As it turns out, signing up for a really expensive half marathon was enough to get me in my running shoes 4 times last week, for a total of 20.5 miles. There was some quality in those miles too: I…
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Tagged with: beginner advice, Del Valle, half marathon, hiking, long run, random, track, Walnut Creek Half Marathon
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The Gambler
I got home from Lake Tahoe last Sunday early enough to get a decent long run in. You might remember from my last post that I was determined to get back on the base building horse and knock out a…
Tagged with: base building, Big Basin, hiking, plank challenge, Redwood Regional, Tahoe, trail, training
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Posted in Training
Inadvertent Recovery Week
Good news and bad news. The good news is that I survived my first full week of work. Yay! The “bad” news is that I only ran ~8 miles this week, despite my best intentions. Here’s a breakdown of my…
Change and Adaptation
My entire existence as a “real” runner — i.e., someone who trains consistently from week to week — has been a relatively new phenomenon, dating back to the beginning of 2012. It coincided with 2 other big changes in my…
I’m Baaaack!
Hey y’all! I’m back from my vacation, which was Wonderful and very relaxing. It kicked off with a girls’ weekend in Guerneville, CA to celebrate the upcoming nuptials of AJ & CR. I hung out with a fantastic group of…
Tagged with: East Coast, Hal Higdon, hiking, hips, injuries, low back, Outer Banks, photos, recumbent bike, vacation, walking
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Posted in Training, Travel
Cross training and Hip Update
Hi there! First, I want to thank everyone who commented on my last post re: “Are marathons bad for your health?” So many insightful comments and valid points! So, what have I been up to? Well, as promised, I did…
Tagged with: cross training, elliptical, hiking, hip, hot yoga, injury, stationary bike, swimming
Posted in Injuries
Posted in Injuries
Camping at Julia Pfeiffer Burns (aka Best Campsite EVER)
This past weekend, a group of 8 of us went camping at Big Sur. Our friend CR had secured one of two of the most sought-after campsites on the West Coast at Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park. This campsite, perched…
Tagged with: Big Sur, camping, Ewoldsen Trail, hiking, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park, ocean, photos, redwoods, sunset
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Going with the flow (Kaiser Week 5)
Last week in running & exercise… Tues: Alternating tempo run + stairs. Workout: warm-up, 5 miles alternating between 9:10 and 9:30, 5 x Cleveland Cascade, cool-down. Actual splits: 9:09, 9:25, 9:10, 9:21, 9:08 As you can probably tell, I had…
Tagged with: alternating tempo, Big Sur, burnout, camping, Cleveland Cascade, hiking, Kaiser Half, Lake Chabot, Oakland Marathon, Salomon
Posted in Trail running, Training
Posted in Trail running, Training
Adventures in Yosemite
I feel like I’ve been living in a Northern California Tourism Bureau commercial for the past couple of months, with the low-tide hike in Point Reyes, backpacking in the Ventana Wilderness, and running through the streets of San Francisco. This…
Weekly training recap: SF2HM Week 9
*SF2HM = San Francisco 2nd Half Marathon Less than 2 weeks left to go until race day!! Look for a race goals post/thought ramble later this week. Mon: Mondays are usually my rest days, but when it’s Memorial Day and…
Tagged with: backpacking, camping, hiking, long run, photos, Point Reyes, running, SF2HM, stretching, training, Ventana Wilderness
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Running Tangents 