A couple of weeks prior to the Valley Crest Half Marathon, I went out to run the course preview. That morning couldn’t have been more perfect! The weather was very cool. There was a nice gloomy overcast. I started just after 7AM. I felt good. And it was absolutely nothing like the actual race.
Author: arunningmess
runner’s world summer run streak 2014
‘Tis the season for another run streak! The Runner’s World Summer Run Streak is on!! Starting today, Memorial Day, run at least one mile every day until 4th of July. I participated in the holiday edition last year and it was fun! Definitely challenging at times, but I didn’t hesitate about participating again for the…
la marathon 2014
Let’s just get this out of the way quickly…marathon day was very hot! Muy caliente! When I started looking at the 10 day forecast, I knew it was going to be a tough one. Why couldn’t our local meteorologists be wrong this time around? Good thing when I got to Dodger Stadium there was an…
sean o’brien 50k – my first ultra distance
Some people ask, “What is an ultra?” Well, an ultra is considered anything past the marathon distance of 26.2 miles. I suppose walking a mile to the car after having run a marathon would be considered an ultra, but not officially. My very first ultra distance attempt was to be at the 2013 Ray Miller 50K….
runner’s world holiday running streak 2013 done
Wow! What an awesome experience!! I’m just going to do this and get it over with — I’M SO PROUD OF MYSELF!! I’ve got to hand it to myself, I’ve never imagined participating in a running streak, maybe because I never seriously thought about doing one at all. But I’ve got to say, this was…
team nutribullet: 10 miles
Day 24 of the Runner’s World Holiday Running Streak had me meeting Team NutriBullet for a 10 mile run. This was the first time pace groups were assembled and I started with a pretty good sized group. However, once we started ascending up the big hill for miles and miles, we lost people. Some people…
team nutribullet
Back in September I mentioned how I was undecided about running the 2014 LA Marathon. After this year’s difficult race, I was really aiming to redeem myself, but I couldn’t justify the price of it just yet. These days, races have become more expensive and I’ve become much more selective with what races get my hard earned money. Well,…
santa monica-venice christmas run 2013
The course, the ability to run both the 10k and 5k, and the awesome tech shirt they hand out are pretty much the reasons why I love running the Santa Monica-Venice Christmas Run! This was my third year in a row running it and I’m always so excited for this race. In 2011 I ran…