Sunny photos on a not-so-sunny day

Sunny photos on a not-so-sunny day

I’ve not only been missing from this blog, but also from my training. A sinus infection knocked me down for the last few days (hmmm…….

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Stair clinic

Stair clinic

Today was a bonus group training day – a stair clinic with the coach at Coit Tower in San Francisco. It was miserable weather thoughout…

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Coastal Trail in Presidio

Coastal Trail Presidio

This week’s Saturday hike took us to a portion of the Coastal Trail in the Presidio in San Francisco. Though not nearly as strenuous as…

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Recommitment Day

Recommitment Day

Today is Recommitment Day – a day that, honestly, has been at the back of my mind for a couple weeks. What is recommitment, you…

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Day of rest... not really

Day of rest… not really

Training today: None. Thankfully. Tuesday is my one day of the week without training. But as expected my arms are achy from lifting weights yesterday,…

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Gotta love the Y

Gotta love the Y

My Monday training takes me to the YMCA in the Presidio where I’m in a 45-minute weight training class followed by a 45-minute step-aerobics class….

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Hiking Steep Ravine

Team hike: Steep Ravine

Yesterday was our toughest team hike yet, a trail very accurately called “Steep Ravine” at Mt. Tamalpais State Park. Every Saturday until the actual Grand…

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Golden Gate Bridge

Living in San Francisco and hiking the hills

San Francisco is, without a doubt, the city of misfits. Eccentrics of every variety are not only welcome here, but are the norm. It’s hard…

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