Maybe.
Just maybe I’m back.
And I can thank my fabulous former roommate for running a marathon last month — 20 minutes faster than she anticipated even!
What am I talking about?
For those of you who’ve forgotten, I used to love running — in fact, that was the ENTIRE [...]
Since it’s been a MONTH since I ran the half marathon I’d been training for since February, I thought I should probably post the results.
First off — I need to re-calibrate Nike+ SUPER hardcore bad. It was almost a mile off when I finished (so I run faster than the device tells me that [...]
I can’t believe I’m already into week 3 of my half marathon training. So far, so good. I haven’t missed a run yet and I’ve been keeping up with my cross training on my off days (except last Saturday — but I danced my ass off at prom).
Today’s a cross-training day, so [...]
I went to the Bell Center today to run on a treadmill. I set out to run 45 minutes or 5 miles — whichever came first.
Welll … I ended up running for an hour. Which was somewhere between 7 and 8 miles (I need to recalibrate my nike+ hardcore).
Anyway, here’s my run:
I’m doing it. I’m running that damn half marathon this year. I’m going to leave my old record in the dust: 2:08:01
Today I created my training program on nikeplus.com. For starters, I decided to do the beginner level, which pained me greatly. I’m not a frickin’ beginner runner by any means; however, it’s been [...]
wow this is a pretty productive morning (for blogging anyway — not so much for getting ready for work!).
I got more wings from my friend Kim the other day and these are GLORIOUS! I’ve asked her to develop a painting for me in the style of the sketch page she sent [...]

Hi there. I'm Calee. Not Caylee. Also known as chimes or the chimes. I'm 27, a designer, a runner, a self-proclaimed fitness queen, a craftster, a foodie, a music snob — some might call me a hipster. Here's the unabridged version.
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