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Freaky Friday Four-Miler

April 3, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

You know, I don't ordinarily walk in the door from a four mile run and think, "Damn, I should blog about that!" Because, you know. Four milers aren't usually all that exciting. But today was definitely an exception to that rule.Let ... [ Read More ]

Running of the Elk Half Marathon 2015 – A Racing/Pacing Report

March 30, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

You guys, I survived my first gig as a pace group leader!! That might not have been in much doubt for you, but I gotta tell ya, I was nervous. And apparently, I was nervous about all the wrong things, which is pretty much the story of my ... [ Read More ]

Trillion Things Tuesday

March 24, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

It is Tuesday, right? I'm having one of those months where it's really hard to tell.Seriously.You. Guys. When Little Boy was really little, he was pretty much the happiest kid on Earth. You would honestly not know that now, ... [ Read More ]

Lake Natoma 50K – The Race Report that Includes a Few Crackpot Medical Theories as a Bonus

March 11, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

After Saturday's fabulous 7K, I came home and went into power recovery mode. I got a good breakfast and plunked my butt (actually, it was more about my calves, but whatever) on the foam roller. I drank water like it was my job. I ... [ Read More ]

The Lucky Run 7K 2015 – Race Report

March 10, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I was excited about The Lucky Run from the minute I read about it on the Tour de Fit website. It pretty much has everything I'm looking for in a race - fun theme, not too difficult course, and the ultimate prize: an automatic PR for a new ... [ Read More ]

My Wild Weekend of Racing

March 9, 2015 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

You know how some weekends are mellow and lazy and you lay around in your pajamas and read magazines? Yeah, this was so totally not that weekend! We were jam-packed, wall-to-wall racing the last three days and it was pretty awesome!The ... [ Read More ]