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…
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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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Posted in Training
Walnut Creek Half Marathon – T minus 4 weeks
Less than 4 weeks to go until the Walnut Creek Half Marathon. GULP. My initial optimism after 2 weeks of training has taken a reality check. Since my last post, where I was riding high on a couple of strong…
Some Progress
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…
Tagged with: beginner advice, Del Valle, half marathon, hiking, long run, random, track, Walnut Creek Half Marathon
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Still running…barely
It’s strange. I have a lot I want to write about, yet no desire to actually put my thoughts into words. Part of the hurdle for me is that I usually have a pretty good idea of the structure of…
Tagged with: 10K, Diablo Foothills, Inside Trail Racing, motivation, Rancho San Antonio, Random Ramblings, Redwood Regional, trail racing, Walnut Creek Half Marathon
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Posted in random
Running Tangents 