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What Happened and What’s Happening Next?

by PavementRunner | Oct 30, 2017 | Everything Else

Sooo, last time we talked I was training, but not really. Then I hurt myself doing something really difficult (putting a backpack in the car) and instead of running 52.4 miles for charity, I stood outside in the cold to cheer on the runners at the San Francisco...

52.4 Reasons I’m Glad I Showed Up to the SF Marathon

by PavementRunner | Aug 6, 2017 | Everything Else

What’s the saying? When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. That sounds right. Well, that’s kind of how I felt about the San Francisco Marathon weekend. In case you missed it, I was supposed to be running the SF Marathon Ultra, where you run the...

Missing A Race: the 5 Stages of Grief

by PavementRunner | Jul 19, 2017 | Everything Else

The thought process that goes into whether or not you should miss (or Do Not Start) a race is an intense one. You know the answer. You know what you should do. You know what you would tell a friend if they were in the same situation, but that doesn’t apply to...