Sola
For Saturday night in Paris, I did a search on the Fork to see what popped up, looking for a gem in case one of the other reservations didn't happen. Well, as it turns out, all of our reservations panned out, but we were so intrigued by the restaurant I found that we...
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L’Astrance
I'm writing this now while the experience is fresh in my mind, despite my lack of wi-fi--perhaps more as a cathartic treatment to allow myself to move pass the experience. Astrance was the second restaurant on my Paris list and we were lucky to secure a reservation...
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Gordon Ramsay at the Trianon Versailles
Having a couple days to explore before we needed to be in Bordeaux for the race, we decided to visit Versailles. Yes, this is an easy day trip from Paris, but wanting to relax before the marathon, we decided to stay in Versailles, which also gave us a chance to...
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First Two Pounds Achievement Earned
After a brief interlude in the British Airlines Terraces Lounge where I gorged on cheese and mini sandwiches, we boarded our flight to London. I normally hang out at the Alaska Boardroom lounge but since Terraces was directly next to our gate, we visited to see the...
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I need a bubble
After a couple years of no falls, my count has reset: zero days since last fall. I won't show you the nasty oozy bloody cut under the bandage, but it's bad. I also hurt my ankle and my shoulder....but mostly I will be super sexy in Paris with scabby knees! This is...
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Road to Medoc
The Road to Medoc is coming to an end very soon. Welp! I leave for France in just a few days for a wine and run adventure like no other (and if you know of another, let me know!). Road to Medoc My costume is almost ready. My liver is very well trained. I have just a...
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Tart Cherry Juice
So we have tart cherry trees, also called pie cherries by many, trees in our yard. I love tart cherries direct off the tree, so when people started getting excited about tart cherries a couple years ago, I paid attention. Just Tuesday, I ordered a bottle of Tart...
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Gelinaz: daniel patterson at willow’s inn
It took us longer to drive to Lummi Islands' Willow Inn for dinner on July 9 than it would have for us to fly to eat at Daniel Patterson's Coi in San Francisco, but we had given our dinner over to the Gelinaz Shuffle. I will admit that felt slightly cheated as chefs...
read moreGetting the most out of your destination race
As I get ready to leave for another vacation planned around a race, I'm constantly having to explain that yes a Marathon in France is still 26 miles (26.2 miles is 42.2 kilometers in case you were wondering) and answer questions about why I would want to race in the...
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Mellow will make me a fancy chef…
I was surfing around the internet, mindlessly being mindless, when the latest #sponsored campaign bombarded me with Sous Vide happiness and I clicked a link. I am not getting paid for telling you about this, nor am I getting a free product from the company; I am not #sponsored, but I am having dreams of being the next Thomas Keller. A while back I bought Artboy a book full of fancy food photos disguised as a cookbook: Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide and ever since I have dreamed of cooking everything like I work at the French Laundry. And the Mellow promises me that I can sort of do that, no vacuum sealer required.
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Training while Traveling
We're halfway through Summer vacation and it's time to get out of town if you haven't already. But depending on your race schedule, you are probably somewhere in the midst of training for a late Summer or Fall race, and traveling and running don't always mix. But that...
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Epcot Food & Wine Reservations and Tequila
It's my least favorite time of the year, when reservations open for Epcot Food & Wine Festival in November. Today was the pre-sale for Chase Disney Visa Cardholders and regular booking opens later this week. I managed to score reservations for the new Japanese...
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What the What
After the last Wordpress update, I could no longer log in to my page...the admin and login page both returned the dreaded White Screen of Death! Alas, not a single one of the 226 articles with solutions worked. I had to reinstall wordpress on a different subdomain,...
read moreMeat (full) Runnning
For the past few years, I have chosen a plant-based training diet. It worked. I felt strong and motivated. It just worked. My few forays into accidental meat eating pre-race sent me running to the bathrooms instead of a PR. This year has been different, more of an as...
read moreCough, Cough
That is all. I am still coughing.
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Seattle Marathon 10k: Come join me!
Join me in running the Seattle Marathon 10k on August 22! Two years ago I was looking to get back in shape following surgery and registered for a 10k every week for the month leading up to Dumbo Double Dare. Seattle Marathon 10k was the last of these races. As some of you know, I choose local races by start time and distance to house (8 a.m. start and just a couple miles from home, this is a winner!) Last year, I ran SeaWheeze so missed out, but I’m back this year and looking to spread the fun as an Ambassador. While in 2013, it was my last race before Dumbo, this year it will be my last race before the Marathon Du Medoc. I will hopefully be in peak condition and ready to rock this 10k!
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Eat Run Hope
Last year, I decided to run a last minute 5k so I could eat! No surprise there. And while I expected the food to be amazing in the Ethan Stowell hosted event, I didn't expect the 5k to be so organized, as most 5ks I run don't have chip timers nor even a real finish...
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Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon
Last Saturday was the Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon. I'm not sure whose idea it was to run a full marathon so early in the season, but we did it! And despite a horrible cough, lackluster training, and general unpreparedness, the marathon wasn't so bad. We oddly met my...
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