Summer 2025 – The Summer of the Doldrums
While the rest of the United States was sizzling due to record-setting heatwaves during the summer of 2025, the city of San Francisco seemed confused about what month it was. It resembled January and February more than June and July. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the first two months of “summer” in the ... read more >
SF10K Journal – I DID IT!!!!
My 10K Goal: Get as close to 1:30 as possible I looked at my souvenir shirt from my last half-marathon, and the last time I ran a race was fifteen years ago. With that being said, I am now fifteen years older, so I just wanted to do it, but my goal was to get ... read more >
SF10K RACE WEEK: FORWARD MARCH
As anticipated, I have been anticipating the crimson wave this week, and I missed both early morning runs due to feeling fatigued all week. I managed to rally and complete a 30-minute Pilates workout, and I also did a final thirty-minute outdoor run on Friday before the race. This may have been for the best, ... read more >
SF 10K One Week Out: Possible Red Wave Approaching
It’s the last week before race week, and I realized that I may be surfing the crimson wave either the day of the race or the day before. For all those who haven’t seen the movie Clueless, starring Alicia Silverstone, the crimson wave refers to menstruation, or “women’s troubles” as they are referred to in the film. ... read more >
Terry McMillan’s “I Almost Forgot About You” helped me to remember this truth
Last year, our book club read a book written by Terry McMillan, which felt like catching up with an old girlfriend because I haven’t read a Terry McMillan book in years! Yes, the author of Disappearing Acts, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the classic Waiting to Exhale is still writing and still writing ... read more >
SF 10K Two Weeks Out – Has it really only been two minutes?
The big news this week is that I achieved my goal of jogging for two minutes and walking for one minute. There were a few times during the run when I thought the app had stopped because it seemed to be at least twenty minutes. I am improving somewhat with my endurance because I have ... read more >
