There’s nothing quite like the pain on the trainer – all-out leg searing, lung burning pain – and, no more so than during a bike test. Last week was bike test week, where I was reminded that I have legs… and, that they’re getting…
Today marks the start of my 35th trip around the sun. This is what will guide me. image via rabbit food for my bunny teeth.…
Three-hundred yogis practicing mat to mat, breath to breath. Vinyasa doesn’t get much better… well, except maybe when it’s in a historic Summit Avenue mansion. The theme of candlelight + cocoa yoga at the James J. Hill house: give presence. Give presence on your…
On Saturday morning, Nick, Sonia and I laced up to run hour 21 of the #24HourRelayForAaron. For 24 hours, runners and non-runners alike rounded Hamline’s indoor track – 174.72 miles total! – in memory of Aaron Purmort, who recently passed away from “complications from…
I can clearly remember my first journal… it was pink (obviously) with a lock on the side, keeping my fifth-grade secrets safe inside. I poured my heart out in there and continued to journal on and off through high school (boys! drama! shenanigans!) and later…
reading + thinking about My Husband’s Tumor. If you read one thing today, this is it (but, be prepared to end up reading her entire blog… have tissues handy, too; you will need them). Their story, gracefully told by Nora, is a sharp reminder that…
It’s no secret that I love cycling. It’s my happy place… where my worries disappear, where my best ideas spark, where I feel most alive. What else I love about it: it’s (relatively) portable. My bikes have been hauled on the roof rack cross…
The best portion of your life will be the small, nameless moments you spend smiling with someone who matters to you (unknown). I’ve talked about time before… it’s elusive, but we chase it anyway, hoping to catch it and make it stand still, even if…