How to Handle Taper Madness

How to Handle Taper Madness

You’ve been training for months. Race day is just around the corner and the only thing standing in your way from finish-line glory is a taper. For those of you unfamiliar with what a “taper” is, Meriam-Webster defines it as “a gradual...
ShowerPill Giveaway — Wipe It Down

ShowerPill Giveaway — Wipe It Down

This is a sponsored post. I received a ShowerPill 10-pack along with compensation for my time. All opinions are my own. Almost all of my workouts include me “doing something” afterwards. When I do my early morning workouts in the city, I typically stick...
Share Your Story

Share Your Story

This is a sponsored blog; while the views expressed here were genuinely mine, consideration was paid to me by The Northern California Honda Dealers Advertising Association to review this product. What is one of your favorite “special moments?” Do you...
Approaching Training Differently

Approaching Training Differently

Photo by @themcchronicles I’ve been posting a lot about approaching my training differently leading up to PHX, and this week was the perfect example. Typically, I would just knock out distances leading up to race day and give it my all on the course. This time...
Trying to Find Consistency

Trying to Find Consistency

It’s funny. I’ve been running for years and I’ve never really been “THAT” consistent with my splits during training. Race day is a different situation as you find yourself surrounded by similar paced runners, but when I’m running...
Look out week, here I come

Look out week, here I come

For some reason, I have the feeling that this is going to be an amazing week for my legs. No explanation. Nothing significant happened to motivate me THIS week as opposed to last week. I just have a good feeling and the schedule this week seems to be in my favor for...