It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Or so the radio stations in every store I enter tell me. So why not finish 2016 with one more PR? Sunday brought just that, as I set a new PR at the San Diego Holiday Half Marathon. It wasn’t expected, which is the best kind of personal […]
Taper madness is real, and it’s terrifying
Typically, I don’t taper. I hate the mental craziness that comes along, the taper madness. I have read many blog posts from athletes tapering. Those stories normally curse the weeks directly preceding a big race. Taper madness, triggered by inactivity following weeks of intense training, includes wild food cravings, outbursts of misdirected frustration, and sometimes the […]
Plan your race calendar, the maniac approach
With half a platter of carne asada fries left, I knew another bite would be too much. My stomach was full, and I still had a taco left in front of me as well. My dad’s words popped into my head when I looked at all that tasty food with no place to put it. “Your eyes […]
The perfect run — where did that come from?
I haven’t driven many sports cars in my life. Currently I have a Nissan Xterra. Before that, a Pathfinder, Hyundai Accent, and ages ago, an ’89 Ford Bronco II complete with stick shift and broken ignition. But I can remember the feeling of being behind the wheel of a car with a lot of power (always […]
Answering the old question: ‘What are you running from?’
“What are you running from?” The question is jarring. My body was moving forward; my mind zoned out. Nothing changed – my cadence was regular, and I was breathing in a locked pattern I’ve practiced on hundreds of runs (exhaling on alternating foot falls in a 2-3 pattern). But when my brain woke up from my […]
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