It’s hard to believe that I have already been officially training for the Pikes Peak Marathon for three weeks. That means that the marathon is less than 100 days away, which is a truly terrifying thought. That also means that the Mt. Evans Ascent is in three weeks, another terrifying thought. Luckily, I still feel … Continue reading »
Category Archives: running
adventures / colorado / races / running
We made our ass over the pass!
I was first introduced to the concept of relay races last year when my friend Laci asked me to run in the Wild West Relay. Little did I know how much that 200 mile relay was going to change my life! I did a lot of fun things last summer, like the Telluride Bluegrass Festival … Continue reading »
So epic
Last Thursday I left an out of office message saying that I was literally running to Crested Butte. I think my coworkers might be starting to think I am crazy. While my coworkers might be starting to think I’m crazy, I can assure you that I’m not the only one that finds running to Crested … Continue reading »
Race Report: Garden of the Gods 10 Miler
I have really been slacking on running races in 2012. I mean prior to yesterday, my most recent running race was the Chicago Marathon last October. I had originally been registered for the Colorado Marathon this past May, but due to the unforeseen Vitamin D fiasco of 2012 I dropped out of that race. Which … Continue reading »
Does this mean I get to take sick days to go hiking?
I have not felt like myself over the past month or so. In March, my marathon training decreased to an almost non-existent level, as did most of my cross training efforts. Yet even as I was exercising less, I felt exhausted and fatigued constantly. I became really worried when I set aside an entire Sunday … Continue reading »
Back to the basics
To be completely honest, marathon training has not been going well lately. I have really been struggling mentally. Running has not been fun anymore; it has been a chore. I knew that this weekend I needed to make up some serious ground on my training and most importantly have fun again. I needed to remember … Continue reading »
life / running / trail running
Worth it
I always find that the days that I think I am too busy to run are the days that I benefit the most from running. I will be the first to admit that it’s not always easy to find time for a run. This past fall when I was taking classes and basically working full-time … Continue reading »
CrossMarathon
As a high school and college cross country runner there was nothing I dreaded more than mile repeats. Yet somehow on Sunday I found myself doing three sets of five mile repeats. That’s right, each repeat was five miles. If that’s not sadistic, I don’t know what is. I had been planning on running 17 … Continue reading »
12 mile Tuesday
I think marathon number two is turning out to be far harder than marathon number one. The reason? I have no excuse to be a wimp. I mean I’ve already proven to myself that I am capable of running the distance. Marathon number two is basically just a total mental battle. Last week I missed … Continue reading »
26.2 take two
It’s official. I have started training for my second marathon. I can’t even complain about it this time. Not only am I doing this fully knowing what I am getting into but I wanted to run another marathon. So much so that I actually asked for the marathon entry fee for a graduation present. Who … Continue reading »
