Author Archives: sarah

This is the word I can’t get out of my head. The Microsoft Word thesaurus says it means transformation. Synonyms listed are conversion, alteration, mutation, transmutation, change, transfiguration. I think most of us think of butterflies, parents think of the … Continue reading →

The last few weeks have not been a lot of fun from a running perspective. The foot situation hasn’t been terrible, but it hasn’t been great either. It hasn’t really hurt much while running, but I can’t claim it’s been … Continue reading →

A few weeks ago, I took my grouchy non-running self on the road to the Colchester Half Marathon. As a volunteer. This is one of my favorite races and I hated not being able to run it, but I thought … Continue reading →

Sometimes one run contains a lot of drama. Last Monday I finally ran with Rashi for the first time. Rashi is a new friend from work. I think we found each other through the university’s Title IX committee so at … Continue reading →

Running is starting to be a regular part of my schedule again and I am super overjoyed about that. I took about two months off, almost entirely. My last “real” run was 10/21 – nine miles that I almost certainly … Continue reading →

Winter decided to arrive all at once here in Connecticut and it got here just as I was getting serious about some nutrition changes I am trying out. I don’t bake all that much unless the weather turns bad, but … Continue reading →

Cheering at the Race for the Refugees to benefit IRIS (Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services) last Sunday was about 95% amazing and about 5% bittersweet. I heard about this race a few weeks ago from Dolverine, a friend who I … Continue reading →