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…
Even before arriving at Javelina Jundred last October, I knew that once it was over, I wasn’t signing up for any races in 2021, even if Javelina was the only in-person race I had in 2020. Last year, I had the Aravaipa Strong, and then I signed up for the Great Virtual Race Across…
Hi friends! It’s the first day of a new month and did you remember to say “Rabbit Rabbit” or “White Rabbit” upon waking? If you’re not familiar with this superstition, it’s believed that if you say “Rabbit Rabbit” (or a similar version), as the first thing you say out loud upon waking up on…