Hi there! I’m still alive and training for the London Marathon. I’m not hitting my target weekly mileage, but the good news is that I’m still healthy and intact. Better to show up undertrained than injured, as they say. Rather…
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Germany Travel Tips
Hey all! I’m back from Germany. It was a great trip, a bit colder than I’m used to, but thankfully nothing as insane as what’s been going on in the Midwest and East Coast. I was in Germany for 10…
Reassessing
So, those of you who follow me on Strava probably already know that I’m not training for Kaiser as a goal race anymore. Even before I went to Taipei, I had a feeling that my fitness wasn’t at the level…
Lately
Wow, has it been 3+ weeks since I last posted? I’ve been busy, but not with running. Here’s a quick run through of what’s been going on: I paced the 2:30 group at the Tiburon Half Marathon. This was the…
Tagged with: life, pacing, random, Tiburon, TriValley Runners, work
Posted in Pace Group, random, Travel, Uncategorized
Posted in Pace Group, random, Travel, Uncategorized
Low Risk, Low Reward
So, I’m going to start by talking about travel, but end with running. Feel free to stop/start reading wherever your interests lie (lay?). Back in June, the Gypsy Runner and I went to Mexico. There was an amazing Travelzoo deal…
Maui: Hits & Misses
Note: I started writing this post a week ago, but never posted it because: (1) it’s a recap of my vacation and I wasn’t sure if anyone would want to hear about that on a running blog; (2) even though…
Race Recap: Postoak Lodge Challenge 25K
Warning: in addition to a regular race recap, this post also doubles as a (very long) trip recap. If you’re looking for information about the Post Oak Lodge Challenge 25K, please skip to the “The Race” section. Why did I…
Tagged with: Oklahoma, Postoak Challenge, race photos, race recap, Stillwater, Tulsa
Posted in Race Recap, Trail running, Travel
Posted in Race Recap, Trail running, Travel
Running in NYC
I realize that I’m way behind on blog posts, but I wanted to write about this before too much time had passed…. One of the coolest things since becoming a runner is exploring new places on foot, and being able…
See you next year
I’ve either acclimated to the humidity of Taipei, or the weather started cooperating, or both. Regardless, runs #3 and #4 in Taipei have been a lot better than the first 2. For comparison, my first run was 5.2 miles averaging…
Humidity Training
Greetings from Taipei! Maybe some of you remember the post I wrote about running in Taipei last year, maybe you don’t. Either way, I’m not going to rehash anything from that post, except for the photo below, since I have…
Running Tangents 