Steve issued me a challenge about six weeks ago: run 10 miles before my birthday (December 19) and earn a new pair of running shoes (actually, at the time he said a 2nd set of running clothes, but I’ve since decided to get shoes instead), or I’d have wait until Christmas to use the rockin’ Read More
Third race in 2011! I wasn’t planning on running another race before my half-marathon next spring, but when I walked into church a few weeks ago, there was a booth set up advertising a 5K race to raise money for outreach. A lumberjack-themed 5K with a pancake lunch afterwards that only costs $5? Rachel is Read More
Kale is more than a salad bar decoration, my friend. It makes spankin’ good chips, too. It’s very easy, incredibly good for you (mountains of vitamins), and absolutely delicious. All you need is kale, olive oil, and salt! 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Wash kale, cut out inner stems, and tear into chip-sized pieces. Read More
A year ago, would I have believed it if you told me that I could run 6.2 miles without stopping? Prolly not, yo. But I CAN! I like working out for a goal. After my 5K in June, I needed another goal to work towards. So, sometime in August, I signed up to run a Read More
I had just signed up to run my first 5K. I had just paid real money to race! So I knew I couldn’t punk out of it. I wasn’t sure about figuring out how to get from no running stamina to being able to run 3.1 miles at a good clip, and then I found the Read More