I completed half marathon #21 yesterday! It’s only half as crazy as it sounds. I know people who have run that many FULL marathons. So no biggie. Yesterday’s Coyote Hill Half Marathon was in fact my very first trail half marathon and it was 2-lap run: We were a team on 6 Team in Training […]
My top 5 tempo and interval runs
A confession: I love tempo and interval training. You may think this girl is a little loco… But really, I am not.It brings such a variety to my running and has actually made me run further (and faster on occasion. LOL).Because I like tempo and interval runs so much I am sharing with you my […]
Hills – friend or foe?
I don’t know how this happened. Someone please help!One of my self-assigned challenges this year is to try and run a half marathon PR. Now that in itself is not yet a reason to despair in January – another 11 months to go. No. No. I just looked at my race list and the Seattle […]
8 things I learned about wine this week
I do like wine. Nearly as much as running. But to be quite honest I don’t know much about wine. I know when I drink wine whether I like a particular wine or not. And I do like rosé, but that usually gets me a smirk from so-called wine connoisseurs. I was lucky enough to […]
Race Recap: Brazen New Year’s Day 10k at Lake Chabot
Better late than never. So they say. And so I say. It’s been exactly 14 days since the year started and I ran my first race of the year. It was all pretty hazy. No. No. No. You mis-understand. It was the smog and not the New Year’s Eve champagne!We have had “Spare the Air” […]
On my way to Mexico
I made it to Gilroy and just passed it. Gilroy smells. Of garlic. It is the Garlic Capital of the World or at least likes to think of itself this way.Now to be quite fair, I didn’t literally pass Gilroy, only virtually. On my run to Mexico. So, for all I know it may not […]
‘Cause I am only half crazy…
Is what she said. When is it too early to have your race schedule set for the first 6 months of the year? January 8th? My running buddy +Lauren Bogart (check out her adventures training for a triathlon and a marathon over at Sneakers and Swim Fins) has been trying to get me to sign up […]
My 5 challenges for 2014
I don’t actually “do” New Year’s resolutions. However, I do like setting goals for myself and though I do that throughout the year, starting with a blank page in January is fun. So how do I set myself up for success? Having achievable goal and a few “jump-starters” always works for me. And I do […]
Running makes you happy (research says so)
It’s January 3rd and all your New Year’s resolutions about healthy living and exercising more are alreday tumbling? Now, mine are still strong and here are a few titbits that get me going (plus my inner nagging voice, but we already know that…). According to a Taiwanese study, if you exercise only 15 minutes 6 […]