About the time that Coach had me focusing on effort, instead of pace, I mentioned a trail run that I was interested in doing. The name of the trail run, the Mt. Madonna Challenge, said it all in the word “challenge.” After joking that all entrants would have to sing Madonna’s Like a Virgin while [...]

One of the highlights of my trip to Southern California was running with Coach Jeff.  I was both excited and nervous at the prospect of joining Jeff and possibly members of the famed Dawn Patrol.  In fact, I was so nervous that I slept restlessly from 2 am onward.  As you can probably guess, my [...]

…Julie gets. When I really want something, I have this habit of making it happen. Fortunately, there are not a lot of things that fall into the really want category. A smaller vehicle, however, has been on my list soon after my husband’s passing. Although I once begged to have it, the MommyVan had now [...]

We are back home… Back in my own comfy bed. Back to where the coffee is drinkable. Back to our tail wagging, snoring and heavy breathing, farting dogs. NOT back to work. Yay! I must say, it was really hard leaving Southern California. Our trip was graced with fabulous weather. YaYa and I had such [...]