About Lara

When I was in 8^th grade my P.E. teacher told us that if we couldn’t be the fastest one at the track meet, there wasn’t much point in running.  Being 13 and impressionable, I believed her.  I stopped running after that track season.  It took a good twenty years, but I got her voice out of my head and started running again because I remembered how much I used to enjoy it.  Eventually the flab of my butt firmed up and the experience of moving faster than a walk became downright enjoyable.

About a year after I started running, I had another urge; I wanted to write about my weekly trail runs with my friends.  Mostly, I wanted to remember to notice the little things in life.  I was scared that if I didn’t write it down, the beautiful moments that I looked forward to each week would get muddied and woven in with other memories, and then I wouldn’t have the specific memories of a fall trail, the come-back run after an illness, the sense of accomplishment of running a new PR.

So I run and write.

The rest: I have a Master’s degree from the University of Denver in Environmental Policy and Management, and work as a sustainability consultant.  I run in the mornings before my husband leaves for work and the kids are getting ready for school.  Thus, I see a lot of sunrises.

I am available for writing guest posts or articles.  As well, I love doing product reviews and posting results on this blog.  Contact me: LaraATsaturdaymorningzenDOTcom or via twitter @LaraRobinson.