For nearly 5 years now, I've lived at 7,000' above sea level in Flagstaff, AZ. Before I moved here, I always lived at sea level, and figuring out what the deal was with high altitude was quite the adjustment! I love living at altitude, but it's definitely its own beast. Here are a few facts as well as my own experiences on what altitude is really like. Photo location: Third Burroughs, Mt. ...
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Race Recap: Flagstaff Big Brothers Big Sisters Half Marathon
By the numbers Weeks of training: 20 Total distance: 409.7 miles Total elevation gain: 32,800 ft Average pace: 11:44 min/mile Longest run: 13.5 miles Race recap Well, it's done! My goal race for the season is behind me. I ran the Dave McKay Memorial / Big Brothers Big Sisters Half Marathon in my hometown of Flagstaff, AZ. This was my second half marathon after my first last fall. ...
Goals and Plans for the 2018 Running Season
A couple months ago, I wrote about being sidelined from running due to knee injury, so I wanted to write a quick update about getting back to running life post-injury. I started easing back into running regularly at the beginning of March and have been ramping up. Fortunately, my knees continue to behave well even as I've put them through increasingly rigorous load each week. I'm doing what I ...
What to Expect When You Go Mountain Biking for the First Time
I love spending time on trails and there's a metric crapton of options where I live, so giving mountain biking a shot seemed like an obvious choice. I've wanted to try for a long time, I just never managed to get around to it. Recently, while knee troubles sidelined me from high-impact activities, I decided it was high time I get some trail time on wheels. I'll be the first to tell ...
Race Recap: The Flagstaff [Half] Marathon
After months in the making, I did what I set out to do: ran a half marathon! I ran the half distance of the Flagstaff Marathon up in the high-elevation forests here in northern Arizona. Here's how it went. Training recap: by the numbers 20 weeks 60 training runs 256 miles 18,461 ft elevation gain Race strategy Pre-race I did my longest run (12.5 miles) 2 weeks before my race. I scaled ...
9 Things That Have Happened Since I Started Running
1 | I'm almost always dirty and vaguely smelly All of my runs are exclusively outdoors, and most of them are on trails. I'm constantly coming home with dirt-filled shoes, a dusting of dirt all up the back of my legs, and a thin film of sweat over my entire body. I've never been so dirty so often, but honestly, I'm not complaining. There's something about getting outside and getting kind of ...
