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 –…
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Base Building, Training Plan, and Fundraising for the Big Basin 50K!
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Race Recap: Oakland Half Marathon 2013
Yesterday, I finished the Oakland Half Marathon. I’ll save you the suspense and tell you right away that: no, I did not get my sub-2 goal. I was nowhere close. In fact, this was probably the most poorly executed race…
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Weekly training recap: 3/11/13
Less than 7 days to go before the Oakland Half Marathon! Pretty much as soon as I wrote my last blog post about confidence, my pre-race anxiety dropped significantly. Thanks to everyone for your words of encouragement! I’ve decided that…
Tagged with: core, mental training, positivity, rock climbing, Running for a Better Oakland, stretching, training
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Weekly training recap: 3/4/13
Mon: REST. Tues: The plan was for 5 easy miles. Not only did I come up short, but I felt tired and sluggish. I guess the back-to-back runs the weekend before (especially the trail run at Briones Reservoir on Sunday)…
Tagged with: 800m, bloggers, core, Gypsy Runner, intervals, rock climbing, Running for a Better Oakland, spectating, stretching, track, training
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Weekly training recap: 2/25/13 + my new favorite trail!
Mon: 30 min stretching/rolling. Tues: 5 easy miles around the lake. Stats: 5.2 miles @ 10:41/mile + 30 min stretching/rolling Wed: Had planned to go rock climbing, but my climbing partner canceled. I was feeling a twinge in my elbow,…
Tagged with: Briones Reservoir, favorites, outdoors, photos, Running for a Better Oakland, stretching, trail, training
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Weekly training recap: 2/18/13 & BONUS Mini Race Recap!
Mon: President’s Day! The Gypsy Runner and I went rock climbing. As if that wasn’t enough of an upper body workout, I decided to go to yoga too, which turned out to be pretty intense. Stats: 2 hours cross-training (rock…
Tagged with: couples relay, intervals, Lake Merritt, LMJS, mile repeats, photos, rock climbing, Running for a Better Oakland, yoga
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Weekly training recap: 2/11/13
Happy President’s Day weekend everyone! You know what’s better than a 3-day weekend? Not realizing it was a 3-day weekend until the Friday before. I’m excited to get an extra day to sleep in, relax, and take care of errands…
Tagged with: 800m, burrito, friends, intervals, Lake Chabot, photos, rock climbing, Running for a Better Oakland
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Weekly training recap: 2/4/13
Before I start, I want to wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year! I cooked a big meal for the Gypsy Runner and I, consisting of a few auspicious dishes: sticky rice cakes and steamed fish. I also made mushrooms…
Tagged with: food, Gypsy Runner, mile repeats, Oakland, photos, PT, pull-ups, rock climbing, Running for a Better Oakland, stretching, training, yoga
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Weekly training recap: 1/28/13
Mon: 60 min strengthening/stretching/rolling. Tues: Every once in a while, I have a truly terrible run. Tuesday was one of those days. I had to go to the gym to change my billing information, thanks to some jerks who stole…
Tagged with: fartlek, Joaquin Miller, Oakland, photos, PT, Running for a Better Oakland, stretching, trail, training
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Running Tangents 