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Mothers Day 5K and some other workouts I’ve loved lately
As soon as I decided to run the San Francisco Marathon, I knew I’d have to be smart about getting in a few long runs without overdoing it. I’m super prone to IT band flare-ups any time I increase my...
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Banana Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting
Now that Mike is vegan and not eating sugar, I have been baking a lot less than I used to. But when my parents come over, my dad runs 14 miles with me, and there are brown bananas on the counter, I...
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China Camp Half Marathon
This was the hardest race I’ve run in a long time. The course was not too outrageously challenging on its own: 1800ish ft of elevation gain (concentrated in two big hills at mile 2 and mile 8) and...
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Vegan French Toast
Why can’t all weekends be three day weekends? This one included ALL the things I want in a weekend: friends, trail running, great food, tons of family time, a new water sport, and a BIG race added to...
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Rice and Vegetable Bowls with Vegan Curry Sauce
I used to make meal plans every single week. Now, it’s been months since I made one and I honestly don’t think our spending on groceries has really changed at all. Instead, I think the “just wing...
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20 miles, the best way possible
I used to dread 20 mile runs. Once I got going, they were fine, but I got so nervous the night before, afraid I wouldn’t be able to finish. Or that I’d have to walk, or I’d run out of water, or get...
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2013 San Francisco Marathon
Basically, my sister’s idea to run a marathon with our dad on Fathers Day was the best ever. It sort of didn’t feel like the best idea ever when the alarm went off at 3:45 (I slept horribly the night...
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Family Vacation without leaving home
My sister stuck around for a week after the marathon, so we basically packed as much fun as possible into the days she was here. First up: a day in Santa Cruz! After reading her blog for 5+ years, I...
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State of the Blog
Five years ago, I started this blog with a terrible photo and a recipe for tortilla soup. I was relatively newly married, student teaching, doing the occasional triathlon, and still living in the town...
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Ironman Texas 2014
When I stopped blogging a year ago, I needed to make more room in my life for my family and training, and that’s exactly what I did. I made much simpler meals, spent a whole lot of quality time on my...
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