We work hard. Train hard. Day after day, week after week, putting demands on our bodies, expecting them to rise to the challenge. One of the most important components of training though, is sometimes rushed through or overlooked completely. I’m talking about recovery. Believe it or not recovery is just as important, if not MORE [Read More]
Runner’s Luck? Or Hard Work?
It’s St. Patty’s Day week and the Tuesdays on the Run Linkup is all about feeling lucky. Have you been lucky in your running life? Do you make your own luck? Feel lucky to be a runner? Or has your luck run out? Tell us all about it! I have to agree with good old [Read More]
Injured Reserve and My Running World Stands Still
I kind of wish it was Runfession Friday because I’ve got a doozy. I’ll cut to the chase. I went out for a quick run last week that put me on the injured reserve list. Behind my right knee/high calf, deep inside, was a little tight, as it sometimes is. I tell myself it’s a [Read More]
Gasparilla Race Weekend: Things to Do in Tampa
You heard all about the Gasparilla races here and here. Now it’s time to tell you about the rest of our shenanigans, activities and places we enjoyed in Tampa. What would a Tampa race weekend be without food? From carb-loading to post-race refuel and recovery, food is at the top of every runner’s list. Thanks to [Read More]
Gasparilla Distance Classic: Half Marathon
When we left off I’d just completed day one of the Michelob Amber Challenge at Tampa’s Gasparilla Distance Classic. I’ll fill you in later on all the post-race, non-running shenanigans. Let’s cut to the chase and talk about day two: The half marathon: While the 15k went off at 6:45am the day before, the half [Read More]
February By Number
Here’s how the week after the Gasparilla Distance Amber Challenge went. Not much running, but I’m quite alright with that: Monday: Rest (travel home from Tampa) Tuesday: Rest Wednesday: Yoga Thursday: Strength Friday: Run 8 miles Saturday: Rest Sunday: CrossFit Here’s the rundown on February: February Miles Run: 70. I certainly did not light the [Read More]
Carlsbad, Spring Cleaning and Catching Up Over Coffee
Well hello March! Can you believe we got here so fast? Personally I’m pretty happy to have two of our most brutal winter months behind us. It may be on the chilly side here today but I spotted a band of Sand Hill Cranes migrating back the other day. That’s a sure sign spring is [Read More]
Gasparilla Amber Challenge: 15k & 5k
Last Friday I jetted out of here and headed to Tampa, Florida to run the Gasparilla Distance Classic. I’ve been running distance (half marathon+) for over 10 years now and this race series has been on my bucket list since the beginning. When Mary Beth said she wanted to do the Amber Challenge (5k, 15k, [Read More]
Race Weekend Runfessions
I’m flying out to Tampa for Gasparilla Race weekend today but it’s Runfession Friday and of course the Runfessional is OPEN! I runfess things never change in the gym locker room, but we can change how we react, right? I might have (ok I DID) shoved, I mean nudged…a heaping pile of shizz (some pig…I [Read More]
The Dark Side of Running
Running can be wonderful: The fresh air, PRs, health benefits, friends, endorphins…I could go on. But this week our Tuesdays on the Run Linkup wants to know what your LEAST favorite things about running are. Because sometimes it’s not all unicorns and rainbows. Before I get into that, a little housekeeping is in order. The [Read More]
