Hello!

I’m Sarah Mac. I’m a writer, mom, runner. This is my original running blog, Running Starfish, started in 2009 to chronicle my first (and supposed to be last) marathon, all the way through qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Trials Marathon.

How to Propose to a Runner

*photo notes bottom of post.
Last weekend (October 1) Owen asked me to marry him. But he sure had a hard time getting to that question. Because of my running. Friday night he asked if I would go for a walk. I informed him that I was running 7 miles so NO, I didn't have time or energy for walking. I came home to a nice dinner, but needed to stretch before eating. I went to bed early.

The next day he asked if I wanted to go to Portage Bay to get pancakes. I almost said later because I needed an easy 4 before the next day's 10K. But the thought of those carbs pushed the run out of my mind. The fruit bar! The pancakes! The whipped cream! The pancakes! Paaancakes...
After I loaded up on the vegan banana pancakes I was one happy little runner. Ready for a walk to the Ballard locks. And ready to answer an important question.

So the key to any runner's heart: pancakes. Pasta might be a good backup plan too.

(This is a silly picture Owen's friend took of us on the 4th of July this year)

The ring (having a mini photoshoot in Colorado)

* The top two photos are the day we got engaged. The bottom one is the locks on a much sunnier day :)

Running Group Lovefest

My First 10k