Meet the “Dorkmeister 3,000″

Here’s what my new watch looks like! I know. The Garmin 305 is, in a word, dorky.
Ron calls it the “Dorkmeister 3,000.”
I call it FANTABULASTIC!!
This watch does everything that a usual heart rate monitor does. But. It has GPS!!! That means it tells me how fast I am running, WHILE I am running. This is great for me, [...]

Maiden voyage — and a marathon?

I am up with the chickens, getting ready to go down to Newport Beach to check out a new marathon/half marathon training program. I wanted to join a new program in the Fall, and my timing was just all off  – I started too late and missed the beginning of several programs, and then dropped it. I [...]

Project RunWeigh: Week 6 looms…..

It’s killing me to write this, so I am just going to write it and get it over with. This is Week Six of boot camp, and I officially weigh .6 lbs MORE than when I started. Granted. It could be a lot more.
But still!!!
I think all this exercise is causing me to eat more. Yes, [...]

It’s my husband’s fault….

That I’ve fallen off the blogging wagon. Yes, I blame him! He took away my caffeine!
Ron gave me a stern talking to on Saturday about all the caffeine I drink. Some of you may be aware of the health “issues” it has caused. Mainly, the need to undergo a procedure whereby they poke and prod me [...]

I’m all about the Benjamins

The pool is up to $2,000 and continues to grow. They’re planning to divide that among the top four finishers. But there’s more bad news. It’s the top four finishers among the three different camps that all started the same week. That means I have lots and lots of competition, men included. This is revenge [...]

Help me keep my eyes on the prize!

Good news, bad news and some really good news.
The good news is that the weight loss prize at boot camp is already up to $1,600 and growing.
The bad news is that they are now going to divide that up among four people, and possibly more if the pot keeps growing. (I wanted it all for myself.) [...]

I’m a bettin’ woman

The alarm went off at 4:45 a.m. Monday morning. And 45 minutes later, I was at Wilson High School for the first day of Long Beach Adventure Boot Camp’s six week program. Here’s what a sea of yoga mats looks like at 5:43 a.m.
I’ll be honest. About 15 minutes into this thing, and I was [...]

Project RunWeigh

Can someone cue the heart-pounding weigh-in music from “The Biggest Loser”? Thank you! Well, I’m not sure this is 100% correct, ’cause my scale says I weigh 180.6. So does Ron’s scale. (See the photos that I shot, uploaded and posted BY MYSELF!!! THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT,  PEOPLE!!!!) That would be a six pound weight [...]

Say ‘cheese!’

It’s only 9:15, and so far it has been a very busy morning. Ron, fresh off his golfing trip to Sacramento, has been teaching this old dog a few new tricks.
Like, make sure the camera is turned “on” before you start using it.
I’m not exaggerating. Ask him to tell you about the time we went [...]

Buy my friend’s DVD

My friend Mark is a TV editor and documentarian who recently made a movie about the artist Shag. It’s called “Sophisticated Misfit.” Even if you’ve never heard of Shag, you’ll recognize his ultra-cool, tikki-themed work. I like this movie for two reasons. First, it’s funny, and very well done. It’s played several film festivals already, including the [...]