The Portland Marathon has been on my race radar for years. Timing never worked out perfectly though, but I made sure 2012 was the year I crossed Portland off my list. I’ve heard so many wonderful things about this race – well organized, best swag, beautiful city, friendly people – yeah, yeah, I just wanted to visit Portlandia! I…
Category: Race Recap
bulldog trail race 25k 2012
I honestly can’t believe it’s been a month since the Bulldog Trail Run 25K took place and I still can’t believe I did it!! The past few weeks have been the most seriously exhausting, fun filled weeks I’ve had all year so getting around to writing up my thoughts on my first trail run kept getting pushed back…
inaugural hollywood half marathon
It’s been two weeks since I ran the Inaugural Hollywood Half Marathon and it’s taken that long for me to get over it. Let’s just say it was a great race up until the point when my PR got taken away from me. Granted I didn’t really train for this thing, I was still on mark…
operation jack half marathon 2011
I believe it was somewhere around October when it dawned on me I hadn’t done a marathon this year. It wouldn’t be the first time I went a whole year not completing one. I ran my first marathon in 2000 and I didn’t do any in 2001 and then the ball got rolling in 2002…
santa monica-venice christmas run 5K & 10K
Since the turkey trot 10K I ran a couple of weeks ago, my running has taken little dip in mileage. Last weekend I was able to run 14 miles with my running club, LA Leggers, and those went well. This past Saturday, I ran the Santa Monica-Venice Christmas Run 5K and 10K, and yes, I…
rock ‘n’ roll l.a. half marathon
These days are just swimming past me so fast!! I just realized it’s been 2 weeks since the Rock ‘n’ Roll LA Half Marathon and I’ve yet to write up my take on this year’s race. Let me just start out by saying, when I first heard this year’s course was being moved, so that…