How To Be An Injured Runner
I’m in the midst of training for an ultramarathon and should be just past my peak running week. Instead, my mileage two weeks ago was exactly zero. Why? I had an odd niggle in my right hamstring. Not enough to […]
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Salmon Falls 50k Training Recap: Weeks 14 & 15
It’s a two-fer this week. I decided to take my own advice (for once) in week 14 and rest since my leg was still feeling funny after the long run from hell a few weeks ago. I took more time […]
Why You Should Keep A Race Log
I often write about spending some time after a race considering your performance or asking yourself some questions (especially if it was a bad race). Personally, much of my recap energy goes into race recaps for this blog, which are […]
How Mike Mulligan (a Kids Book) Made Me a More Optimistic Runner
A few years ago, I was pacing the Sutter Buttes Half Marathon. During the race, I ran with a woman running her first half marathon – she had only recently started running after having kids. We got to talking about […]
Salmon Falls 50k Training Recap: Week 13
To describe my week in a word? Meh. Could have been better, could have been worse. I’m choosing to focus on the ‘could have been worse’ part of that phrase. Read Prior Recaps Salmon Falls 50k Training Recap Training Goals […]
8 Questions to Ask Yourself After a Bad, Terrible, Horrible, No-Good Race
If you run enough races, eventually you’ll have a bad one. Maybe it didn’t go according to plan, maybe it was terrible and everything felt off. Maybe it wasn’t too terrible, but you know you could have done better. The […]
Salmon Falls 50k Training Recap: Week 12
This week turned into a brief intermission from ultra training as I regrouped physically and mentally. Read Prior Recaps Salmon Falls 50k Training Recap Training Goals Strength work 2x/week Hit my pace when pacing group long runs 2 trail runs […]
The Benefits of Barre Workouts for Runners
Yoga gets all the stretchy-mobility-cross-training option love from most runners, but I have a love-hate relationship with yoga. I’ve found yoga to be super-teacher specific. Over the years, I’ve had amazing teachers that made me want to go to yoga […]
Salmon Falls 50k Training Recap: Week 11
This was a not-great week of runs, topped off by a terrible, awful, hated-every-step-of-it long run. I’m for sure in the midst of the training blahs… Read Prior Recaps Salmon Falls 50k Training Recap Training Goals Strength work 2x/week Hit […]
Brazen New Year’s Day Half Marathon Race Recap
When I started doing race recaps, I worried, “What if I don’t have that much to say about a race? What will I do then?” For several years, this wasn’t an issue. I always had something to write about. Either […]
