Is this going to ever get easier? I keep asking myself, as I pull myself, huffing and puffing, okay maybe even wheezing a little bit up one of the numerous hills in my neighborhood. I’m not a smoker, and I have lived at this altitude for twenty years, this shouldn’t be this hard …
Today I felt weak. Did I do a crazy ten mile hike or run? Um, no. Not exactly. I had exactly twenty minutes to run this morning. That’s it. Should be an easy run, right? Except I made the mistake of running up Arrowbear Lake Drive. I’ve walked up this hill before, but didn’t realize …
Some people might think I dress a bit like a mountain hick, and you know what? I like it that way. I love wearing cowboy boots. And hats. And spurs. Just kidding, no spurs. Two hundred dollars jeans are nice, and okay I will admit, yes once upon a time I owned a pair …
Randomness is just a part of my daily life and it was no different today as I raced down my local highway 330 to work an evening shift. I was taking my favorite mountain curves at the speed limit 55 when I came upon the daily traffic break where Cal Trans was doing their …
Monday morning in the mountains finds me trudging through the forest behind Alicia, icy roads can not hold us back today! Okay well the roads in my neighborhood are pretty bad for a November morning, so its off to sunny warmer Lake Arrowhead for us. As we start our run on Highway 173, I can …