After the Oakland Half, I started thinking about what my next goal would be. DD and I have talked on and off for a while about doing the Brazen Dirty Dozen 6 hour race. This is a 6 (or 12)…
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Pacing Recap: Brazen Victory Half 2018
Hello! February went by in a blur, and here we are, almost 4 weeks since I last blogged. I’m doing well for the most part. Still adjusting to the “new” job — I went to a work meeting/conference in Dallas…
Pacing Recap: Summer Breeze Half Marathon
Last year, I ran the Summer Breeze Half Marathon as a PR attempt – which, I’m happy to say, was successful. The course is super close to where I live and I often run there. So, when my pacing group…
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Race Recap: Badger Cove Half Marathon (Wildcat Edition)
Sometimes, I’m eager to write a race recap, and other times, I drag my feet (or fingers, as it were). I haven’t been that motivated to write about Badger Cove for a number of reasons. For one thing, due to…
Race Recap: Brazen Dirty Dozen 10K
Jess and Kate, two of my best running friends, are moving away at the end of the month to Oklahoma and Southern California, respectively. {Insert sad crying emoji here.} In true crazy runner fashion, they decided to bid farewell to…
Race Recap: Wildcat Half Marathon
Why I wanted to run this race: I had a Brazen race credit after volunteering their Bay Breeze event in February, and I’ve always wanted to run the Brazen Wildcat race. Despite the fact that Wildcat Canyon Park is just…
Race Recap: Brazen Summit Rock Half Marathon
For whatever reason, I haven’t really felt like recapping this race. I think it’s because there’s not that much to say – it was a tough race but I had fun and did the best I could. End of story. …
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Race Recap: Brazen Summer Breeze 10K
Why I wanted to run this race / Goals: See Race Preview. Pre-race: I slept really poorly all week, culminating in a 6-hour tossing-and-turning session that I doubt qualified as actual sleep. In terms of nutrition, I actually behaved myself…
Marine Corps Marathon Week 5
OK, so I realized in retrospect that I was a bit melodramatic last week. One thing I’ve forgotten about marathon training is that it can be an emotional roller coaster — one minute things look dire, but then before you…
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Race Recap: Brazen Western Pacific 5K
Why I wanted to run this race / Goals: I originally signed up for the Western Pacific 10K because I really wanted to set a new 10K PR. The Western Pacific seemed like a good choice because the course is…
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