Todays blog is in memory of Jennie Bettles.
I didn't know Jennie very well met her a couple times. She had a passion for the outdoors, like myself. Last week she took a fall coming down off of Half dome. http://www.sierrastar.com

My heart goes out to her friends and family during this time. I have lost so many people in my life, and understand the pain of losing a loved one.
I am running Mt Diablo 50 miler Sunday, and I will run in Jennies memory.
Friends this reminds us life is to short. Live your life to the fullest like Jennie.
Jennie I will meet you again on the trail up in the sky until then run on beautiful soul.

WELLNESS IS OUR NATURAL STATE. DISEASE IS AN IMPOSTOR.
Memories are cleaver impostors, making it appear that an experience or relationship cannot be healed. If you believe that, how can you heal your body or protect your health? Replace impostors with higher truth.
Me and my two new friends Jo Lynn, and Boomer the dog. We met a year ago on Mission peak and have seen each other in passing over the year.
The universe has brought us together Jo Lynn, I believe we will become great friends. Thanks to you and Boomer for joining me today.

I'm so sore from crossfit. check out http://www.crossfitoneworld.com for the WOD today.

RESISTING CHANGE LEADS TO ILLNESS. ACCEPTING CHANGE BRINGS ABOUT PEACE.
Embrace the change in your life. Release what you no longer need, and welcome the seeds of new experience.
Me on Flag hill, waving a flag of lupines. I love running in Sunol.
Me near High Valley camp in Sunol.
Happy Earth day everyone. I hope you were able to get out and enjoy your favorite trails this weekend. Off to work ;)

My 3rd favorite place to run Las Trampas.
Just hang'n with a few of my favorite training partners "The Cows". They were being a bit lazy today but seems when I run by they like to try and chase me..LOL
My new tattoo...It's me in the 90's. Julio looked at a few pictures of me, and this is what he came up with. I had him change her hair from black, to blonde & red & pink.
Last nights run on Mission Peak. I love running at night.

BE MINFUL TODAY OF HOW YOU NOURISH YOUR BODY WITH HEALTHFUL FOOD. FEED YOUR SPIRIT WITH SELF-RESPECT AND SELF-LOVE, ALLOWING ONLY POSITIVE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS TO ENTER YOUR BEING.

IT'S ALL ABOUT ROCKY..............
I'm very happy to report he is doing AWESOME. He has to wear the lamp shade..I mean buster collar for two weeks ;)
I think he still looks just as handsome with the collar.
It was nice seeing you Jo Lynn (a poster to my blog) at petco. I hope that cute Pitbull pup gets back to her owners or hopefully your daughter will give her a good home.
Rockys new toy puppy. I think he was more interested in the treat I was holding up for him. :)
The look of a very happy Rocky home and on his bed. He has the best life.
WE OFTEN BLIND OURSEVES TO BEAUTY PRECISELY BECAUSE IT INSPIRES US TO GO BEYOND OURSELVES. TODAY, FIND ONLY BEAUTY, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR FIRST INSTINCT IS TO BE CRITICAL OF SOMEONE, SOMETHING, OR SOME OPPORTUNITY.

ROCKY ROCK STAR UPDATE......
Rocky's surgery went well. The Doctor was shocked at what he found embedded in the corner of Rocky's eye.
It was the cats claw. The nail tore off and was embedded. The doctor said he has never seen anything like this. Rocky is a very lucky boy he didn't loose his eye.
I visited him twice today and he looks great. I will pick him up and take him home tomorrow afternoon.
The doctor saved the claw to show me. I still can't believe what a good little trooper Rocky is. He had to be in pain but he didn't act like it.
TODAY, BE MINDFUL OF HOW OFTEN YOU JUDGE OTHERS. IN RECOGNIZING WHY YOU SEE OTHERS IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT, YOU DICOVER THE FEARS THAT YOU NEED TO HEAL IN YOURSELF.

My sad little Rocky..My niece is staying with us for a couple months. She has a cat named Pieces. That cat does not like my little Rocky. I saw it twice try to swipe at him. He came in from the garage last night with his left eye bleeding.
I took him to the vet today. He is having surgery. The cat tore his third eyelid and scratched the corner and inside of his eye. They need to remove the skin that is damaged and hanging inside his eye. The good news is he will not lose any of his vision.
He will get to come home tomorrow. The cat will stay in a create when in the house, or it can wander around outside. I told my niece the cat can wander around ,in the house at night when me and Rocky are sleeping.
Poor Rocky. Here he is with his left eye damaged. I was so sad to leave him at the vets today.

FORGIVE ONE PERSON TODAY. OPEN YOUR HEART TO THAT PERSON, AND RELEASE UNNECESSARY SUFFERING FROM THE PAST. FEEL THE PEACE THAT FOLLOWS FROM THIS SIMPLE ACT.

I forgive my niece and her cat. Rocky's eye could of been worse.

Day 4 and my final day of my fastpack on the Ohlone trail.
Beautiful morning veiw along the Ohlone trail.
Still having fun even though I was tired.
I didn't realize until after I took the picture, I was standing on a rock surrounded by poision oak..OOPS
Almost done and my back hurts..I wonder why ;)

Day 3 of my 4 day training for the PCT.
My favorite trail in Sunol Eagles veiw trail.
Hanging out at my campsite. Hawks Nest.
That bump to the right is where I came from 24 miles away.

Day 2 of my PCT fastpack training.
Heading out into the storm. It got ugly.
5 min. after this picture was taken it started pouring and didn't stop for hours.

Day 1 of my training for the PCT. 4 day fastpack on the Ohlone.
Having fun in Sunol
Taking time out on Rock scramble in Sunol.
Eagles springs campground just below Mission Peak.
My home for the night. What a veiw.

RECOVERY ISN'T A GOAL, BUT A PROCESS......
You never stop repairing and renewing yourself. You must absorb the light and shadow of each day you live. Don't keep your spirit stuck in yesterday as a new day begins. Prayer is process.

I take off tomorrow on a 4 day 124 mile fastpack of the Ohlone 50k course. It's my PCT training. I was just going to do three days but found out I have Monday off ,and will just go back to Mission Peak. I was going to have my friend pick me up in Del valle but now I don't have to.

Have a great weekend. I know I will. I will be getting in touch with nature :)

TO HEAL ILLNESS, BEGIN BY RESTORING BALANCE.
Today, find ways to create balance in your life. Cast all negativity in a positive light, and let go of any fears that block the flow of vital energy within your body, mind, and spirit.

Starting Friday at 7am I am starting a 3 day fastpack on the Ohlone 50k course. I am doing the 3 days of 31 miles to test my gear and see how long it takes. It's all training for the PCT. I will spend the 1st night just outside of Del Valle. I will head back to Mission Peak and spend the night at Eagle springs on the 3rd day I will head back to Del Valle where I will finish sometime around 5pm. I might see some of you if your training for the Ohlone 50k. If anyone is interested to spend a night with me out on the trail let me know.

TO HEAL THE BODY, YOU MUST HEAL THE MIND.
Today is for observation. Where does your mind wander naturally- into fear or fantasy, humor or stress? Follow your mind, and observe where it goes to feed itself. Do you like what you see?
Don't forget to do your WOD today. Here's what we did. http://www.crossfitoneworld.com
Today try to time yourself for 100 squats. Let me know how you do.
Have a beautiful day.

CHALLENGE YOURSELF!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today I did just that. I didn't have to work ,so I thought why not go to all the crossfit classes today(5). Freddy my trainer made up some WODs(Lara made up #3 WOD) that I would do later in the day. The first one I did together with the class. I also did that WOD as workout #4 wanted to see if I could improve my time from the morning which I did. The WODS are listed below. http://www.crossfitoneworld.com click to read what my trainer called me..LOL...name calling isn't nice ;)

#1 WOD
25m weighted bear crawl(15 lb) 5 rounds for time of
row 500m & run 400m
25 push ups time(28:10)
25 pull ups(jumping)
25 m weighted bear crawl # 3 WOD
25 pull ups 4 rounds for time
25 push ups 30 knees to elbows
25 m bear crawl time( 8:19) 30 toes to ceiling,

#2 WOD (5 rounds) for time

row 500m, run 400m time(28:10)

#3 WOD

4 rounds: 30knees to elbows, 30 toes to ceiling , 30 abmat situps , 30 side sit ups 30 each side , 30 wall to ball time( 17:44 )

#4 WOD same as #1 WOD time (7:49)

My shirt says Fetish! what's yours?....I say crossfit ;) #5 WOD

5 times each no time 15 wall balls 10 lb ball, 15 ball cleans. 1.2 mile run for time (11:50). I had a lot of fun with todays challenge. I think I will be sore tomorrow.

Think rolling waves, warm sun, wet grass, fresh earth, crowded elevator, busy streets, birds singing. Get into all the sensations of life today. You don't need a lengthy meditation to connect to nature-just draw it in.

Happy Easter!
Today I thought often of my Mom. Easter was her favorite holiday. The year she died Easter was on March 31st and that was the actual day of her death. My Mom was very religious, she was Catholic.
She always made me a Easter basket even as an adult. She was the best Mom ever.
Here is something I read at her funeral.

When I must leave you...
When I must leave you
For a little while-
Please do not grieve
And shed wild tears
And hug your sorrow to you
Through the years,
But start out bravely
With gallant smile;
And for my sake
And in my name
Live on and do
All things the same,
Feed not your loneliness
On empty days,
But fill each waking hour
In useful ways,
Reach out your hand
In comfort and in cheer
And in turn will comfort you

And hold you near;

And never, never

Be afraid to die,

For I am waiting in the sky!

I love you Momma Mia..........

Ultrarunner/crossfitters rock :)
We had a big class at Saturday morning detention. I brought a couple virgins. Julia & Fast Jerry. They enjoyed the challenge and will be back. We went out for a run after class.
I went back at 5pm for class 2 of the day. I brought Rocky he did awesome on his first crossfit workout. 2 x's 800 meter runs. Next time I'll time him,
Rose Mcgowan was so badass in Grind house. I think she is one of the most beautiful people on the planet . She has beauty & a body to die for. She's hot!!!

THE ART OF BEING KIND IS ALL THE WORLD NEEDS.
Thanks to Alikona for sending me a card with that quote on the front. It really made my day.

The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.
-John Milton-
Thanks to Mike Palmer for sending me that quote,
Rocky got just a little worked today on his 5 mile run.
It was Rocky running day. I came home after crossfit and was going to run 10 miles with my pack but when I saw him looking sad. I knew I needed to run with him today.
So we did 5 miles. We even saw a few of his girlfriends today out on our run.
I think it's nap time for my little buddy.

http://www.crossfitoneworld.com Today we did Caroline 5 reps check it out, it took me 20 min.

TRAINING FOT THE PCT
I can't beleive how time flies. I've been waiting to fastpack the PCT since 2005. It just never happend. This year will be the perfect year. Low snow in the Sierra's.
My partner in crime Julien will be making his debut in the U.S on May 5th.
We are both excited to meet each other. We have been emailing each other for almost a year.
So much planning :0 the hard part is the planning ,the easy part will be fastpacking the trail.

2 crossfit classes today & a 7 mile run. Met two other ultrarunners training for Ohlone 50k(Helmut & Lisa) remember what I said about the race. Go out and just have FUN!!!

HOW MUCH OF YOUR PRECIOUS DAY DO YOU INVEST IN THE PAST? EVERYTHING FROM YOUR PAST EXCEPT WISDOM AND LOVE HAS LONG SINCE SERVED ITS PURPOSE. WITNESS WHAT CALLS TO YOU FROM YESTERDAY AND WHY.

Rocky Chill'n. No I didn't do that to his ears. I looked over and they were flipped back, so I got the camera out and took this cute picture.
Rocky suggested I take it easy today, so I took him for a 3 mile run.
No crossfit, but I did some ab work and lunges at home. http://www.crossfitoneworld.com

Celebrate all that is good and blessed about your life, realize that gratitude is a powerful remedy.

Appreciating your blessings increases the vitality of your life force.

No Slack'n for me....
I will be on the PCT before I know it. I just found out from another hiker that there will be 5 of us going for the record. I was hoping it would be just me & Julien, but now it will be more of a race. I'm not that experianced when it comes to hiking. Sure I'm a trail runner and I have been out for 21 days but this is different and these guys have experience doing long trail. I'm not one to study and get all into it. I have a just go out and do it kinda attitude. I need to be in the best shape mentally & physically to stay ahead of these guys.
I beleive I'm starting before all of them. Looks like there will be no f**ing around for me in Julien.
Well I do like a challenge ;) Catch me if you can boys ;)
Me & Julia going up Mission Peak. She only went to the top with me. I tried to get her to carry my pack but she wouldn't :(
Me on the top, what a awesome day. 5 hours 15 mile with my pack.
This is the way a crossfit Ultrarunner trains ;)

check out http://www.crossfitoneworld.com for the work of the day.

Here is my workout #2
30 cal.row
30 box jumps
30 med.ball to feet to ball sit ups
30 burpees
30 wall balls.
for time

I finished in 10:39

I'm the luckiest girl in the world...........to have such great friends!
Friday at 5:30am I started my 75 mile training run with my friend Julia, who was going to run 100k out on the Ohlone with me. The 100k was going to be her b-day run. The main goal of my training run was to make sure she finished the 100k. This was her 5th attempt at running 100k out on the Ohlone trail. Time was not what we were going for it was having fun and finishing.
In this picture Julia has rabbit ears and I have a crown on. She wore the ears to celebrate easter which is coming up and she gave me the crown because I am the Queen of the Ohlone trail. That's what she said.

This is me and Julia after climbing out of the steepest climbs on the trail which I call Satans pit! We climbed out of HELL back to HEAVEN. WE MADE IT!!!!

Mile 32 I picked up some of my groupies....LOL! Backrow Joe L to Right, Myling, Alikona and Aaron. Seated Julia. Front Me & Jerry. Julia passed the rabbit ears onto Fast Jerry and I gave the crown to Alikona. We headed out for more fun through the night. We all took it easy and had fun. Myling and Joe only went out 10 miles and had to turn around they were only planning on running 20.

We all were having fun. The crux came for Julia when we reached Sunol. She had no choice but to keep moving. Mile 52 is where she always quits. Not this time! At this point I was getting a bladder infection. I got dehydrated during the day when I ran out of water. It was my fault. We made it back to Jerrys house and I thought if I did 75 miles it wouldn't be fun and I was in pain. The down hills always make it worse because of the pounding. I thought if I just did 6 more miles to make it 70 I could avoid the 5 miles of down hill. After all this was a training run and a memorial run celebrating my Moms life. She passed away at 70 years old. So to 70 miles turned out to be the magic number. My friend Julia mentioned ,before I headed out ,and was planning on doing 75. That my Mom wouldn't want me to hurt myself. She was right so 70 miles was perfect!

I want to thank my friends; Julia because you're crazy like me, Jerry because you're always there to help, and make sure I'm ok on the trails(and you're crazy too!) Myling & Joe for being such great friends, thanks for getting everyone to the start at mile 32 in Del Valle. Alikona such a sweetie and fun girl who I'm just getting to know. Aaron thanks for hanging with me and Julia all night good luck with your JMT project.

What fun we had. I must say I was sore during the run because all the crossfit lately but that's ok. I need to get this body strong for the PCT.