Training | Pavement Runner

17 years later, hello Air Max

by PavementRunner | Jun 27, 2014 | Everything Else, Reviews & Giveaways

They were sleek, silver, and fresh. I wanted to have them. They have since become known as the Air Max 97 (pictured below), but at the time, they were a pair of shoes that I WANTED so bad. I don’t know exactly what it was, perhaps the giant air bubble going from...

Oh Captain, My Captain

by PavementRunner | May 27, 2014 | Everything Else, Training

I’m excited to announce that I have been asked to be a Captain for Team Chocolate Milk for 2014 (and the backpack makes it official — how sweet is that?). I did my first event for them earlier this year in RnR Arizona (recap here) and happy to say that...

52.4 Mile Challenge

by PavementRunner | May 16, 2014 | Everything Else, Reviews & Giveaways

I’ve done the San Francisco Marathon multiple times and this year, I was looking to do it just a little bit differently than previous years. Enter the San Francisco Marathon 52.4 Mile Challenge, previously known as the Worth the Hurt challenge, open to only 100...

A mini break for a week

by PavementRunner | Apr 14, 2014 | Everything Else, Training

With a break in my race schedule, yes, that means 6 weeks until my next race (Bay to Breakers) and 8 weeks until my next full (RnRSD), I decided to take mini break last week. I, of course ran, but nothing that I felt I HAD to run… more of a just run as the...

LA Marathon Preview and ASICS giveaway

by PavementRunner | Mar 3, 2014 | Everything Else, Reviews & Giveaways

Being part of the ASICS LA Marathon Blogger Challenge has been all kinds of fun. There is so much going on behind the scenes that this weekend is building up to be pretty exciting. ASICS is putting together a post this week to introduce the entire Blogger Challenge...

Tracking Your Day

by PavementRunner | Feb 22, 2014 | Everything Else, Reviews & Giveaways

The following post is sponsored by Fitfluential LLC on behalf of Polar. I run a lot of miles. It is not uncommon for me to run 8 miles on any given day in the middle of the week, but how “active” am I outside of my running? That is something I was...