Author Archives: sarah

The world is literally burning this week. Sometimes it’s all I can think about and it’s so hard to know what to do. This morning I was getting ready to run when a friend texted me a congratulations note –  … Continue reading →

I was supposed to run the Mystic 10K as my goal race of the spring season on May 17th. But of course all races are currently canceled. As we descended into quarantine, runners had to decide what to do. Many … Continue reading →

Quarantine is a bummer, friends. We are so, so lucky here in our big house with our big yard looking out at our pond. The grown-up Wiliartys have jobs that are pretty secure. The kid Wiliartys have online school that … Continue reading →

Racing in the time of social distancing? An unofficial virtual race? A not-race race? What to even call what I did last Saturday? This year’s Middletown 10 Mile race was scheduled for April 5th. It’s been postponed to September when … Continue reading →

I have no idea if I am going to make these posts a regular thing or not, but these seem like important times and somehow I’m feeling the desire to write. These dispatches won’t be just about running, more thoughts … Continue reading →

This was my 4th 5K of 2020, which I am pretty sure was my grand total for 2019, which I am very sure is the most I have ever run in a year, ever. I picked this race because it’s … Continue reading →

Geneva and I are off to Atlanta to watch the Olympic marathon trials in person this weekend! I know many people are much less marathon-obsessed than I am, so I thought I would do a quick summary of what this … Continue reading →

AHHHHHH! 22:17!!!! WOOT WOOT WOOT! That’s a 41 second PR over my race of 2 weeks ago which was a 22 second PR over my former best 5K time from March 2018. 63 seconds faster! How did this come about? … Continue reading →

February 2, 2020 – a good day to run a 22:58 5K! I’m spending the spring training for shorter distances, even foregoing the chance to run the Boston marathon again to do so. I’ve been training hard for this short … Continue reading →

Big week! We celebrated Rose’s birthday on Tuesday and had her party on Sunday. She’s seriously into Star Trek these days, as you can tell from her cake. This is our first attempt at a mirror glaze. Not bad for … Continue reading →