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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The New Year’s Day holiday, and my decision to run a New Year’s Day half marathon, messed with my sense of time and place this week. I suppose it’s for the best, I feel like I had two weekends! Read […]
As the year comes to a close, I like to look back at the best of the year. The best gear, apps, ideas, and whatever else brought a little joy into my life. Note: Some of these links are Amazon affiliate […]
I’ve now been doing this blogging thing for a few years. Every time I think I’m starting to get the hang of it, something else comes along and I realize I still have so much to learn. But I do feel […]
I’m most consistent with my running (and my fitness in general) when I just head out the door and run as part of my usual routine. That may be boring, but it does make me a consistent exerciser. After travelling […]
I haven’t run many races in the winter the past few years. I’m a coach and pacer for my running club’s marathon training program and we focus on March’s Oakland Marathon as the goal race. This means we have group […]
