2 DNF’s I had this year. And then I didn’t want to reflect upon the year anymore. But I’ve had a lot of downtime during this week’s staycation, looked beyond those 2 unfortunate incidents and found that there [...]

After 5 days at home, I found myself on the road again, this time for a weekend trip to LA. I had a rare opportunity to spend a few days with some of my dearest friends. We’ve all been friends since our freshman year of college and have managed to keep in touch over the [...]

Here are some favorites from last week’s annual birthday/Christmas shopping trip to New York: Bakeries I have been eating a bland diet since September and fully planned to indulge after CIM. I may not have been able to finish the race, but I was determined to reward myself for months and months of training. My [...]

Last week, an uncle, my Dad’s brother, unexpectedly passed away. On Monday I found out the services were going to be on Wednesday morning so I had to book a last minute trip to Southern California. I left on Tuesday evening and just got back this afternoon. I felt so many emotions over the past [...]

It’s the last night of my mini-vacation and I find myself staying in a little town north of Seattle. My cousin Riley’s Little League team made it to the State tournament and is being held in this little town I’ve never heard of before. The rest of the family headed north yesterday but Jenna and [...]

I just celebrated my 4th graduation in the past 4 weeks. First there was Mary’s graduation from law school… Next there was Lil’ J’s graduation from pre-school…. Then there was a high school graduation party for Chelsea and Christina who are going to become soccer stars at University of Washington… Speaking of UW, I spent [...]

I was scheduled to be on PTO the week after the race, and was planning on having a staycation. But when JetBlue had a huge sale I checked the SF Giants schedule and saw that they were scheduled to play the Mets at Citi Field. It only made sense to take advantage of the cheap [...]

Vancouver is a beautiful city that I’ve been to quite a number of times, the first time dating back to high school. I’ve visited a lot of the touristy stuff, like Stanley Park, the Capilano Suspension Bridge, etc. Most recently, I’d been there a few times for business travel, so I was somewhat familiar with [...]

As I sat by the pool for 5+ hours on Friday, I kept thinking about the 15-miler I had scheduled on Saturday. I hadn’t been eating very well (I mean, I was on vacation!) and I knew I also hadn’t been drinking enough fluids. Sitting in the sun didn’t help that either. So after lunch [...]

Scottsdale, Day 2 AM = Sun. Pool. Fun. Plan: Get up, have breakfast, hang out by the pool, get to the ballpark by 11 am, enjoy a few innings, come back to the hotel for more pool time. What Actually Happened: 1. We got up and headed to the Regency Club for breakfast. If you’re [...]