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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]