So I ran the half marathon. Now what? For the last twelve weeks I have had a goal, a so called "light at the end of the tunnel". N...

Its over. We are done. We finished in just over two hours, which was my goal. We didnt quite make it as fast as I wanted, but we were onl...

Countdown until the race is almost over. 2 days left....Yikes! Today we are going to take one last short run. The weather outside is be...

Parades! Beads! Booze! Boobs! Costumes! Birthday Suits! Kids! Toys! Boys! Yes there is a little bit of everything here in New Orleans dur...

…And it keeps getting easier. Last Friday, we ran 11 miles. The week before that, we ran 10 miles. After that 13 is just another drop in th...

Why is it that some days I really don’t feel like running even a mile and then others it is absolutely no problem? Yesterday, Mira and I ra...

My lack of posting does not necessarily equate to my lack of training. Or maybe I am just fooling myself. The last couple of weeks have been...

I ran and I ran and I ran and about an hour later I ended up red faced, sweaty and 9 kilometers from where I began. It was wonderful and ter...

Yesterday Noel, Mira, Kirsten and I ran the 100th Anniversary Jackson Day Race. This is a 9K race which goes from the top of City Park, near...

And there we have it, another year down, many more to go. Strange to think that last year at this time I was in Sydney, Australia. It seems ...

Well, hip-hip-hoorah! I think I finally figured out what an “easy conversational pace” is! The first time I experienced this so called “easy...

Ug, I feel like a big lump on a log.... This week, due to Christmas (I know - excuses, excuses), has not been a very productive one. Actuall...

So I thought it was bad enough that I had to deal with a huge blizzard on my way home for Christmas, but there was no thought in my mind th...

I am still here. Stuck in New Orleans. Not that I don't like this place, but I really had my heart set on going home today, hanging out...

Sunday is the day of the long run and we usually do it at Audubon Park, which is nice becuase there is a running trail. The trail is a two m...

Well I have only been training for half a week and already my knees are killing me! Is this going to get any better, or will it only get wo...

The Mardi Gras Marathon is on February 25th 2007, and I have decided to participate by making an attempt to run the half marathon (13.1 mil...

One of the things in New Orleans that is really strange to me is the spelling and pronounciation of Street, City and Parish (county) names...

Get this! The exact same day I wrote the last blog, I went to Slim Goodies and.... They have printed menus! And their prices have gone up! I...