A New Distance Record
The oddsmakers keep revising the betting odds for whether or not I will run the marathon on November 10, a mere six weeks away. I had pretty much resigned myself to bowing out of the race due to...
View ArticleThe Wandering Run: Olinda Oil Museum and Trail
Do you run the same route over and over or do you like to explore new places? I don’t mind running the same route now and again but if I had a choice, I would be happiest to explore a new route nearly...
View ArticleBear Creek Path in La Quinta
When Mike and I spent the weekend in La Quinta for his sprint triathlon, I took the opportunity to get out on a new-to-me bike trail. Bullet and I rode out of La Quinta Resort right onto Eisenhower...
View ArticleRiverside County Regional Trail
Here it is January 1st and I’ve already gotten in my first 26.2 of the year . . . on the bike. Mike and I took advantage of holiday babysitting by Grandma and we got out on the section of the Santa...
View ArticleWhittier Greenway Trail Run
By “Whittier Greenway Trail Run” I mean a regular run on the Whittier Greenway Trail, not a dirt trail run. I put in my first 10-miler since running the marathon in November, and it felt great. Mostly...
View ArticlePeters Canyon Regional Park Trails
Guess who is a happy happy girl when she gets to run on new-to-her trails! Last week I had to go to the dentist to get shiny clean teeth. A while back my dentist had the nerve to move his office away...
View ArticleRio Hondo Bike Path
As much as I love running, cycling for cross-training provides me a ton of joy. There’s something about the speed on the bike and the power to cover long distances that thrills me. That said, road...
View ArticleTwenty Mile Run to the Ocean
Yesterday morning I finished off week four of Mountains 2 Beach Marathon training with my first 20 mile run (the plan calls for four 20 mile runs — am I insane to follow such a rigorous plan? Feel free...
View ArticleTwenty Miles on Coyote Creek Bike Trail
Here’s what I want to know: is it considered good luck or bad luck to have bird poop land on your arm during your 20-mile run? I tried really hard to convince myself I should take it as a sign of good...
View ArticleWinter Run in Mammoth
I did a lot of ski runs this past week while in Mammoth for spring break, but my most favorite “run” was a 10-mile loop of running from the ski resort up around Lake Mary and back down to town. I...
View ArticleTwenty Miles on Aliso Creek Trail to the Beach
For my fourth 20-mile training run in this cycle, I sought to mimic the downhill grade of the Mountains 2 Beach Marathon course. I wanted to test out my knees and see how they’d handle an elevation...
View ArticleFifth and Final 20 Mile Run
Why hello, Taper! I am so happy to see you! It’s been 13 weeks of intense training and I must confess I am ready to scale back the running for a few weeks until marathon race day. Yesterday I completed...
View ArticleSpring Blast Half Marathon Recap and Review
Yesterday morning as I pulled out of my driveway at 5:55 a.m. to head to the Spring Blast Half Marathon in Huntington Beach, I still had a major case of race jitters. Usually my race jitters flare up...
View ArticleMountains2Beach Marathon Report – Part 1
Note: Four days after the Mountains2Beach Marathon, my emotions about the race remain as raw as the blister on my left big toe. So I’ll stick to the facts and save any analysis for later. In spite of...
View ArticleMountains2Beach Marathon Report – Part 2
Don’t miss the thrilling recap of the first part of the Mountains2Beach Marathon here. And now the race continues…. Miles 18-21 (8:34, 9:02, 9:23, 9:39) I saw Mike and the girls again at mile 18 and I...
View ArticleCity Farm Turkey Trot 10K Race Recap
Somehow I got it in my head during this crazy month of NaNoWriMo (current word count: 33,550 words) that I could sign up for a race and run it “just for fun,” using it as a training run. I get bored...
View ArticleWish You (and I) Were Here
Southern California is gorgeous, don’t get me wrong. But after I’ve run the same routes, hills, tracks, trails and treadmills over and over again, I get a little bored. That’s part of the reason I...
View ArticleVacation Doesn’t Have to Mean a Break from Exercise
Each summer for the past three years, my family has gone to family camp for a week at Lair of the Golden Bear. Pinecrest Lake It is hands-down the best family vacation for the dollar (let’s put it this...
View ArticleNew Bike Personal Distance Record
For my fifth (?!) round of full marathon training I’ve kicked it up a notch and taken on the competitive marathon training plan from Smart Marathon Training. To be honest, it’s kicking my behind. It...
View ArticleCross-Training Fun on the ElliptiGO
I first saw the ElliptiGO elliptical bicycle when world champion runner Mary Decker Slaney was riding one before the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon in 2014. I was too tired and shy to go up...
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