Hi, everyone! How was your weekend? Congratulations to everyone who raced this weekend! This past week was just another week of base building for me, although admittedly I did not run as many miles as I intended at the start of the week. My goal for these next couple weeks is to build up my mileage a bit more before I formally begin training for the Lake Sammamish Half Marathon. Monday: AM: 8 miles moderate, 8:10/mile average pace; PM: 30 minutes kettlebell. We had our ...
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Mile Markers 11/9/2015 – 11/15/2015
I want to express my deepest sympathies and most heartfelt prayers for the victims and families of victims of the attacks in Paris and Beruit this week. There's a line from the end of the mystic Julian of Norwich's writing, which T. S. Eliot quotes in his Four Quartets: "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all matter of thing shall be well." In the times of worst tragedy, we must cling to faith, hope, and love. On a lighter note, I registered for my 2016 marathon this ...
Mile Markers 11/2/2015 – 11/8/2015
Hi, everyone! How was your weekend? My mom visited this weekend and we spent time exploring Washington, including driving through the mountains and exploring Leavenworth, which is a Bavarian village in the Cascades. What a fun weekend! Rainy season has arrived in Seattle. While we apparently get a lot of rain and clouds during the months of November through April, November has the highest average rainfall of the entire year. I don't mind, because I'll gladly take months of light ...
Mile Markers, 10/26/15 – 11/1/15
Congratulations to all NYC Marathon and all other race finishers this weekend! Don't forget that all readers receive a 15% discount off of all Brew Pup clothing items through this week! We ship free to the US and Canada, and 25% of proceeds are donated to dog rescues across the US, including ones in Seattle/Bellevue, Portland, Saint Louis, and Valparaiso (Indiana). Charlie and I tried to take some cute photos of one of the sweatshirts for you (it's so soft and comfy!), but ...