Happy Monday! I’m linking up again with Tara at Running ‘n Reading for the Weekend Update – I hope you join in, too! CORSAGES As I mentioned last week, my boys were both invited to the Sadie Hawkins Winter Homecoming dance on Saturday night and I was overthinking the flowers. As I tend to do. […]
Miners Revenge/That Damn Run – Long Run Report?
Well, it coulda-woulda-shoulda been a race report, had I not totally screwed up and missed the sign-up deadline! But, in a fun little turn of events, my long run on Sunday gets to serve as an incredibly belated race report from last October – hooray! And a bonus spectator report, because UIH was smart enough […]
Snapshot Saturday
Eighteen Miles. 1350′ of climbing. Fourteen water crossings (though none of them were actually deep enough to get my shoes wet!) Photo credit goes to UltraIronHubs, which is why they’re all of my backside. LOL! Okay, technically, this was more of a mud crossing, but I still counted it. Gorgeous wooden bridge. I didn’t count […]
Post-Race Blues – it’s a Thing.
I always forget how hard the week after a big race is. The first few days are so nice, with everybody congratulating you and other runners asking about the race and actually wanting to hear the gory details. Plus, you’re still so sore that going for a run is slightly less appealing than normal, so […]
AR 50 Goals – or Lack Thereof
It’s here, it’s finally here!! The American River 50 Mile Endurance Run is tomorrow! I’m very excited and nervous and have been absolutely charming to everybody I’ve seen today. I feel very prepared for this race, which is something of an anomaly for me, but I’m enjoying the feeling. The hay is in the barn […]
Sunday Runday (in Photos)
I am not a fan of Daylight Saving Time. It’s not losing the hour of sleep so much, since I’m always losing sleep, but I hate losing an hour of running! I like to run early. Sometimes really early, but any kind of early will do. So not getting started until 8 am this morning […]
Recovery Week
Ordinarily, I’m no great fan of recovery week. In fact, I generally spend the week bitching and moaning about how much I hate recovery, how much it sucks to cut back on mileage, why it’s lame to run an easy pace all week, wah, wah, wah-itty wah. You know, missing the entire point of the […]
Cool Moon 14-Mile Half Marathon Race Report!
Well, let me just get this straight from the get-go: this was the hardest half marathon I’ve ever run, and that’s including the one where I sprained my ankle at Mile 4. Oh. My. What a challenge this race was! Remember how I was just saying that they changed the course “a little” this year […]
Update: My YouTube Channel and a 14-Mile Half Marathon!
In my real life – you know, those silly hours I spend doing something other than training. Whatever. – I work in my own business as a personal trainer. It’s pretty much the most awesome job in the world. Mostly I go to people’s houses and kick their asses for an hour. Seriously, can you […]
She Rocks the Trails 25K – Race Report!
If 2013 had gone according to plan, I would not have even run the She Rocks this year, after the terrible, awful, no good race I had last year. But, as it turned out, I’m super happy that I came back for the second annual, because it was probably my best and most favorite race […]
