my four mile “long” run

| December 31, 2011

I ran four miles this morning.  Not exactly a long run in the traditional sense, but longer than anything I have run in a very long time.  So maybe its a “longer” run instead. Hope you all have a safe and happy new year!

3 more after a rest

| December 30, 2011

I just got back from my morning 3 miles.  Not too bad.  I took a day off yesterday because my legs were exceptionally sore.  Having not run for a month or two, multiple days in a row didn’t work out so well. But this morning I felt pretty good.  The soreness was gone and I [...]

Running and cake pops

| December 28, 2011

So, I’ve run now two days in a row, which is a record for me of late.  I like think that two in a row is considered a trend.  :) Just three miles and just under a 10 minute pace.  Trust me, this is a lot for me right now.  I’m watching the food intake [...]

Eight years later

| December 26, 2011

Missed my Blogiversary date by a few days again.  Oh well. Eight years of blogging, although lately its fallen off to just about nothing.  Sigh. Looking back, I think I’ve done pretty well with all of this.  Lately my weight and running have suffered a similar neglected fate as my blog.  Working on that. Thanks [...]

The magical shrinking Ghirardelli chocolate chip bags

| December 18, 2011

I’ve been buying Ghirardelli chocolate chips for years.  Its what I use for making truffles and it has performed very well.  I’ve gotten the recipe down just perfect so that I know how much cream and butter to add to two bags of chips to make the right consistency. But that all changed. When I [...]