It wasn’t until the lonely slow miles 19-24 that I realized it hadn’t even been a whole year since I first started this crazy ultramarathon running journey. Prior to Labor Day 2011, I had run a number of half marathons and some shorter trail races, but I basically stilled “hated” running. This all changed that [...]
I have a tendency to forget how awesome a year I’ve had by the time December comes around. I’ve always been one to shoot for the stars with my goals, which often means I fall a little short. I also live with Luke, who, as you may have been reading, has been doing a lot [...]
Compared to last year, I was set up for success this year at the TNF Endurance Challenge half marathon. Last year, I was just recovering from some pretty bad IT band issues, but this year I’ve been blissfully (*knock on wood*) injury free. Last year, my longest training runs were 9-10 miles, and there were [...]
The first weekend of December was another no-climbing weekend (it rained, anyways). Usually, no-climbing weekends are “rest” weekends. This was not particularly the case, because we are not quite ridiculous enough yet to find running considerable distances on hilly, muddy trails relaxing. It was, however, incredibly awesome. Luke and Julie ran 50k (~31 miles), I [...]
Alright folks, if you really come here to read only about climbing, you’ll have to wait a little longer (we’re definitely going on a New Year’s trip, so you have that to look forward to). December is a busy, cold, and rainy month, which in many ways makes it better suited to other outdoor activities, [...]
Last weekend, Luke and I ran the Malibu Creek 22k. This was my 2nd trail race ever, my 1st race of this length (half marathon plus a little extra), and my substitute birthday challenge, since my fitness was nowhere near what it needed to be to climb 21 routes in a day at Indian Creek. [...]
Am I a runner? Could I ever be a runner? What makes you a runner? I took part in high school cross country and stayed fit playing ultimate frisbee in college but never thought to run just for the sake of running. Running fast or running far takes a lot of effort and putting in [...]
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