by PavementRunner | Jul 31, 2018 | Marathon
The plan was simple—don’t all great stories begin that way? I knew what I wanted from this race and what to expect from The San Francisco Marathon. At 5am as the sun was thinking about rising, I let @carleemcdot know the game plan: “We’ll keep a 9-minute pace, nothing...
by PavementRunner | Mar 15, 2018 | Everything Else, Marathon
In partnership with Jaybird and as an Ambassador for the Mesa-Phoenix Marathon It was August of 2015—the last time I ran a marathon with headphones. Seems like yesterday that I was making playlists and deciding which songs were going to help push me through 26.2...
by PavementRunner | May 22, 2017 | Ultra
After two 13.1 mile loops, so much of me wanted to stop. I was tired. I was salty and sweaty. And having to head out for an additional 5 miles did not sound like fun. Mile 26.2 of a 50k sounded like a good stopping point—I’ve done it before. Almost the exact same...
by PavementRunner | Apr 6, 2017 | #WeRunSocial, Half Marathon, Marathon
I always joke that it’s possible to run a race every weekend in the Bay Area. The weather is favorable the majority of the year, and the options are plentiful with road and trail races mostly within an hour’s drive. In 2017, the Rock ‘n’ Roll...
by PavementRunner | Mar 1, 2017 | #WeRunSocial, Marathon
It’s really all about the people around you. I’ve run the Mesa-Phoenix Marathon (formerly the Phoenix Marathon) the last three years and every year is a completely new experience, yet entirely so much the same. Let me explain. The first year I did it was...
by PavementRunner | Dec 12, 2016 | Marathon
In partnership with USA TODAY Sports Active Alliance. I’m going to start this post off with some context: I kind of didn’t train for this marathon. In the last 4 months, my longest run was the RnR Vegas Half Marathon in November. Prior to that it was a lot...