In the beginning of November I was upbeat. I was ready to go. I was mentally preparing myself for a trip to the Bay Area to find running redemption and visit one of my favorite cities. After a horribly disappointing spring half marathon I was ready to get my groove back at the Golden Gate Half.… Read More Golden Gate Half: Disappointment by the Bay
Since officially becoming a “real runner” back in 2012, I’ve maintained a regular schedule of running two half marathons per year; one in the spring and one in the fall. This has allowed me to feed my competitive nature while also allowing me to feed my face during the summertime. My first six halfs were… Read More Golden Gate Half: Five Goals
If there’s one thing I love, it’s warm weather running. As I’ve lamented numerous times on this humble blog, I am not a fan of cold temps and precipitation, which is why it’s so weird to think about all the time I spent not running when I lived in Los Angeles. For ten years I… Read More Running Away from Home: Southern California
A couple of weeks ago I took to the pixels of this blog to lament the difficulty my wife and I were having deciding which half marathon we should run this spring. Parameters were set. Locations were discussed. Websites were explored. And despite the myriad of potential events, we couldn’t seem to find the right… Read More Spring Half Marathon… found. (California here we come!)
