Difficulty: Steady paced run up that gradual hill that always seems daunting, but is never as bad as your mind makes it out to be. Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Growing up, I was far from the kid who only ate french fries and chicken nuggets. If a food was exotic, I tried it. And by exotic, I mean not baked chicken or Shepherd's Pie; those were my mom's staples. Going away to college and now living in a city has expanded my palette beyond elk, oysters, and tr

I planned to run my first 50 miler this fall. I recruited Mac to run with me and copied a training schedule from Wookie Kim. For the first 13 weeks of the 24-week training plan I was diligent. I followed the plan. I listened to my body. I logged the miles. Then I went to Washington. I planned the Washington trip for two years, more or less. Planning that far in advance puts one's efforts in a vacuum- weather cannot be forecasted, health cannot be predicted, and plans ou