Recap | 2026 Skiing in the Dolomites
Before it is months later, and nobody cares about this recap anymore, I’d better get it published. As you know, I traveled home to spend time with my family (and belatedly celebrate my birthday with...
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Recap | 2026 Shamrock’n Half Marathon
A couple of weeks ago, I ran the Shamrock‘n Half Marathon here in Sacramento. It’s been a while since I did a half marathon (the last one was the Urban Cow Half Marathon in 2023),...
My year in running | 2025
2025 was not the running year that I thought I would have. After my blow-myself-away successful first marathon, I thought I would just continue to pursue new goals last year, but 2025 had other plans....
2025 | End-of-Year Survey
I saw that Stephany posted her own version of the End-of-the-year Survey again this year. I participated only once (in 2021), but this is so fun to read and put together, and it seemed like a...
Our Christmas 2025
As mentioned, we didn’t travel this year for Christmas. It was, once again, just the two of us. With all the hustle and bustle around the holidays, I am sure that sounds nice to some,...
30: ‘Tis the end of NaBloPoMo 2025
How is it the end of November already? How is it the end of NaBloPoMo again? I am always a little surprised when we finally make it to the last day of the month, but...
#road2cim Week 18 – I AM A MARATHONER!
What can I say? I did it. Last weekend, I became a marathoner and joined the club of roughly 0.01% of the world’s population (0.05% of the US population) that has completed a marathon. It’s...
#Road2CIM Marathon Training: Week 17
I can’t believe we’ve arrived at the end of this 18-week training plan. The marathon is next weekend and only a few short (taper) runs are left this week before the rubber (literally) meets the...