What Not to Do
These are some of the things you should not do the day before a race: 1.) Eating lots and lots of fiber-rich foods: ^This things has fingerling potatoes, quinoa, beans, […]
Tag Archives: 10k
Trail Hog Race Recap
It was a beautiful day yesterday for a RACE. Up at 5:45am and headed out to Joseph D. Grant Park for the Trail Hog Run. I hadn’t really done any actual trail […]
Mental Toughness
Okay. For some reason, I went a little crazy with my workout today. My schedule called for a Tempo Run (3 mile warm up, 4 mile tempo, 3 mile cool down). FOUR MILE TEMPO, […]
Upcoming Events and Kinda Cooking
What a wonderful morning! I was up at 7:00am and already did a number of things (and it’s only 11:00-something now!). Looking at my calendar for September, I’ve actually got […]
The 3rd Place Curse Has Lifted Part 2
Alrighty. Before I get to Part Deux, I want to tell you about last Saturday night. The young adult were celebrating two birthdays, and we went to Hot Pot City […]
Early In the Morning
Good morning, everyone! I woke up early this morning to get in a great workout. I chose to do the P90X Shoulders and Arms video. My back wasn’t feeling as sore as […]
Western Pacific 10K Result!
It was a beautiful day for a race! The Western Pacific Marathon/Half Marathon/10K/5K was held this morning at the Quarry Lakes in Fremont, CA. I didn’t get any pictures […]
And I’m Off!
6:00 AM wake up (couldn’t sleep from midnight until 3:00 AM, but whatever). Got my bib pinned. Garmin and Sansa Fuze (<– for the cool kids who don’t want to […]
Fresh Start
Hello! If you haven’t already, take a look at yesterday’s post about a very special boy who was born over the weekend. Today is Monday, and I am actually happy […]
Sweaty, Side-Stitched 18+ Miles
This run was painful, hot, and so extremely tough. It almost felt as hard as the last couple miles of my full marathon last year… except slightly worse because I […]
