When I got out to the San Francisquito trailhead, there were a few people already gearing up to go out onto the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). We were all there to get some miles in to prepare for next weekend’s (April 14th) Leona Divide trail race. It was a cold morning, 40-ish degrees Fahrenheit, and…
Author: arunningmess
Griffith Park 50K 2018
As I was running, I thought of a few phrases to describe this race: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly A Day in a Mud Bath The Dirty 30
Ready For The Next Race
If you’re reading this on Saturday, March 3rd then I am currently running the possibly-rainy Griffith Park 50K which happens to be exactly four weeks after my 33 mile hot romp at Sean O’Brien and from what I’ve heard and read, these two races have very similar elevation gain. Now that I think of it, if you happen…
Sean O’Brien 50K 2018
The Monday before the race, I was still registered for the Sean O’Brien 50 Mile. I knew it was in my best interest to dip my body down to the 50K distance but the ego kept talking to me! Oh just go for the 50 miles. You know you want to. You’re trained. Well, somewhat.
Fred Lebow Manhattan Half 2018
My travel plans to New York City had already been set when I ventured over to the NYRR website to see what races they had going on during the time I’d been there. When I initially checked, nothing was set, but based on the 2017 date, I thought that maybe, just maybe, the Fred Lebow…
Life Moves Pretty Fast
Well, well, well…what do we have here? Another month trying to duck past me and it thinks that I wouldn’t see it. Well, it worked because I didn’t. One day it was November 1st and the next thing I know it’s Thanksgiving, and now we’re one day away from the final month of the year!…
Is Javelina Jundred Jaunting Me?
This weekend is the Javelina Jundred (in case you’re not familiar with it, the “J” in Jundred is silent and pronounced like “H” in Hundred) and I’ve jad a teensy tiny bit of FOMO surrounding it. Of course, that feeling didn’t last long and I jave no regret over not being there and attempting the…
Hello Darkness, My New-ish Friend
A few weeks ago, when my friend Melody and I got together for a trail run, it was dark and we weren’t thoroughly prepared for it. Two weeks ago, we met up at a slightly earlier time and were better prepared for darkness. That is, after I dug my headlamp out of my drawer it still…