Hey my fabulous friends, long time no see! I'm still alive! I hope you all have been well, too. As you may have noticed, I ended up taking a de facto blogging hiatus these last several months after telling myself "I'll try for next weekend" for...well, a lot of weekends. These last few months have been pretty action-packed, including a ton of running, a ...
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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. ...
Running, Season 2: Half Marathon Training Update
By the numbers Weeks of training: 13 Total distance: 281.6 miles Total elevation gain: 21,752 ft Average pace: 11:32 min/mile Longest run: 13.5 miles What a typical training week looks like My typical week includes 5-6 days of exercise and 1-2 days of rest. My runs include 1 long run, 2 workouts, and an easy recovery run or two. Plus, I go out for a mountain bike ride once a week on a ...
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 ...
Feetures Run Socks Review + Style Comparison
Although I hold my workout clothing and shoes to a high standard of performance and quality, there's one area I've completely neglected: socks. Despite the fact that I wear them every single day with every single active outfit, I've always settled for truly crappy socks. I've always gone and picked up a 6-pack of the cheapest thing I could find from TJMaxx and worn those wrinkly messes ...
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 ...
