2016-03-20 03:40
Sunday, March 13, I decided to take it relatively easy by hiking Arroyo Trabuco Trail out of San Juan Capistrano late in the afternoon. We’ve changed the clocks, so I’ve got more… Read More
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2016-03-19 03:42
Saturday, March 12, I hit the trails to return to the scene of the accident that broke my arm. In fact, I ran the exact route: Holy Jim to The Main Divide, down West Horsethief to Trabuco (w… Read More
2016-03-16 16:20
I believe it was Saturday, March 5, that we got a huge downpour. I’m so behind now, facts are leaving me. The next day after our rain was blue, bright and sunny, but still a little chi… Read More
2016-03-12 05:37
I am so behind. So, here goes another: Sunday, February 28, in an effort to ward off some anger, I changed my original coastal hills plans, and headed for the mountains at around 11 in the m… Read More
2016-03-07 02:23
I’ve been working many hours lately, and runs are stacking up without posts. Yikes. If I don’t write up my runs, they crowd my head. This is not good. I get this overloaded… Read More
2016-02-27 06:09
Being that I’m only running coastal hills when I run alone nowadays, on my one day this past weekend where I got to run, I headed off to Newport Coast to catch some trails. Not wantin… Read More
2016-02-20 06:08
Monday was a day off for me and my boys as well (President’s Day, where we observe George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays). I celebrated by sleeping in. I believe that… Read More
2016-02-18 05:49
Generally, I prefer trail routes that get the uphill over with toward the beginning of the run. I despise having to climb out to get home. But I also hate making the same old drive over and… Read More
2016-02-11 04:03
Sunday’s Route: Wood Canyon, Meadows Trail, Top of the World, West Ridge, Cholla Trail, Wood Canyon. 9.78 miles (15.74 km) , 1,163’ (354.48 m) elevation gained. Despite my wacky… Read More
2016-02-08 06:32
I hit the road Saturday before dark in the first time in a long time. I much prefer sleeping in nowadays, to at least 6:00 AM (7:00 AM is even better). But on this day, I was out of bed by 5… Read More
2016-02-04 04:49
I’m working such crazy hours nowadays (a split shift actually, ending around 9PM on most days), that I am getting most of my workouts in the gym. I don’t hate it. But of co… Read More
2016-01-28 05:55
The day finally arrived, though I tried hard not to think about it, that we loaded up the big truck with our sons and two extra boys, and headed out for Calico Ghost Town. Ends up, the park… Read More
2016-01-23 15:56
Monday I had my last doctor’s visit for the arm. It still aches a tad (actually both arms still ache) but I am without a cast or a wrap. Yay! The doctor was pleased with the x-ra… Read More
2016-01-22 05:16
Saturday, I ventured up to Santiago Peak with my writing friend Elaine, and her three friends, two of which like herself are avid hikers. We met at the mouth of Trabuco Canyon, piled in my… Read More
2016-01-17 05:17
It rained on Friday as I drove to Arroyo Trabuco Trail in Las Flores – enough that I had to use the windshield wipers. Normally, I might have turned around and spent the morning… Read More
2016-01-16 05:08
Thursday I got in another hilly run along one of my most regular routes. The route, just in case someone is wondering: Wood Canyon in Aliso Viejo, up Cholla Trail, and then West… Read More
2016-01-14 05:42
Looks like nine is my number lately. Saturday, I got in a nine mile run along the beaches in town. It was a nice flat run, on cement though. That’s always tougher on me tha… Read More
2016-01-08 05:43
Monday I had a follow-up appointment for my arm. The doctor took another x-ray and said that it’s healing very nicely, that I should have full motion in another week or two.&nbs&helli…Read More
2016-01-04 06:32
Saturday I got back out for some trails in Laguna Wilderness. Still not running, though I did run a couple of hills on this trip. And I kept the cast splint off again, as even th… Read More
2016-01-01 07:22
It has been a rough year. Not a terrible year, just a rough year, especially emotionally, especially with regards to trails. Seems almost apropos that I should end 2015 with a br… Read More
2015-12-30 06:48
Monday morning, I slept free from my dream attacker. Much relief. But that is not to say that I slept easy. Not exactly. I chuckle now thinking about it. I dreamt (it… Read More
2015-12-27 07:14
For days after falling on Trabuco Trail, I had trouble falling to sleep. My mind kept returning to the moment of impact. It seemed that just as I dozed off to sleep, I’d trip and… Read More
2015-12-24 17:26
Friday morning, about 3AM, I fell ill. I don’t know if it was food poisoning or a stomach bug, but with body aches (though no fever) I vomited throughout the day. At the t… Read More
2015-12-17 07:50
Sunday, I got out for my long run, currently at 12 miles. I didn't get in a long run last week, so I felt a little concerned whether I'd be able to do this. I didn't think that I wouldn't… Read More
2015-12-14 05:10
I have been holding onto the data deep within my garmin in hopes of eventually uploading all those numbers to GarminConnect. Along with all that data, I have dozens of pieces of pape… Read More
2015-12-06 05:01
One of my favorite places to wander is in Silverado Canyon, off a road named Maple Springs. But Maple Springs Road, and the trails accessible by this road, namely The Silverado Motorwa… Read More
2015-12-05 00:35
Thursday morning, I ran a usual loop at Aliso / Wood Canyons that’s not so usual anymore. The run totaled 9.39 miles with 1,186’ of elevation gain. The weather was co… Read More
2015-12-03 05:59
I’m working more hours at the moment, which means some minor lifestyle changes to fit in runs this week. Otherwise, I will never get to 20 technical miles by the end of January… Read More
2015-11-29 05:55
First things first: I am so flippin’ happy that we have cold weather once again (and its not really cold, but certainly relatively cold – LOVELY). Secondly, I did not get o… Read More
2015-11-28 03:55
Aside from bouts of treadmill torture, I did not get out for my first run this week until Thursday morning, Thanksgiving Day. And what a wonderful day to run. Sure, it was on pav… Read More
2015-11-23 04:33
FINALLY five miles on trails in the hills is not pure hell. Well, the first ten or so minutes of todays’ “run” to The Top of the World was a tad bit hellish. Bu… Read More
2015-11-21 04:33
I have not been able to increase my long run over the past few weeks due to time constraints. Being stuck at 8 miles wasn’t cutting it, and quite frankly stressing me out. … Read More
2015-11-08 20:33
I’ve run the same five mile out-and-back three times this week. The route: West Ridge (in Aliso Viejo) to Top of the World (in Laguna Beach.) I take all the detours f… Read More
2015-11-01 05:23
Starting over sucks. It really, really sucks. I'm not relishing the "fresh start" aspect of starting over. Not one bit. Instead, it's mainly grueling, struggling, hard-as-hell pain trying to… Read More
2015-09-09 02:37
Running has nearly come to a halt, a screeching halt. Though I still have a couple trips out there that have not been blogged. The foot is better, but not at all healed. I am fin… Read More
2015-08-20 03:47
For several months now I have been been feeling lethargic, and growing more so lately. I have no motivation to do anything that requires too much exertion. Though I train at the… Read More
2015-08-09 04:32
Thursday evening I took off for a short run into Wood Canyon. I really had no final intention on a destination, except for the fact that I knew I’d do between five and six miles… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Sunday morning, I eventually ended up in Silverado Canyon. I write “eventually,” because I first found myself parked in a lot up Ortega Highway. I was sitting in my t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The skies have been dark, cold and gloomy the past few days. Yet, no rain. Today, I set out on hilly trails in Aliso/Wood Canyons beneath these dark moist skies, trying to kick t… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I drove up the mountain before sunrise this morning. My destination: Lower Blue Jay campground in the Cleveland National Forest. Today, I had the honor to sweep Old Goat 50… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I might as well face the fact that I’m a counter. I have been a counter for as long as I remember. I counted my books, my records, my dolls as a young girl. Now, I co… Read More
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