Before I get started, I have to wish the happiest of anniversaries to my beloved room mates, Kelsey and Jim. They have been dating for 10 years as of TODAY! I won’t see them til next week, because they’re off celebrating in Vancouver, BC, but I hope they have a great time and miss them […]
Posts Tagged ‘shoes’
Back in Tokyo
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baking, Dan, fall, fitness, Goofy's Race & a Half Challenge, Japan, rundisney, running, shoes on October 25, 2013 | 4 Comments »
I have been so busy playing catch up on my blog that I’ve actually been back in Japan for 2 weeks! I was home for a day before Dan and I headed south to Kyoto for Nash Hash, a nation-wide hashing event. Since then, Dan and I settled into a nice routine. We’re officially training […]
An At-Home Workout
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, dance, fitness, hash house harriers, injury, Japan, running, shoes, Square Hash, tanabata, trains on April 4, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Hey all! I want to thank you all for your kind comments and e-mails I received yesterday. It has been so incredibly frustrating not only NOT being able to run, but having no one understand when you explain the pain! So thanks for that! I thought I’d start today off with something I observed at […]
Light at the End of the Injury Tunnel
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged achilles, fitness, injury, Japan, New Balance, Nike, podiatrist, running, shoes on April 3, 2013 | 4 Comments »
Alternative working titles: Fixing my Broken Feet, The Day the Podiatrist Took all my Money, How Laurel Got her Groove Back Part IV I’ve been quiet on the running front this week, haven’t I? In all honesty, it’s been a less than stellar week. Achilles pain returning, now a new calf pain, and a lot […]
A Tale of (Too Many) Shoes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged America, feet, fitness, Japan, marathon training, running, shoes on December 6, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Yes, lots of Nikes. That’s what happens when you have access to the Nike Employee Store in Portland OR, and everything is always half off! How’s the marathon training going, you ask? Tough. But if it was easy, then more than 1% of the world would have run one! I have been having major foot […]
Getting Strict Again
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged diet, Disneyland half marathon, fitness, Japan, running, shoes on May 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
When I started dieting and exercising this year, I made a promise every time I lost a pound, that I’d never weigh that weight again. I’m thrilled to say that I’ve kept that promise, but I’m not trying as hard as I was earlier this year. I’m full of excuses- tired after work, don’t want […]