Captain's Log, Stardate 10.05.2010 This was quite an unusual experience for me, and not all of it good. I wanted to experience an actual race before doing the Honolulu Marathon in December, so I signed up for the San Jose Half Marathon because I thought it would be closest to the experience of a Marathon event. (I wasn’t positive a 5K or 10K would be organized the same way as a marathon.) My problem is that in running this half marathon for “fun” (HA!) I was still doing my marathon training program, which required me to run 20 miles the same week as the half marathon. (Yes, you read that right, 20 miles.) I’m doing the e-coaching program with Jeff Galloway and he said for me to run the half marathon (which is 13 miles) and then run an additional 6 miles before or after the event (or both) to make up the 20 miles I had to run that day. He said that normally he doesn’t like people breaking up their “long runs” that way, but in this case he thought I’d be fine. So I had to ...

Captain's Log, Stardate 09.29.2010 So those of you unfortunate lucky enough to hear all about my low carb diet last month are probably clamoring for an update, yes? So after a month of going gluten free and low carb, I broke my gluten fast earlier in September and am now (relatively) normal carb. Technically, according to the program booklet that comes with the supplements I’m taking—which I’m still taking, by the way—I should have slowly increased my carbs earlier this month, but because I had been running about 20 miles per week last month and I was feeling really tired, my nurse/counselor suggested I increase my carbs earlier than the program booklet said to. I did some research and found out that most running articles suggest an extra intake of about 50-100g of carbs for every hour of running each day. I was running about 5-7 hours a week, so I calculated that translated into about 150-170g carbs per day. I’m trying to keep to that, although I admit it doesn’t always h...

Captain's Log, Stardate 09.27.2010 I'm over at the Girls, God, and the Good Life blog today with a Formula for Danger bonus post: Camy here! My latest release is Formula for Danger , a romantic suspense starring dermatologist researcher Rachel Grant and set in the beautiful vineyards of Sonoma, California. But did you know this was almost a very different story? Click here to read the rest of the post!

Camy here: I'm really mad because I wanted to read this book before posting about it and just haven't had time! I've met Ted and chatted with him a couple times, and he's a very fun guy. It's also refreshingly normal --LOL I guess I had expected a best-selling author to be different somehow, but he's very down to earth. We're supposed to answer the question, "What is sacrificial love?" My first (and obvious) answer is Jesus. "Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends." John 15:13 (TNIV) But yesterday we had college group Bible study at my house, and our pastor led the discussion after we watched a video clip of Chuck Colson (from a Q society video Bible study). I have to say, first off, that I love watching/listening to Chuck Colson speak. But was even cooler was his topic, which talked about "What is Christianity?" He went into four questions people ask of any religion and the fourth que...

Captain's Log, Stardate 09.12.2010 Rachel Grant, the heroine from Formula for Danger , is being interviewed at Craftie Ladies of Suspense today! Check it out! Craftie Ladies of Suspense blog Click here to read an excerpt of Formula for Danger !

Camy here: I can't even begin to say how I was looking forward to getting this book when I first saw the cover at ICRS in July! I absolutely love the fifties, maybe because my parents were teens in the fifties and loved the music, the motorcycles, and Elvis! :) This book is in the "When I Fall In Love" series published by Summerside Press, described as "retro romance" novels. Isn't that neat? I didn't get a chance to read this (yet) but I hope you enjoy this excerpt of chapter one as much as I did! This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing Love Me Tender Summerside Press (September 1, 2010) by Janice Hanna ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Award-winning author Janice Thompson also writes under the pseudonym Janice Hanna, She got her start in the industy writing screenplays and musical comedies for the stage. Janice has published over fifty books for the Christian market, crossing genre lines to write cozy mysteries, hist...

Captain's Log, Stardate 08.28.2010 So remember yesterday I said I’d increase my carbs a little and see how I felt? Well, I gave in to a craving and had too much quinoa (which isn’t that bad, if I’m going to overdo, it might as well be quinoa, which is pretty good for you). I overshot my new carb range by about 50 grams. Well then today, I have NO carb cravings. ZERO. Zilch. Nada. It’s like it magically disappeared. This makes me very happy for numerous reasons. One, I’m not contemplating stealing Captain Caffeine’s breakfast muffin. Two, maybe my carb cravings the past few days really were because my body needed more carbs because of my running. Three, in listening to my body rather than distrusting it (since it’s never been entirely trustworthy before) it doesn’t look like I harmed myself or my nutrient program. And today, I ate within my calorie and my carb range! Hooray! The things that make me happy these days ... Captain Caffeine is happier since I’m not moaning an...