Last week I challenged you to share with me the reasons why you do this crazy thing called running.
The response that I received was overwhelmingly awesome!
It was so cool to read everyone’s reasons, because they are all so different.
Looking for some motivation?
Read the stories below and I bet one of them will light a fire under your caboose.
I know it has for me!
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As many of you know, I just (praise the Lord!) recovered from a minor hamstring injury that forced me to pull out of Rock n’ Roll San Diego.
Boo!
But! I am back running and haven’t had any problems with my hamstring since.
WOO WHOO!
Or maybe it is in my head?
Who knows.
I am feeling a little off this week. Continue reading
As a runner, there are certain things that really piss me off!
I am sure most people don’t understand, but maybe you (being a fellow runner) will agree with me…
Pull your head out of your ass, man! I mean come on! It’s called peripheral vision, use it and check out your surroundings before you come to a complete freakin’ stop. I understand that you are tired, but really? Continue reading
On Saturday, May 7, 2016 I was the 2:30 pacer for the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon.
This was my first assignment for Beast Pacing and what a day it was.
But, I am skipping ahead a little.
Happy day to you!
According to the race countdown thingy over there…
I have 3 days until the big day.
And by big day, I mean the OC Half Marathon.
You know, the race where I plan to blow my current (post-injury) PR out of the water?
I know I have NOT talked about this race before, so I can see where you could be lost.
(I’m using my sarcastic voice- in case you can’t hear it)
I have talked about this race like 2 billion times (here, here, and here).
Are you like this dog? Are you stuck?
Do you want to sign up for a race, but are afraid of the commitment?
As you have probably noticed, by checking out my racing calendar I ran 9 half marathons last year, and plan to run 11 more half marathons and atleast 3 (maybe) marathons this year.
So, I would like to think that I have a LITTLE experience in picking a race.
Because I have made the mistakes, paid the price, and lived to tell you about it. Continue reading
(INSERT CHEESY SMILE HERE)
Last week was absolutely crazy.
I have so much to tell you about.
Let’s do it!
(Sister, Mom and I)
It was a fantastic day and she was actually very surprised, which was awesome! Continue reading
I have been running Marathons and Half Marathons since 2009. As of July 2015, I have run 2 full marathons and 11 half marathons. The obvious assumption is that I love running. Duh.
Paired with my love for running, is a quest to coerce as many of my friends and family members into running with me! I have happily developed training plans and offered training advice for a number of runners… all of whom have successfully achieved their goal of finishing a race. I have decided to expand this quest and start my own “Training Academy”.
Have you ever wanted to run a 5k? A 10K? A Half Marathon? A Marathon? But thought to yourself, “No way, that’s crazy… I can’t do that”.
Allow The RatherBeRunnin’ Training Academy to help you! Continue reading
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