It’s been a wonderful week. I had the privilege of traveling to the Hawaiian island of Oahu for this past week an…
Exercise
Days Are Getting Shorter, Climbs Are Getting Longer
Summer has just begun in Seattle. No, really. There was a depressing article written about how there had been very few…
Last-Minute, “Just In Case” Measures Always Pay Off
As I packed my backpack before the long, hard hike I took yesterday, I found myself downplaying my needs. I should pref…
My First Aquathon: A Story Told Only with Pictures
I completed my first aquathon last week–you swim for a quarter-mile and then run a 5k–and I lived to tell ab…
Never Have I Ever: 10k Race Reflections
Let’s play a quick game of Never Had I Ever, shall we?
Until today, NEVER HAD I EVER…
1) Run …
Climb Back In, Climb Back Up
Getting back into climbing is like getting back into anything, I suppose. You decide you’re going to do it and you thro…
Looking Forward
There’s only one way to say it, folks: I’m nervous. I am now one week away from the Black Diamond sprint triathlon and…
It’s Almost Tri Time
This morning marks two weeks until the Black Diamond Multi-Sport Weekend here in the Seattle area. I decided to partici…
You mean I’ll have this forever?
Every person I have met who has diabetes has a diagnosis story. And every person I have met who has diabetes has vivid …
A Week of Workouts (Kind Of)
When I went to Maine, my schedule would be more under my control. I could do more than just exercise--I could exercise r…