After my summer cold went away, I was ready for training to pick up steam. A couple of weekends ago I was able to complete 12.04 miles with another 12.82 miles the following day. That was a first for me. I didn’t think I was going to hit 12 miles both days. Turns out, that week I…
Author: arunningmess
i’ve got work to do to be ready for 50 miles
Running season is in full swing. We just finished the third week of the new Leggers season and it’s gone by quickly. I’m honestly getting an immense sense of joy seeing all the new runners! Just hearing about, and seeing people who have never run before, or who have never joined a running and walking club before, is truly…
valley crest trail half marathon 2014
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.
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…