Attacked by birds
Do I look intimidating? AT ALL?! Maybe not intimidating, but scary in a sweaty “ew you need to take a shower” sort of way. Apparently, I do, at least to the Red-winged Blackbird. Yesterday, during my 10-mile run (splits below) at my (and Tori’s!)...
5K numero due: Hope for the Hungry
My neighbor and I ran the Hope for the Hungry 5K in (evil) Libertyville, Illinois today. I got an email about this race last week and asked my neighbor if he wanted to run it, because the proceeds directly go towards providing food and an education for children in...
Chase Corporate Challenge 3.5M 2009
HOLY. FREAKING. COW. THAT. WAS. HARD. I’ve never run such a congested race in my life. The announcer said there were close to 18,000 people. The event coordinators tried very hard to be organized. They had pace signs at the start, and kept repeating over and...
Do you think I have enough fruit in my diet?
Maybe this is why people think I eat so healthy: This is the fruit I brought to eat at work today – a peach, a gold delicious apple, a gala apple, an orange, a pink cripps apple, grapes and a banana*. This is a completely normal amount of fruit to eat, right? Ha...
Using goals as a way to have control in my life
I liked today’s Runner’s World Quote of the Day: The quote says: Running gives me a sense of controlling my life. I like the finiteness of runs, the fact that I have a clear beginning and end. I set a goal and achieve it. A good run makes you feel sort of...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂