So. We have had great weather here in the PNW this past week. Perfect timing for, say, the Swim for Life – a 2.5 mile swim across Lake Washington. The funds raised (at last count $43,000) will go to the Bone Marrow Registry! When I went to bed Tuesday night, it was hot. It was [...]
Swim/Bike/Run
A Quick Ragnar Recap, Until I Can Find Time For a Not-Quick Ragnar Recap
Let’s see… Our team name (there were 11 runners) was: The VelociRaptors. On account of the fact we were so full of velocity and rapting and whathaveyou. Of course, I brought some window paint. Looks like I pretty much rock at drawring a VelociRaptor on van windows: You peed a little, didn’t you. I know. [...]
Swim/Bike/Run
The Ragnar Relay – 2 days left
Many months ago I committed to run a race. With 11 other people… the Ragnar Relay. Our team name: The Velociraptors. 6 days ago I sprained my ankle pretty good… I have never fallen like that. And I have fallen a lot. The next 2 days I will slowly pull together my gear… so I [...]
Swim/Bike/Run
The Ragnar Relay – A.K.A. Jenny Needs A Head Check #somuch
So. In like, TWENTY-TWO DAYS… I have reason to believe I will be embarking on one of my most difficult physical & emotional challenges to date (with the exception of childbirth and child-rearing, clearly)… And I have completed a full marathon. Enter: The Ragnar Relay What is this, you ask? It is a 189 mile, [...]
Culture Brats
Hipstamatic is so Hip.
I have a new favorite iPhone app… I just have to share it with you… Hipstamatic! At Safeco Field: Mariners vs. Twins Self-portrait… I call this “Tough Girl”. In other happenings… You may or may not know about my love for the 80′s… I have recently joined forces with the culturally savvy minds of Culture [...]
Awesome
No Pain, No Brain
So I have this friend. Darcy. She’s a personal trainer. She hates me. She loves me. You can read more about her and my butt here. She has a vested interest in my fitness… we share clothes. And also, she is SICK. I am on my third workout plan with my “friend” and I pinky [...]
Fa' Real?
Are You An Aerobics Instructor Here? (Adventures at the Gym)
I have no idea. This is not me. Clearly. No pink stripes in the hair. Otherwise. Mirror much? I kid… I don’t kid. One day (Wednesday), I ventured to the gym. I am rather committed to the pursuit of fitness… for the next 8 days. It’s important to have a plan. You see, I am [...]
Bloggy Bloggy
And It ALL Happens Because I Blog
The Husband… his eyes burning with condemnation… as he stared at me through the innocent stair rails… He said, and I DO believe he seethed these words in ALL CAPS: AND YOU KNOW THIS ALLLLLLLL HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU BLOG. Whu? Who? Me??? Here’s what happened. It was a long weekend. A full weekend. A long [...]
Swim/Bike/Run
The Tale of My 5th Half-Marathon
To bed by 10:30 Saturday night and up by 3:50 Sunday morning. So began my quest to the finish line. I heated up my oatmeal, brewed the coffee, and headed out the door. Ran back in. It was pretty warm outside (in the PNW in NOVEMBER) and I grabbed a tank top. I met Katie, [...]
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Running
This should post at 7:00 a.m. PST. That is one half-hour before the start time for the Seattle Half Marathon… And I will be there, beneath the clouds and “shadow” of the Space Needle. Running in some manner of run-ness. I may will Tweet. I may Whrrl. Right now I should be in bed. It’s [...]
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