On February 7 I began training for a half marathon. The idea came as I realized I was turning 30 and felt that I should do something worthy of a big birthday like that. Running a half marathon was the first thing that popped into my mind, and so I signed up for the American [...]
Training
Today I ran the Diablo Trails Challenge 5K put on by Brazen Racing. They did a really great job with everything related to the race. This was my first race and I had a lot of fun. It was a mountain trail run which was very different from my training (which has been on all [...]
So, I thought my half-marathon training deserved another update today because, well, let’s be honest. I have passed the 3 week threshold that we were all so worried about (yes, I know you were ALL worried). On the right is my training schedule and you can see that we are now into Week 4 and [...]
Today begins my 12-week training for the American River Parkway Half Marathon. It seemed like a good idea a few weeks ago to sign up for it. It’s on May 1, just about 2.5 weeks after my 30th birthday. The last time I ran a race it was a 5k and I’m pretty sure I [...]
