First, I would like to thank all of my friends and family that have supported me during my training. I thank you for everything that you have helped me with from motivation to advice. I apologize ahead of time if this post seems a bit negative. I will try my best to tell is how [...]
After getting back into running, nine half-marathons and hundreds of miles of training later, I am ready to tackle my first full marathon. I began running in the military and ran off and on until about 18 months ago. It was then that I began training seriously for events. I remember socializing with other runners [...]
The Run for Ryan House is an event to benefit an Arizona organization that provides pediatric palliative care. The run takes place in a Scottsdale community by the name of DC Ranch. To prepare for the race, the week prior, some friends and I took a run of the course so that we would be [...]
So Trace from dailymile wrote a post on her seven race day must haves. I am still a relatively new runner only going on my second year of real running and while my must haves are a bit different, I do absolutely have some staples that I stick to for all of my races. As [...]
Sunday’s race went pretty well. The weather was perfect running weather as it was not too warm or too cold. There were some clouds and a bit of a marine layer at the start of the race that began burning off as the morning progressed. This is pretty typical of California coastal weather. I slept [...]
