Hammer Half Marathon – Race Recap
The Hammer Half Marathon in Ventura CA is a small race that raises funds for Habitat for Humanity. I had Sunday morning free and was happy to be able to participate. The course is a [...]
Coaching to a San Francisco Marathon Finish
I shared my own race recap yesterday for The San Francisco Marathon (The Mental Game – The San Francisco Marathon Race Recap). It wasn't my best race, but it wasn't without merit. Personally it was [...]
The Mental Game – The San Francisco Marathon Race Recap
Pre-dawn, pre-race pic with my husband. We were also celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary Two years ago our family decided to run the 2nd half of The San Francisco Marathon. Then, to receive [...]
Training with a Group
In 2014 I ran my first marathon. It was hard. I trained alone. Mostly because I didn't know any better. I did use an online training plan. It is one that adjusts itself to your [...]
Untethering – Kind of, Maybe
The data can be helpful...but it's not the only thing by far! I confess I'm a running data addict. I like to look at the numbers produced by my Garmin both during and after [...]
Want to Run?
People often tell me they'd like to start running, "but..." Not everyone has the same "but," however most reasons not to start are: "I have bad knees"; "I don't have time"; "I hate running"; or [...]
Overdoing It
Does this sound at all familiar? You're on vacation. In the beautiful mountains. You don't want to sit in your hotel room. You don't really want to drive around all day. Because you're now fit! [...]
Revel Big Cottonwood Canyon Half Marathon Recap
I signed up to this race last January, intending to use the marathon as my third try to qualify for Boston. I had just completed my first attempt at Carlsbad (January 2106) and while I [...]
Saturday – Gratitude 8/26
It's Saturday, so its long run day. We ran along the Ventura River today, a 10 mile up and back down. The workout was 2 miles easy, 3 miles at half marathon pace, 1 mile [...]
Thoughts while watching Boston – Gratitude 4/17
That's a lot of water! This morning, from the comfort of my living room, I watched my first Boston Marathon. My thoughts were on my hope qualify to run it next year (I'll be [...]