I’m With The Band

Rule 2.14 — Acknowledge Bands Across the Course With yesterdays San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon, it seemed appropriate to acknowledge The Runner’s Rule Book 2.14 “Acknowledge Bands Along the Course.” The rule states to simply acknowledge their...

A Lusty Lad Once Again

It is that time again. It’s time for Lori’s Lusty Lads to pile into 2 vans and run 199 miles.  This weekend, our team (Lori’s Lusty Lads) will be participating again in The Relay. (Not part of the Ragnar Relay series) It is a 199 mile relay ran by...
Pacing Recap

Pacing Recap

  Here are the first words I heard (from a runner) as I waited for Chris to come surging through mile 41: “I can’t stop throwing up.” If that doesn’t set the tone for what it takes to finish 50 miles, I’m not sure what does. Luckily, the...

Sure, Why Not?

Quote from blog post 2/9/10: “When we finished, I said that I was retiring from Ultra’s for awhile, most likely the rest of the year. I’ve done two in the last six months and would like to focus on getting faster in the Marathon distance and although...

Are You In?

This is the first year that I threw my name in the hat for the ING NYC Marathon. I had always contemplated doing it in previous years, but wanted to improve my marathon time before I entered one of the most well known races in the US… dare I say the world. I...

Green Tips

Seems appropriate for today… here are some friendly tips to be more “green.” Water BottleI run with a water bottle for any distance over 10 miles. It works out perfect especially in training runs where water fountains may be few and far in between....