It feels like only yesterday when I received the email that I had been selected to participate in the 2022 Chicago Marathon. When I ran Chicago as my first ever marathon back in 2000, there was no lottery. All I needed to do was send in my application form and mail in my check. Actually,…
“There are only two certainties in life: death and taxes” but I would also throw change in there. We know change is inevitable. It occurs every second in every moment and everyone has their approach to change. Everyone handles it differently. Some people welcome it with arms wide open, and others, not so much. I…
The rustling in the leaves and snapping of small twigs were sounds now unfamiliar to me. They could’ve been from a deer, or Sparrow, or a squirrel making its way through the brush. It was a crisp Saturday morning in February and the day marked 16 months since I set foot on any trail. While…
For the past several weeks, it’s been difficult to find the words that capture what I’m feeling. The world is feeling heavy and dark and at times I’ve struggled to find a balance between staying informed about everything that’s been going on and not feeling overwhelmed. There are things happening right now that are bigger…
Hello Friends! If you’re new here to my blog, I’m Christina, a runner living in L.A. and if you haven’t heard it for the millionth time this year, let me be the one to wish you Happy New Year and a Happy Lunar New Year. In fact, it marks the Year of the Tiger in…
2021. We made it! Looking back at 2021, I was debating over whether or not to write a recap of my year, and then I thought, what the hell am I going to recap? Okay, there might be a couple of things. While much of 2021 was an extension of 2020, there were some vastly…
When I got in line to pay for my Shitake mushrooms last Wednesday evening, I was hoping I got the cashier at the first register, and not the second. The registers are facing me, one in front of the other. There was a customer at each, but I noticed the customer at the first register…
Why do I sign up for these things? It’s a question I ask myself in a half-serious and half-jokingly way every single time I land on race day morning. In this case, it was October and it was the week of the virtual London and virtual Boston marathons. Having the challenge of completing each marathon…