What’s next

Before I ran San Francisco, I had heard about something called the "post-marathon blues." Basically, you spend all this time training and running and stretching and foam rolling and not eating brownies so you can run on this one day. When it's over, you suddenly don't know what to do. There is so much time. …

San Francisco Trip

As you know, I ran the San Francisco Marathon on Sunday. Obviously, I had to go to San Francisco to do it. This post is about all the non-running related stuff Mom and I did, including food and tourist-y things. If that's not your cup of soup, that's fine. The running rambles will recommence soon. …

San Francisco Marathon Race Recap

The alarm went off at 4:00 but strangely, neither my mom nor I remember hearing it go off. But we were both awake. I braided my hair and then ate half a bagel with peanut butter. I did some yoga to wake my body up and then got dressed. My bib proved a little more …

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 …