I stayed home from work today because I might still be contagious with whatever it is that I have, and I need one more day to rest. I didn’t really just stay home, I worked from home. At least I was in my pajamas, and was comfortable in my fleece blanket. I felt better this
Yesterday, 4/14/12, I ran in a local 5k race, called the Sequoia Stampede, at my local high school. Â It was fun! Â The start was really like a stampede. Â We lined up by the end goal line of the high school’s football field (the start line). Â It was a pretty small race, maybe 600 runners. Â There
Last Saturday (April 7th), I attempted to run my first ultramarathon, the American River 50 mile run. Â I was excited to do it; from Thursday at work, then leading up to the event on Saturday, I felt ready (but not overly confident), that my training was adequate to get me to the start line. Â Â Â However,
Eight years later, after participating in 30 marathons, over 40 half marathons, roughly more than 5 trail races, over 10 sprint/oly triathlons, and a bunch of short runs (5k/10k)…. (let me catch my breath)… I am embarking on another challenge: Â the ultra runs! Today, I registered for my first ultra run, the American River 50
I flew down to L.A. last night from SFO, and I am here right now at my sister’s place. We are getting ready to drive down to San Diego, then we run the RNR SD Marathon on Sunday. I think I’ve trained with the minimum training required, but I’m hoping for a miracle on Sunday.Â
