Time for the year-end post! These are sometimes cheesy, but I enjoy looking back at the last 12 months and doing a little summary before moving on to the new year. Also, since I’m a numbers nerd, I like to…
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2015: Year in Running
Tagged with: 2015, friends, photos, year end summary, Year in Review, year of running
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Walnut Creek Half – Race Week!
How is it race week already?! Time is zooming by! Last time I checked in, I was about to leave for an 11-day trip to Taiwan. I’m happy to report that I managed to hit my running goals: I ran…
Tagged with: friends, injury, photos, Redwood Regional, Taipei, training, Walnut Creek Half Marathon
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Race Recap: Big Basin 50K
Race day: Sunday, July 26th, 2015. All signs indicated that things would go smoothly. The week before the race was extremely calm, at work and at home. I ate healthily and slept well. On the morning of the race, the…
Tagged with: 50k, Big Basin, friends, Gypsy Runner, photos, race recap, ultramarathon
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Posted in Big Basin 50K, Race Recap, Trail running
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…
Big Basin 50K Week 8: Over the Hump!
This past Sunday marked the end of Week 8 (out of 16) of Big Basin 50K training – which means less than 8 weeks left until race day! It’s hard to believe I’ll be running my first ultramarathon in less…
Tagged with: 50k, Big Basin, friends, harassment, photos, Pleasanton Ridge, safety, trail, training
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Base Building, Training Plan, and Fundraising for the Big Basin 50K!
As I mentioned earlier this year, my big goal for 2015 is to run my first ultramarathon: the Big Basin 50K. Even though the race seems far, far away, I’m starting my official 16-week training plan in early April –…
Tagged with: 50k, Big Basin, fundraising, photos, Running for a Better Oakland, training, training plan
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See you next year
I’ve either acclimated to the humidity of Taipei, or the weather started cooperating, or both. Regardless, runs #3 and #4 in Taipei have been a lot better than the first 2. For comparison, my first run was 5.2 miles averaging…
Short Term Memory
After my 3rd MAF test last week, I was really hoping to start seeing some improvements during my weekday runs. I was also looking forward to maximizing my last week of funemployment. As a result, I ran 3 days in…
Looking ahead
If you scroll down this page a little bit, you’ll see a box that reads “On the docket”. It’s where I usually list my upcoming races. For the first time in years, it’s completely empty — I don’t have a…
Race Recap: Ragnar Napa Valley
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…
Running Tangents 