If I were to choose one word to describe my running week so far, it would be: Challenging. The funny thing is, this week isn’t even over with yet! When I started coming up with a plan of how my training was going to look like this week, I imagined me hitting all the right notes and making my…
Tag: training
a change of race
Sunday morning couldn’t have started better. Waking up early before my alarm was to go off, I had plenty of time to eat, get ready, and get out to the trails before meeting up with the group training run for the Griffith Park Trail Half Marathon. Cloud cover made the morning unusually darker than usual…
running is a mental sport
Every Saturday morning when I gather to meet my pace group, I always try to have a different topic to talk about. We have returning and new runners, and being that I’m very new to being a head mentor for my group, it’s important for me to offer some helpful guidance. Some that is not just…
the day I ran out of gas on a mountain
All of last week leading up to the weekend, I was so excited about my Saturday morning trail run. Because I didn’t run this trail before with the UltraLadies, it just made the anticipation that much greater. A new trail I haven’t run yet! Oooh nice! Plus, considering how much my total running lagged last…
bulldog course preview
This morning I got my first little taste of the Bulldog Trail Run course. Much to my surprise when I arrived around 6:30am, it was raining! Rain in August?! Who would’ve thunkit? It was a light rain and cooled the morning down but I’m sure come race day, the weather conditions will be very different. I…
first long trail run
Whoa! I seriously can’t believe we’re in the middle of July already. I honestly don’t know where June went, but wherever it went, I sure hope it had a good time. I guess my goal of writing more didn’t quite happen. Whups. I’ll work on that.