Fitness / For Fun

Microclimate March in Marin

  This past Thursday we started thinking about what the weekend would hold and agreed that it was time for a hike. Tricky thing was deciding where to go since we are still clueless about anything that’s not inside walking distance from our apartment, with the exception of wine country, for obvious reasons. We finally confirmed a trail within an acceptable … Continue reading

Newtons and Neuromas
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Newtons and Neuromas

In the spring of 2009, while living in abroad, I developed a disturbance in the balls of my feet. Imagine running on a trail and getting a pebble trapped between your sock and the insole of your shoe. Except you can’t shake it out. Annoying yet tolerable. That’s how it felt … at first. Before … Continue reading

Puppy Steps
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Puppy Steps

We took our dog, Charlie, to the vet in the fall. He’d gained almost 10 lbs since his last visit, and we hadn’t even noticed. Sneaky puppy. As biased parents we think he’s perfect, but the scale doesn’t lie. He has a sweet face, though, doesn’t he? His weight gain was a catalyst for us … Continue reading