My virtual running challenge has taken me past Big Sur. It was a beautiful run along Highway 1 along Big Sur. In fact, I am ready to run the Big Sur Marathon or at least the Big Sur Half Marathon. Well, yes, I learned there is a Big Sur Half Marathon, but when I checked […]
Love Austin Run Austin (Austin Half Marathon Race Recap)
It’s true. If you love Austin you run Austin. Or at least it’s true for me. This is the city where I started endurance running, where I trained for my first half marathon in 2008 and trained for my first full marathon in 2009. In 2010 I finally ran the Austin Half Marathon (for the […]
“Suck it up and run!” 5 reasons to run in the rain!
This is what my friends said: “Suck it up and run!”It may not come as a surprise that I don’t really like running in the rain. And that is not due to a lack of running in the rain, but rather to an overload of running in the rain in the past. You see, I […]
I am doing it! I am going to run in the rain! (things you need when running in the rain)
It’s been raining for days now. I was lucky enough to catch the rain breaks during my evening runs this week. But now I am about to leave the house to go and run in the rain, which I haven’t done in over a year. I think I am ready. Things I need when running […]
Close to Big Sur – On my way to Mexico (virtually)
Challenge #2 is to virtually run to Mexico this year. It’s about 510 miles to Tijuana which will be my first virtual stop in Mexico and then we’ll see. Maybe I’ll continue on to a beach. You know me, even with a virtual challenge, I am taking the scenic route. LOL. So, of course you […]
3 things I did well in January
I am in no hurry.No one said I need to finish all my 5 challenges of 2014 in one month, right?I have been reading up on how to keep people happy and motivated and read that we should write down 3 things we did well each day. OK, I can’t commit to doing that every […]