How does one recap a 33.5 hour relay? In the interest of my time and yours, I’m going to try to keep this as brief as possible. “Try” is the operative word — y’all know that brevity is not my…
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Tiny Glimmers of Hope
I can already tell that my MAF training experiment is going to be full of highs and lows. A little over a week ago, I was in a funk after my 2nd long run. Then, as if the running gods…
Everything in Moderation (Kaiser Week 2)
Well, it seems that I got a little too excited about training and bit off more than I could chew this week. (I blame Mick Jagger and his sweet dance moves.) Let’s just say intense running + Christmas overindulgence =…
Tagged with: Bear Creek Trail, bloggers, Briones Reservoir, Kaiser Half, mile repeats, Oursan Trail, speed-endurance, yoga
Posted in Trail running, Training
Posted in Trail running, Training
2013 Year of Running, Part 1
Just 5 more days left in 2013, so I thought I’d finally jump on the blogging bandwagon started by Miss Zippy and recap my year of running. Best race experience? This is a tough one, since this year was such…
Start Me Up! (Kaiser Week 1)
Last Monday, I bit the bullet and registered for the Kaiser Permanente Half Marathon. I wanted to run a half marathon in February and had been waffling between Kaiser and Brazen’s Bay Breeze. Both are fairly reasonable price-wise and have…
Tagged with: bloggers, Foster City 10-Miler, Jingle Bell Hell, Kaiser Half, training plan
Posted in Goals, Training
Posted in Goals, Training
Marine Corps Marathon Week 9
9 weeks complete, 9 more to go. Sing it with me now, “WOAH, we’re halfway there…” I’m not ashamed to say that “Livin’ On A Prayer” is one of my favorite songs ever. Now, on to what went down this…
Tagged with: bloggers, earbuds, fartlek, HIIT, Huddart Park, MCM, photos, runger, running buddies, training, weekly recap, Wunderlich Park, yoga
Posted in MCM, Trail running, Training
Posted in MCM, Trail running, Training
Marine Corps Marathon Week 6
Words cannot describe how happy and relieved I am to have survived this week. Thanks for all of your good wishes – both the job interview and 10K went well, though each was exhausting in its own way. I will…
Tagged with: 10K, bloggers, burgers, MCM, Redwood Regional, stress, training, weekly recap
Posted in MCM, Training
Posted in MCM, Training
Race Recap: Oakland Half Marathon 2013
Yesterday, I finished the Oakland Half Marathon. I’ll save you the suspense and tell you right away that: no, I did not get my sub-2 goal. I was nowhere close. In fact, this was probably the most poorly executed race…
Tagged with: bloggers, half marathon, Oakland, Oakland Half, race photos, race recap, Running for a Better Oakland
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Posted in Race Recap
Weekly training recap: 3/4/13
Mon: REST. Tues: The plan was for 5 easy miles. Not only did I come up short, but I felt tired and sluggish. I guess the back-to-back runs the weekend before (especially the trail run at Briones Reservoir on Sunday)…
Tagged with: 800m, bloggers, core, Gypsy Runner, intervals, rock climbing, Running for a Better Oakland, spectating, stretching, track, training
Posted in Training
Posted in Training
Race Recap: Healdsburg Half Marathon
On Sunday, I ran the Healdsburg Half Marathon, organized by Events with Sole. (Not to be confused with this Healdsburg Half Marathon, organized by Destination Races.) Why I wanted to run this race: 1. Training for CIM. 2. My first…
Tagged with: bloggers, half marathon, Healdsburg Half, race goals, race photos, race recap
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Posted in Race Recap
Running Tangents 