Last weekend I ran in my first triathlon — the St. Anthony’s Triathlon in St. Petersburg, Fla. I was part of a relay team of girls who I hardly knew a month ago but who I grew closer with as we worked together to complete each leg of the race. Our team came in sixthContinue reading “Running in the St. Anthony’s Triathlon”
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On a ‘Running High’ after Finishing the Disney Princess Half Marathon
My wake-up call was much too early. Saturday night, I went to bed at 8:30 p.m. and set my alarm for 3:15 a.m. — the time I usually go to bed on Saturday nights. The Disney Princess Half Marathon was starting at 6 a.m. the next morning, and my friends and I had to beContinue reading “On a ‘Running High’ after Finishing the Disney Princess Half Marathon”
Running the Disney Princess Half Marathon This Weekend
I’ve bought my tiara and am ready to be a princess, if only for a day. This weekend I’m running the Disney Princess Half Marathon with two of my best friends — one from my hometown and one from college. I’ve been training for a few months for this race, getting up early in theContinue reading “Running the Disney Princess Half Marathon This Weekend”
Journalists, Community Help ProPublica with its ‘Super Bowl Blitz’ Investigation
In timing with Super Bowl XLIV, I wrote a story about ProPublica’s investigation into which Congress members were going to the game and whether they would be fundraising there. ProPublica reporter Marcus Stern is the lead reporter on the “Super Bowl Blitz” project, which is one of several projects he hopes to pursue this yearContinue reading “Journalists, Community Help ProPublica with its ‘Super Bowl Blitz’ Investigation”
Training for a Half-Marathon on List of Goals for 2010
I’m not one to make New Year’s resolutions. If I want to do something badly enough, I try to do it during the year. This year, though, I’m feeling more motivated to think about my goals for 2010, in part because I have a lot I want to accomplish in the months ahead. I’ve foundContinue reading “Training for a Half-Marathon on List of Goals for 2010”
Went to My First Pro Football Game, Watched Saints Beat Bucs 38-7
I went to my first professional football game today. (Yes, insert “What?!” reaction here.) Growing up, I never went to football games. My dad wasn’t much into sports other than Nascar, so going to games was never something we did together. In fact, it wasn’t until college that I went to my first pro baseballContinue reading “Went to My First Pro Football Game, Watched Saints Beat Bucs 38-7”
Recent Poynter Online Stories about Orange County Register, Kansas City Star Columnists
My last two stories for Poynter Online have been about two columnists who made headlines after making decisions that readers and journalists found fault with. The most recent story, published Thursday on Poynter Online, talks about the backstory behind a sports column that the Orange County Register‘s Mark Whicker wrote earlier this week. In theContinue reading “Recent Poynter Online Stories about Orange County Register, Kansas City Star Columnists”
Word on the Street 