On aging (not-so) gracefully

Last week, I found myself sitting in an optometrist’s office trying on name-brand frames in tortoiseshell and slate. Are my eyes really positioned this close together, I thought glasses were supposed to make me look more like a sexy sophisticate and less like a coupon clipper? Precisely one year back, I spent a Tuesday afternoon …

Fresh Starts

What better way to celebrate Easter than with a sunrise run on Assateague Island? We escaped the city, to free up some pew space for DC’s Easter-Christmas crowd and to take a break from over-priced tapas and tourists taking selfies in front of the Washington Monument. The biggest lesson we learned in a seaside town …

Joining the Ranks of the Elite (or JB buys a Journal)

That’s right, my three cherished readers, I bought a running journal to help me become more intentional about reaching my goals. It’s got a pretty cover and is filled with photos--mostly of runners breaking world records wearing little more than a race bib and rippling abs. I misplaced my own abs a long time ago. …

Enlightened

Wasn't it Buddha who said we’re shaped by our thoughts ... and what we think, we become? If so, my future self could be in t-r-o-u-b-l-e. I’m not too concerned that my brain darts around on my shorter runs; those seem just long enough to plot out what I’m going to feed myself for lunch …