Artichoke Run Pescadero 2023 Weekend
The Artichoke Run in Pescadero wasn't a great experience but I think both the organizers and the actual runners were very friendly and supportive. The race course had really bad…
Drinking
Napa Women’s Half 2023 Weekend
Running the Napa Women's Half is a perfect excuse to spend the weekend up in Napa. At least for me, it was easy to talk my husband into spending two…
Oakland Marathon 2023 Weekend
I didn't stay overnight in Oakland for the race since the Oakland Marathon was not very far from home. You can totally make a weekend out of it though. Downtown…
Shamrock’n Sacramento 2023 Weekend
Sacramento is a short drive from San Bruno and we often head up there because my best friend lives there. On a bad day, it's taken us a little over…
Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas 2023 Weekend
I took a long hiatus from my blog and have decided to document my adventures in the last year or so. First, I'll blog about my recent five half marathons…
New England & Minneapolis – 6 States in 7 Days
Back in August 2016, we were invited as guests at a wedding in New Hampshire near Portsmouth. When I was researching flights, I learned about the history of Portsmouth, NH.…
8 Days in San Francisco and Sonoma
While I'm currently planning NTLP's leadership camp for teens this summer, I started to think about summer trips. People often ask about visiting San Francisco in the summer so I…
Best Half Marathon Ever
This past Halloween weekend, I completed the best half marathon ever! Not only was the course beautiful, with gradual hills winding up and down through Healdsburg in Sonoma County, I…
Mardi Gras 2016
Yikes! I wrote this in February 2016 and never posted it! Well, here it goes...I detailed our trip as we went along. Life's short, party in New Orleans! "Laissez les…
Arizona Road Trip
It appears I didn't publish my notes on my Scottsdale Spring Training and Arizona Road Trip so here it is. I had talked to one of my friends about going…