A while back, Angela posted that she signed up for the Race to the End of Summer 10K (henceforth called RTTEOS). Because relatively flat and PR-friendly 10Ks are so rare in the Bay Area, I considered it as a goal…
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Race Recap: 2016 California International Marathon
30-second version: Race day conditions were perfect and I felt good at the start. I took it out a bit more aggressively than in previous marathons, but I kept my effort easy. The first 10K flew by and I felt…
Race Recap: Berkeley Half Marathon
While planning my long runs for CIM, I considered signing up for the Berkeley Half Marathon. On the list of Pros: 2 weeks before CIM, when I had a fast finish long run on the schedule anyway local race easy…
Tagged with: Berkeley Half, CIM, friends, half marathon, hills, race photos, race recap
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CIM Training Week 9 of 12: Peak Weeks, Here I Come!
My training plan from Greg McMillan’s You (Only Faster) is pretty traditional for the most part, but there are a few quirky things. For example, McMillan thinks the word “taper” is bad, because it denotes relaxation. Instead he prefers to…
CIM Training Week 2 (of 12)
Monday: Rest. Tuesday: Leg speed (aka strides) – 10 x 25 sec on/1 min off. Nice little workout to get the legs to turnover more efficiently. 5.9 miles @ 10:10/mile Wednesday: 60 minutes easy. I just couldn’t get my act…
Training for the Training
I know I said I’d write about non-running stuff – and I will! But first, a little training update. CIM is just under 13 weeks away, which means I’m only a week away from the start of official marathon training.…
Race Recap: Summer Breeze Half Marathon
Twitter version: Cool, overcast & windy (i.e., perfect conditions). Executed race strategy as planned, resulting in almost 2 minute PR (1:56:58)! WOOT! If you want the long version, keep reading… So, some of you might accuse me of sandbagging when…
Tagged with: friends, half marathon, PR, race photos, race recap, San Leandro Marina, Summer Breeze
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Summer Breeze Half Weeks 7 & 8
Hey! Look, an actual running post. Welcome to a recap of weeks 7 and 8 of Summer Breeze Half Marathon training. Out of a 10-week training cycle, I guess these are considered peak weeks, so it’s good that they were…
Race Recap: Danville 10K
Building off my PR at the Oakland 5K, I decided to try to PR at the 10K distance. Since Cathryn was going for the same goal and signed up for the Danville 10K, I decided to follow suit. Even though…
Pleasanton Ridge, Hamstring Issues, & a Practice Race
I’ve been trying to avoid turning this blog to a training log. Even though it’s useful for me, I know it can get boring for others. But I find that when I’m deep into a training cycle, and also busy…
Tagged with: 10K, friends, Lake Merritt, LMJS, photos, Pleasanton Ridge, training
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Running Tangents 