by PavementRunner | Jun 24, 2014 | Marathon, Race Recap
Last weekend, I flew into Seattle for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. This would be my second time running the race (2010 finisher) and this run would be part of a training plan for my 52.4 mile charity run in July. My goal was to run a consistent 9-min pace,...
by PavementRunner | Jun 5, 2014 | Marathon
For the second year in a row, I made my way down to San Diego for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon. This year, I would be running as a part of Team Chocolate Milk and running with a general time goal, but not looking to PR. Saturday morning, I hosted a shakeout...
by PavementRunner | Mar 25, 2014 | Marathon, Race Recap
I wish that I was writing this post and sharing how amazingly strong my legs felt… how I attacked the second half of the race with confidence and ease… and how I finished on pace and with a huge smile of satisfaction and reassurance that I could bounce...
by PavementRunner | Mar 13, 2014 | Marathon, Race Recap
An amazing weekend doesn’t begin to describe it. When ASICS put together a team of runners for the 2014 LA Marathon Blogger Challenge, I was honored to be included. It was a great list of fellow bloggers that I am a fan of and follow. Add in a pre-race party,...
by PavementRunner | Jan 22, 2014 | Marathon
As many of you already know, my goal for last Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon was sub 3:30. That would have been (at least) an 8-minute PR from my 3:37 in Sacramento in early December. After an amazing Q&A session with @RunEMZ and tweet...
by PavementRunner | Dec 10, 2013 | Marathon
This past weekend was my final race for 2013… the California International Marathon, otherwise known as CIM. It is known as a “fast” course with a downhill profile, but is filled with little rolling hills on a downward profile. See photo below. It is run...