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…
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Pacing Recap: Dream Mile Half Marathon
After such a tumultuous week, it feels strange and vapid to be filling up my little corner of the internet with a story of a race I ran on Sunday. But I promised I would, so here it goes. The…
Tagged with: Dream Mile, food, half marathon, Hellyer, pacing, photos, San Jose, TriValley Runners
Posted in Pace Group
Posted in Pace Group
CIM Training Week 6 of 12 + Some New Things I Like
Six weeks down, six more weeks to go! WOOT! Monday: Rest. Tuesday: 13 x (1 min on/1 min off). Nothing like fartleks to wake up dead legs. ~5.5 miles (this is when my Garmin’s GPS was still busted, so I’m…
CIM Training Week 5 of 12: Highs & Lows
If CIM Training Week 4 was all rainbows and unicorns, then Week 5 was a whole load of the opposite. Here’s what went down: Monday: Rest. Tuesday: 90 minutes easy. OOF. This one was a slog, partially due to beat-up…
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…
The Kimchi Experiment
In all my years cooking and trying new recipes, there are a couple of things I’ve always been intimidated by. One of those things? Fermentation and canning. I know, they’re very different processes, but I put them in the same…
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…
5 weeks down, 5 weeks to go
Sorry I’ve been an absentee blogger. The truth is that I haven’t felt super inspired to write anything for a while, but I know that the longer I take a break from blogging, the harder it’ll be to get back…
Tagged with: C&O canal, half marathon, hamstring, Maryland, parkrun, photos, Summer Breeze, training, You (Only Faster)
Posted in Training
Posted in Training
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
Posted in Race Recap, Training
Posted in Race Recap, Training
Getting Up to Tempo
Sorry for the title, but I can’t resist a pun… Last week was my first week of training toward the Danville 10K. My plan is essentially the same structurally as what I did for the Bank of the West Oakland…
Tagged with: Danville 10K, fartlek, friends, photos, tempo, training
Posted in Trail running, Training
Posted in Trail running, Training
Running Tangents 