What I’m taking to San Francisco

Hi there! I thought I'd share what I'm taking with me to San Francisco, in case anyone packing for their first marathon/a weekend in San Francisco is in need of some inspiration. I'm taking my backpack as my carry on and I'm checking a bag. My mom and I are sort of splitting the checked …

Marathon Fears and Goals #1

Happy Wednesday! I hope your day is going well. Mine has been fairly busy so far. Only a half day at work but my new desk got delivered so I might attempt to put it together. Or go clean my car and run last-minute trip errands. But first, it's time I talk about the biggest …

Marathon Fears and Goals #2

I think today's fear is not unique to first time marathoners so it will probably pop up again. I will get hurt. I don't know the statistics but putting your body through a marathon does damage. No matter how well you train, or how smart you are, you cannot out-train the damage done by running …

Sunday Recap

That's a wrap on Week 18 of training for the San Francisco Marathon. One week from today, I'll be in California. But first, here's what I did this week. Oh, and disclaimer: this week was incredibly busy at work and my focus was on that rather than taking pictures for the blog and Instagram. Sorry, …

Marathon Fears and Goals: #3

To be honest, today's fear isn't probably one that's very common among less experienced runners. But I could be wrong about that. I don't really know any other runners in real life besides my mom and my friend Justin, and neither of them have this problem. Marathon Fear #3 is: I will get sick. This …

Sunday Recap

Happy Sunday, beautiful humans. I hope you're staying cool. The National Weather Service just issued a heat advisory for us so my plan is to stay inside with the AC on and drink lots of water. Here's what I did this week: Monday: 5 easy miles. My office was closed due to the holiday weekend …

Marathon Fears and Goals: #4

Welcome back! I hope you're enjoying the holiday weekend. Today, I'm going to address another marathon fear and marathon goal. So, without further ado, let's get started with Marathon Fear #4... Not enjoying the moment and not staying present. Some might argue that this is technically two fears but I think they are close enough …

Sunday Recap

Week 16 is done and next week starts my taper for the San Francisco Marathon. Here's what I got up to this week: Monday: 5 easy miles in the morning. Tuesday: 10 miles. I was on track for a negative split and then a dog decided to join me and I slowed way down to …