Former chubby girl, aspiring athlete, fueled by plants. My apartment here in San Jose looks like a war zone as I rush to get everything packed.

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015. If you were following this blog, you might be wondering what happened. Did I stop running? Did I quit altogether? Did I run off and join a circus with poor internet access, thus making blogging difficult? These are racing bibs. You get one for each race that you do. I did a whole lot of racing from May 2013-May 2014.

My 2 kids, Steph and PJ, and I, along with our good friends, Ted, Kathy and their son Brian, ran in the 18th annual Tiger Turkey Chase to benefit the local high school cross-country team. Me, Steph and PJ at the start. PJ finished just after I did and Kathy finished under an hour. I was so proud of her! Later .

Slacking, Streaking, and Other Summery Notions. To recap my week of slightly guilt-inducing, quite blissful slacking. This happened after my pathetic attempts to force Jeff to take a selfie with me in a parking lot.