Lots of gaps to fill in, but not this morning. One more marathon under my belt, and a Double Dipsea...

For now, though, let's just say I'm feeling on the upswing again after some mild plantar fasciitis and I'm hoping the dry weather lasts a bit longer this winter to let me get some dry runs in.

Just some random facts about the Bay to Breakers yesterday ( Read more... )

I know, I haven't posted since the Dipsea Race. Here's what you missed ( Read more... )

OK, it went very badly for me. But I'm kind of all right with it. I'm not injured, life is still good, and I am going to take June to get back to running for fun rather than to put pressure on myself for PRs and the like.

The quick and dirty details: 6.8 miles (yay for shortcuts!), 1:26:27, 643rd place.

( The gory details... )

It will happen.  Positive thinking ( Read more... )

Bottom of hill (Green and Lyon) to top of steps: 2:01.
Top of steps to Jackson (top of hill): :56.

Knocked thirty seconds off my time from last summer, and one point off the max heartrate for the same run.  Next time I do the steps I'm walking, but skipping steps and seeing how fast THAT goes.

I ran 13.5 miles today, and my half-marathon split was exactly the kind of validation I was thinking about ( Read more... )

 I made it to 45 this week.  Next week I'm trying to do 50.  I've never done more than 46 in a week.  I try to believe that I'm making significant progress, but sometimes during the runs I doubt.  "Why doesn't it feel easier, if I'm putting in all this work?"  I have to come back and look at my wonky data to convince myself ( Read more... )

Beating the women's course records, of course -- men's are way out of my league ( Read more... )

 3.06 miles ( Read more... )