This weekend, I was supposed to run the American River Parkway Half Marathon with my friend Tanja. A couple of months ago, I had talked Tanja, a self-proclaimed NON-runner (but avid cyclist), into putting a half marathon on her bucket list and signing up for the walk option of this...
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It’s not too late to recap my running year 2019, or is it? This was my 5th full year as a dedicated runner and I felt pretty good about my running year. Overall, it was a slower year than before. I ran fewer miles and fewer races, but I stayed...
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I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics again this week and we’re talking about how we warm up before a run. I know, many think of a run as a ‘warm up’ for other sport activities. I definitely have done ‘warm up runs’ when I played...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2019 I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics again this week and we’re talking about how we budget for races. First I’d like to say, when I picked up running, I...
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It’s Tuesday again and time to link up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics about all things running and workout related. Today we’re talking about our running and race pet peeves. Oh how fun, because come on, we all have them. Running Pet Peeves + Cars turning right at...
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I am linking up again with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics and we’re talking about taper time before races. The first time I trained for a long-distance race, I thought I had to follow the training plan to the T, and that included taper time. Even though I wanted...
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It’s time for Tuesday Topics again and I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida to talk about our favorite running shoes! It’s probably the most important piece of “equipment” that runners have and I know people have a lot of opinions about their running shoes! My first pair of running...
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A little over a week ago, I ran the 1st SF half marathon again. This was my fourth year and I think it’s hard to deny that this has become one of my favorite races, because I obviously I keep going back. The event combines a great race with a...
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