Lucy’s Recovery – Anxiety
She looks very muscular here (and she is) but really in this photo she is hyper alert and tense It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything about Lucy’s recovery from [...]
Burned, Broken, Alive
Broken. Burned. Dead. What happened first? Wind? Drought? The fire that scarred? The sycamore. A symbol for our lives? For our world? What is our wind? Our drought? Our fire? What saps away our strength? [...]
The Achilles Journey…& a bit about weight
I haven't updated on my injured achilles lately as it's much more fun to share Lucy's rehab and recovery from her hip surgery. She is recovering well... and is at the "I feel good so [...]
LA Marathon Training Group
The last big pre-covid event I attended was the Los Angeles Marathon on March 8th. I didn't run this year, instead my husband and I drove all over LA to cheer on our daughter and [...]
Slow Down!
Last week I shared that Lucy and I are both doing rehab. Lucy in her recovery from hip surgery, Me as I heal from my latest achilles injury. Lucy's rehab is to walk 2-3 times [...]
A Bum Hip – A Bum Achilles – A New Plan
The bum hip, dysplasia to be exact, belongs to Lucy, my adorable and exuberant boxer mix. She had surgery for it almost 2 weeks ago and yesterday received clearance to begin rehab. Rehab for a dog [...]
Free Beginning Running Plan
I wish I was running up in the mountains...hopefully I'll be able to run there in August. During this time of home isolation, or "safe at home," as they say in my county, [...]
A Healthy Heart
Ezekiel 11:19-20 "I will give them one heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh, so that they [...]
Five Years Ago Today
Five years ago today (9/7/14) I ran my first marathon. I had 2 goals: to finish and not to finish last. All of my training for this race was done with the help of an [...]