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
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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…
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…
Bye September. Hello October.
I actually began writing this post half way through the month of September and was going to say how I couldn’t believe we were already half way through the month and lookie here, the month is already over! So I guess I should say instead, I can’t believe September is already over. Someone told me…
Letting Go
It’s currently Saturday afternoon when I’m writing this and in this moment, my body is feeling tired and my throat feels funky. It’s not a full-on sore throat, but it feels like there is a slight pressure. I’ve had this feeling before earlier in the summer, and was able to finagle my way out of…
Off The Grid: June For The Rebound
Recently I took some time to catch up on something I’ve neglected updating these past several months: my running and training journal. I’m usually pretty good about marking my runs with any notes on how I feel, or any aches and pains creeping up as they happen, but it’s the annual mileage I usually forget…
Leona Divide 50K 2017: Race Recap
The butterflies showed up early on race morning and I wasn’t expecting them. It’s always normal for me to feel a little nervous before a race, but my stomach was in total knots. So I did what I always do: I took deep breaths and told myself, “One foot in front of the other. That’s…
Back With the Group Again
Since August, with the exception of running with a few friends here and there, I’ve run mostly solo. This has been quite a departure from my normal routine of running with a group every Saturday morning which has been a staple in my life since 2004. But last year was not a normal running, or…