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Surf City 10 – California’s Perfect 10 | Race Recap

October 17, 2017 No Comments
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I haven’t written a race report in a long time. And maybe you’ll think writing about a 10k is boring. But there is no boring. This is the race that made me love running again. The race that made me love running again A couple of months ago, my friend said, hey let’s run the […]

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What is a perfect race? Race recap: Wildcat Canyon Half Marathon

May 28, 2014 No Comments

I recently ran my slowest ever half marathon. To be honest it took me nearly 4 hours to complete it. And my ‘normal’ half marathon pace is under 2h30min. So, don’t stop reading yet. As I was running the race (and the 3 days after as I was recovering) I thought about this: What is […]

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My Half Marathon running has come of age: Coyote Hill Half Marathon

January 27, 2014 No Comments

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 […]

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Race Recap: Brazen New Year’s Day 10k at Lake Chabot

January 15, 2014 No Comments

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” […]

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Race planning or how not to plan a race

November 1, 2013 No Comments

So really how far ahead do you plan your races? My running buddy Lauren is a bad influence on me (I am sure my mom would not allow me to play with her if I was still 8 years old). Lauren calls me up on a Friday around lunch time and says, “Girl, go sign […]

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