Why: I had 18 miles on the training schedule for race weekend, and tagging a late morning half marathon on the end of it made sense to me. Oakland has always been a logistically easy race. I usually like the…
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Race Recap: Oakland Half Marathon 2019
Tagged with: friends, half marathon, London Marathon, Oakland Running Festival, race photos, training
Posted in Race Recap, Training
Posted in Race Recap, Training
Race Recap: Alameda Half Marathon 2017
I’ve been putting off writing this recap because it wasn’t a goal race for me, so it’s not like I had any goals or expectations. Then why did I sign up? Because a friend (KH) texted me, saying, “I just…
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
Posted in Race Recap
Posted in Race Recap
CIM Training Week 7 of 12 + OktobeRun Pacing Recap
Wow, it felt really good to type out “Week 7 of 12” in the title. This past week, I had a crazy anxiety dream about CIM. (I know reading about other people’s dreams can be boring, but just bear with…
Tagged with: CIM, half marathon, OktobeRun, pacing, race photos, tempo intervals, training, TriValley Runners
Posted in Pace Group, Race Recap, Training
Posted in Pace Group, Race Recap, 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
Posted in Race Recap
Posted in Race Recap
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…
Race Recap: Postoak Lodge Challenge 25K
Warning: in addition to a regular race recap, this post also doubles as a (very long) trip recap. If you’re looking for information about the Post Oak Lodge Challenge 25K, please skip to the “The Race” section. Why did I…
Tagged with: Oklahoma, Postoak Challenge, race photos, race recap, Stillwater, Tulsa
Posted in Race Recap, Trail running, Travel
Posted in Race Recap, Trail running, Travel
Race Recap: Walnut Creek Half Marathon
My alarm went off at the rude hour of 5:00 a.m. It was dark and just above freezing outside – with temps in the upper 30’s/low 40’s. I begrudgingly got out of my warm bed to get ready for the…
Race Recap: 2015 Santa Rosa Marathon
Last week, I ran a secret marathon. If you know me, I’m terrible at keeping secrets, especially when they’re as big as, “I’m running a marathon!!” Despite my recently attained ultramarathoner-status, I still think 26.2 is a pretty big deal.…
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