A view from the top of a butte. It is above the fog, so there’s a treeline but mostly white clouds below. In the distance you can see the Sisters mountains to the east.

Update: I made it to the top. It was not as awful as it has been historically. Maybe because it was chilly. #hiking #runsky

I have arrived at the trailhead. I should get out of my car and make my way up the butte. But my car is warm and the butte is tall… #hiking #runsky

Judging by the amount of Diet Coke I have left in the house. I’m scheduled to run out by the new year.

Is this a sign that I should get that Diet Coke monkey off my back for the new year?

“Good job on getting out there and exercising” a man said while I was just walking my dog. Am I that pathetic-looking that a stranger thinks I need big-ups just for being outside?

Now, the question is: do I step on the scale on 1/1?

Really setting myself up for little wins.

I have gym plans and diet plans and if I do any of these things past the second week of January, I also win.

I have a 5k in April, which means I have plenty of time to get ready for it. My goals are simple.
Basic: Finish in under 45 minutes
Advanced: Finish around the same time as my family.
Expert: Run the whole time.

If I do one of these things, I win. #running

2025 was probably the worst year of my life, personally, professionally, emotionally and mentally. I have never been good at resolutions, but if there’s ever been a year I’ve wanted to forget ever happened, it’s this one.

So, I’m ready to start #running again and yelling into the void here again.

I’m five minutes into one of my 3-mile walks. I just realized I’m not wearing my Apple Watch. So am I really walking at all?

Good news: I believe I avoided pictures! At least, I avoided being personally identified in any pictures, and that’s close enough.

Did it. Slowly, but did it. #5k #running

Wearing a t-shirt that says “no pictures” feels like I’d be inviting more pictures.

I’ve tried pleading looks in past years. No luck.

As I prepare to “run” a 5k this weekend, I need to find a way to politely indicate to race photographers that I reeeeeeeeeally don’t want my picture taken and put on their site. #running #c25k

I’m barely prepared to walk a 5k next week, never mind run it.

Dying so bad I can’t spell, apparently. Couldn’t wait to get home and cool off before telling people how out of shape I am.

A stop sign. Caption: I think I might be dying. 1.9 mil, 291 cal, 20:00 min

W3D3 of #c25k is trying to kill me. #running

And if I *am* doing 16-minute miles, does that include the 5-minute warm-up and cool-down? Because that feels unfair. And not indicative of my running capability.

I honestly don’t understand how those stats work. I wasn’t doing 9-minute miles. Oh, wait, was I doing 16-minute miles? Well *that* could be clearer…

Mazzy the mastiff in front of white flowers. Caption: two weeks ‘til my 5k. I’m screwed. 1.6 mil, 241 cal, 16:00

Finished #running W3D2 of #C25K. I’m now caught up to when I dropped off 2-3 months ago.

Hooray, I guess.

Mazzy the Mastiff, a large black and white dog, sitting in front of a bush of white flowers. I don’t know what kind of flowers, or if it’s technically a bush at all, but it’s bush-like. 1.6 mil, 239 cal, 16:00 min

Someone had to take a potty break just as the #C25K lady told me to start #running. It wasn’t me. #W3D1

Mazzy the mastiff, mid-trot, looking at the camera. Stats: 1.8 Miles, 272 Cal, 21:00 min

W2D3 of #C25k is done. It wouldn’t have been so bad if my #running buddy had been more cooperative.

Mazzy the mastiff in front of a bunch of tulips. 1.7 miles, 252 cals, 18 mins.

#W2D2 of #C25k is complete. Every day I get a little slower. #running?

Mazzy the Mastiff, a black and white dog looking directly into the camera post-run. Caption on pic reads “if my time is unimpressive, blame her.” Stats: 1.7 miles, 260 cals, 18:00 min.

Putting Mazzy back on #C25k. It did not go great. #running #w2d1

Why must all the #running lessons I learn be food-based?

My kingdom for exercise pants that will stay up when I run.

A distant butte on a grey day.

My life imploded and it wouldn’t stop raining, so I stopped #running. Now I’m back where I started, with a 5k only a month away. This won’t go well. #c25k #blugh

My dog Mazzy, looking sad (because she has that kind of face). My stats: 1.6 mil, 233 cal, 16 min.

I repeated W3D2 since nothing got logged on my treadmill run last time. Plus, I didn’t want to run at all today. But I did. Kind of. #running #c25k #w3d2

I wish the app offered a map that didn’t show street names and local shops. Seems kind of problematic