Author Archives: sarah

The next morning, I woke up at 5:30am. Not super well rested, but not exhausted. We planned to leave the AirBnB around 6:45am. Snarky Girl had brought her incredible coffee maker with her. Delicious espresso available at the push of … Continue reading →

The idea: It all started with a text from Snarky Girl a few years ago. “Hey – we are in a park north of Berlin and people are running around with swim paddles! They look crazy. What do you think … Continue reading →

After a few months of peace and quiet on the health front, the past few weeks have been difficult again. Not nearly as challenging as last summer and fall, thank God. But it’s been mentally difficult to wonder if all … Continue reading →

I first heard about the sport of swimrun when Snarky Girl returned from a trip to Germany, reporting that she had seen people running around in a park with swim paddles on their hands. She said they were also sometimes … Continue reading →

Badass Boomer and I hatched the plan to run the Yuengling Shamrock Half Marathon last fall. She was looking for a different Boston tune-up race. I was looking for a flat spring marathon. Philadelphia confirmed that my body isn’t ready … Continue reading →

It’s been a few months so I thought I would send out another one of these updates. Everything has been a lot more stable, for which I am exceedingly grateful. I’ll start with the hypoparathyroidism, as that is clearly the … Continue reading →

The Shamrock and Roll 5K on March 5th was the third race in my early spring season. Having run 25:07 at last month’s Run for Refugees 5K, I guessed that I could run about 30 seconds faster with better execution. … Continue reading →

The Colchester Half Marathon is one of my favorite races. In 2014 it was the first race where I got a glimpse of how I might be able to run faster, better, freer. I also love the vibe of the … Continue reading →

I’ve started to refer to the Run for Refugees race as “my favorite 5K,” which I guess is sort of like “my favorite level of hell?” The 5K is certainly not my favorite distance. But way back in the before-times, … Continue reading →

Hypoparathyroidism is the weird endocrine disorder I am currently stuck with. It’s the condition in which your parathyroid glands are not adequately functioning. Don’t feel bad if you never heard of this before. Prior to mine going into hiding, I … Continue reading →