Conquer the Overlook 2018 (Race Recap)

What?! A Race?! Less than two weeks after LASIK surgery?

Yup, it’s true. But I didn’t defy any doctors’ orders. I was told I

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I’m Just Like Seabiscuit! (Derby Day 5K Race Recap)

Here’s something you don’t see every day: a 5K race that starts by running through the very same starting gates that horses use at one of the most famous horse racing venues in the country!

The race was the Derby Day 5K, held at

Running Through World War II History (Tustin Hangar 5K Race Recap)

This race may come as a surprise, as I hadn’t mentioned it, but guess what? It was a surprise to me, too, because I forgot I had signed up for it! And I’m so glad I had this experience – a race through a historic landmark connected to an obscure chapter in World War II history!

Waiting at the start.

The race was the Tustin Hangar 5K, and I signed up a few months ago, for one reason and one reason only:

This 5K is All Hills and Stairs (2017 Conquer the Overlook Race Recap)

I love a race that ends with a view. It’s one of the things that got me hooked on stair racing – there’s nothing better than a finish line 60 or 70 stories above the ground! The finish line at Conquer the Overlook has a magnificent view… Check it out!

You can see the Los Angeles skyline in the upper right corner! I’m standing on

Thanksgiving 2016 Rewind

I’m back home from Colorado and had a great Thanksgiving with my family. And since I take my annual Thanksgiving Pledge seriously, I wanted to share how I did. Overall, I stuck to the four rules pretty well!

The day started with a 5K Turkey Trot. This was my fourth time running it, and my sister’s third, but this year my sister’s husband and kids joined in the fun too!

Thousands of people of all ages participated, and

28 Things That Motivate Me, Just When I Need It Most

Check out my new medals rack! And then, when you’re done checking out the rack, check out all my medals!

I’ve been earning medals for a few years now, by competing in races. For years, I didn’t have a good way to display them, so I piled them up in

Conquer the Overlook 2016 (Race Recap)

I ran a race over the weekend and it kicked my ass. I’ve done some tough races in my day, and even though this was only a 5K, it ranks up there among the most difficult. Why? HILLS. More specifically, HILLS and STAIRS. These are the stairs at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook. They’re colloquially known as the Culver City Stairs.

There’s 282 stairs carved straight up the side of this hill. They’re made from recycled concrete, and each one is different: