Embarrassing Stories from Training
It’s easy to be embarrassed when you’re wearing a full body spandex suit and your feet at strapped to thin pieces of wood. Throw in a high profile race, freezing Alaskan temperatures, and a running nose and you’ve got me. I haven’t always been a runner, that’s just been the past three years of my life. I entered the athletic world on skis, and not... Read More
Running Green at the Nike Women’s Marathon
I started road racing about four years ago in Nashville, TN at the Rock n’ Roll 1/2 marathon. Along the way I was awestruck at the people cheering, the volunteers, the music, and of course, the amount of waste thousands of runners can generate. There were gu packets, plastic cups, emergency blankets, tossed aside clothing, etc., everywhere I looked. The common practice is... Read More
Beware – this is sad
I understand that not everyone wants to read some sappy, sad blog post about another person’s personal life, but instead of feeling obligated to mention her name, I feel privileged to acknowledge my friend Monica who died tonight, February 25th, 7 years ago. Monica and I met during a summer class session at Pacific Lutheran University when we were still in high school, and... Read More
Where is Dr. House?
Over the past week I’ve been having some very peculiar abdominal pains. They started on a run as a side stitch, but never went away. I took a few days off over the weekend and went skiing, and they seemed to be dwindling (or at least not as bothersome). Then came last night when the side stitch reared its ugly head again during a quick two mile run. This time, they didn’t... Read More
Mixtape: Sacramento Marathon
The mix from the Sacramento CIM Marathon last weekend. Enjoy! Like Eating Glass Bloc Party Hey Ya! Outkast B.O.B OutKast Como Ves Ozomatli Get Ur Freak On Missy Elliot Incvincible OK Go Blood is Pumping Voodoo and Serano Fire Scooter Come with me Special D Ramp! Scooter Reach S Club 7 Sorry Sorry Rooney Faster Kill Pussycat Oakenfold Sun Red Sky Blue Kenna Walk... Read More
KathyRuns gets a new look
The old design was a little too white, black, and boring, so I decided to jazz things up a bit. I added some color, and more functionality. Hope you enjoy it! Read More
