A Racecation Without the Race

Posted on June 22, 2015 | 14 min read time

The bib I should have been wearing As you already know, I was registered for, and trained for, Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota this past weekend. And as you also know, I DNSed this race. And, if you follow me on Twitter, you might also be aware of the fact that I still went to Duluth anyway to cheer and did not handle it in any way at all like an adult. [Read More]

The decision to DNS a marathon

Posted on June 4, 2015 | 6 min read time

How I feel while writing this I haven’t really posted about it here yet, but my training for Grandma’s Marathon has completely fallen apart. I don’t know exactly what caused it, but it’s gotten really bad. When I say bad, I mean I’ve been heavily considering DNSing (did not start) the race for the last couple of weeks. Yeah, that kind of bad. [Read More]

A week with the Apple Watch

Posted on May 4, 2015 | 28 min read time

For the last week, I’ve been keeping a diary of what it’s like living with (and using) the Apple Watch. Strapping a smart watch to your wrist isn’t the same as buying a new TV for your living room. A smart watch becomes an intimate part of your life. It changes things. I wasn’t sure the best way to present all of my thoughts, so I decided to simply dump an unedited transcript of the diary I kept here. [Read More]

Grandma's Marathon training update: week 8

Posted on April 28, 2015 | 2 min read time

Love the view on my regular running route! Training for Grandma’s Marathon is half over already. It’s starting to feel like the race is like a freight train coming at me! Training is going well overall, but I don’t know if I’m ever going to feel ready for this race. Even when I have an amazing run and hit mile splits I didn’t think I could hit, I still feel afraid I won’t be able to keep the pace I want for the race. [Read More]

A follow up about the Bruce Jenner interview

Posted on April 25, 2015 | 7 min read time

I wrote yesterday about my fears for Bruce Jenner’s two hour interview. In some places I may have failed to make some of my thoughts perfectly clear, but I stand by my point. I received a lot of comments accusing me of not supporting Bruce Jenner and being bitter because Bruce’s story doesn’t match my story, as if this is actually in any way about me (it’s not). While it is true that Bruce’s story is very different from mine, it obviously has parallels. [Read More]

About this Bruce Jenner interview

Posted on April 24, 2015 | 6 min read time

Update: I’ve written a followup here and turned off the comments on this post after an inbox full of attacks. If you still wish to comment, feel free to do so on the followup post. Tonight, it’s expected that Bruce Jenner will reveal they’re transgender in a two-hour interview with Diane Sawyer. For most of us trans folk, especially the ladies, this is something we’ve been dreading for quite some time. [Read More]

Asbury Park Half Marathon - 1:48:11

Posted on April 20, 2015 | 6 min read time

Ignore the nail polish situation here. It came off as soon as I got home. Oddly, before Saturday, I hadn’t _raced_ a half marathon in three years. Yes, THREE! I’ve run four half marathons (raced two of them) in that period of time, but the last half marathon I did outside of Disney World or Disneyland and wasn’t just for fun was three years ago, April 2012. [Read More]