When we were living in Los Angeles I couldn’t snap out of my “I <3 NY” phase. Blah blah blah, I love New York, California just isn’t as great because (insert random observation here). I was all holier-than-thou about how great the east coast is. (Which it is, of course.) But I didn’t appreciate how great California was until I left. The curse of being me, wahhh. I’m a very nostalgic person, much to my detriment. Here we are back in New Jersey which is completely different from Southern California and although I lived here for years prior to moving, I’m having… View Post

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I finally tried my first Orangetheory Fitness class! It has been on my list of workouts to try for at least a year, so when my friend Rachael invited me to a birthday class in West Hollywood, I immediately signed up. It was a trek to get there (over an hour driving one way because of traffic!) but I’m so happy I went – it was totally worth it. I left with a endorphin high, feeling like a completely different, happier person than before the class. When I got home I found myself researching pricing and locations – I want to take another… View Post

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I’m having one of those months. All of a sudden, everything started breaking at work and in my personal life. LITERALLY, breaking. A window, our heater, the glass on my cell phone (ugh), both my work and personal computers. Plus, the yoga studio I work at was sold so there’s a lot of change there as well. None of this is a big deal AT ALL, I know, but when it all happened at once I was struggling to not be constantly frustrated. For whatever reason, bouncing back was a struggle for me this month. Instead of dwelling on it, I’m focusing on the happy… View Post

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Today I decided I felt like writing, because I’m not one of those bloggers who plans, and came here to find a huge empty white box staring at me. So, I’m going to take the easy route and go with a “If We Were Having Coffee” post. If we were sipping coffee together, lounging in big cozy armchairs that feel like fluffy clouds, I’d fill you in on the following: Let’s start with running. Which is why you come here to Kara Runs-ville, I think. -Cue Pomp and Circumstance, I’ve graduated. …from Physical Therapy. For the second time. (Do I… View Post

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I added boxing to my “must do this week” list approximately 6 months ago, when I watched Holly Holm fight and thought, I want to be that badass! (No, I don’t actually expect to be as awesome as her.) I do enjoy trying new and challenging activities…but in this case, my motivation is that I want to be tough, which probably stems from the fact that I was never tall enough for the rides at Six Flags, always mistaken for at least 4 grades younger than I actually was in school, and just last weekend when I was in a seat at… View Post

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Brendan and I recently found the Mishe Mokwa trail in the Santa Monica Mountains, which leads to Sandstone Peak. SoCal Hiker has a way better description than I’ll ever write, so check that out if you want the specifics! But…stay here if you want…random comments from me? So, to get there we drove for a long time up a mountain. I know, SURPRISE, SURPISE. But we drove so far that I was like, what’s even left to hike? We passed a lot of cyclists that made me feel lazy. Do you know how hard it would be to bike up those hills?! I could barely… View Post

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Having the Olympic Marathon Trials in Los Angeles this year was such a treat! Brendan and I went downtown, cowbells in hand, to cheer this morning. We found a parking spot incredibly easily and stood about 2 miles into the loop. Best thing about a looped course – we stood in one spot and saw the lead runners pass through multiple times. (#lazyrunner) There was a ton of energy and a great crowd where we were standing. Definitely felt toasty though – those temps would have been tough for any runner! It felt like every time the lead men came through, we didn’t have to wait too… View Post

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I feel like it’s about time I start talking about running again. I know what you’re thinking…ON A RUNNING BLOG?! What a novel idea! It’s been TOO LONG since I’ve been able to recap races and runs and general running things because, well, I haven’t really been running more than once a week (twice if I’m lucky). BUT…my doctor’s appointment is finally, FINALLY this week and I’m looking forward to hopefully getting this weird pain figured out and moving forward. I’m crossing my fingers that with a little physical therapy I’ll be healed. (I swear I get this same injury once… View Post

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