Oakland Running Festival 2013 Giveaway

Oakland Running Festival 2013 Giveaway

by | Jan 13, 2013 | Reviews & Giveaways

UPDATED WITH WINNER ANNOUNCED. With spring just around the corner, it’s time to take a look at one of my favorite spring races: the Oakland Running Festival. If you are looking to roll straight out of the winter training season and into a great, home-town-feel...
Some New Running Shoes

Some New Running Shoes

by | Jan 8, 2013 | Reviews & Giveaways

With a new year comes some slight revisions to your training. I stick with what works… and that is A LOT of running. But this year, I want to work in some more cross training. I’m going to be working in some strength training and yoga. Since a new year is...
2013 Race Schedule (Part 1)

2013 Race Schedule (Part 1)

by | Jan 6, 2013 | Training

I race a lot. Maybe not as much as some runners, but my year is usually filled with some race distance every couple months. I use races as ways to check in with my progress and various distances are used to prepare me for further distances later in the year. I love...
50 Mile Training Plan

50 Mile Training Plan

by | Nov 28, 2012 | Everything Else, Training

My training for the 50 miler was sort of built with the assumption that I was going to stay 100% healthy and injury free. With that in mind, I built a very “ambitious” 16-week training calendar. Looking back, I was a very optimistic about how I would be...