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My next big running adventure is set for the first weekend in May. The course starts in Napa Valley, winds through Sonoma to Marin, through Sausalito, across the Golden Gate Bridge under a full moon, through San Francisco to Palo Alto and through Silicon Valley to the beach in Santa Cruz. Luckily, I [...]
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Last year I ran the Surf City 5K. It was my second running race ever. If you would have told me that in one year’s time I would be back in Surf City running the marathon, I would have told you you were crazy. Turns out I am the crazy one.
There were five of us [...]
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A few weeks ago, I invited a new girlfriend on our 20 mile training run. I knew Alma had run the last LA marathon and is currently training for the next LA marathon, but had no idea what kind of “runner” she was. I showed up with all my “necessities’ and she, a mom working [...]
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When I bought my very first pair of real running shoes one year ago, I never imagined I’d end up here–three weeks away from running my first marathon, nursing sore knees from a 20 mile training run, and not so much worried about if I can finish, but worried about my strategy for finishing in [...]
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Even the snowy, cold weather and high altitude didn’t keep me from my marathon training (no time to spare at this point).
I just imagined I was Rocky training to fight the Russian and the snow was just there to make me tougher.
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Last years Dana Point 10K Turkey Trot was my very first running race…ever. One year and nine races later, I improved my time by almost 13 minutes with a finish time of 50:26.I almost feel comfortable calling myself an athlete.
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It’s a unique mountain biking & trail running team adventure race with obstacles, ending with a crawl through an infamous mud pit with your buddy.
With my new partner this year, we bested last year’s time by twelve minutes, coming in 14th out of 54 in our age division.
But, the mud wrestling wasn’t nearly as impressive [...]
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My 16 week marathon training starts this weekend.Oy vey. What am I doing?Whatever it is, at least I’ve talked some friends and family into the same crazy thing.
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They said it was the “flattest, fastest, and ‘funnest’ 5K race in the world”, and they weren’t kidding.The trophy came my way because no female “real” runners between the ages of 30-34 happened to show up to the race. But I hold it up with pride knowing I ran my personal best:24:46 with a [...]
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This last weekend I ran the longest I have ever run beating out my camping run by a full 5K.It was the most enjoyable and well organized race I have ever entered. I was sad not to have my personal cheering section (Todd and the kids), but with a start time of 6am and [...]
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