The Late Great Date and the Long Run Fuel Debate

Recently, I’ve been reading Finding Ultra, vegan ultramarathoner Rich Roll’s   story of the journey from alcoholism and addiction to health and ultra-fitness, and I was inspired by his simple approach to nutrition to experiment with new foods on my long runs. First, let me tell you about my short and non-illustrious eating-on-the-run history. When I put in miles training for …

Race Report: Menifee Half-Marathon

In May, I ran the Menifee Half-Marathon. The opportunity presented itself and my coach, Sebastiian Bol (www.oxfos.com) thought it would be a good idea for me to run it as a training race, as I prepared for my goal of breaking 20 minutes in a 5k. I agreed to take the challenge. And, it was a challenge. The course appears …

My Marathon Story

Here is a message I shared with the amazing people who donated to clean water on behalf of my LA Half-Marathon with Team World Vision.  Maybe you are interested in hearing a part of my story:   Hi! Thank you so much for your donation on my behalf for the LA Half-Marathon. I appreciate your support. But more importantly, your …

EPIC Week

So, Daily Mile emailed me the other day and told me that my training week was …..”epic.”  That was pretty cool. Up until that point, what I remembered most about my training week was the last 2 miles of Sunday’s 19 mile training run.  An automated compliment from my training social network wiped all that pain away.  Not really.  I’m …

Market a Message: Simply.

[typography font=”Josefin Slab” size=”44″ size_format=”px” color=”#248507″]Try one sentence.  Make an emotional connection.[/typography] Add one more word.  Or, if you must, a phrase or short sentence. [quote] I Care.  And so I run.[/quote] [hr]   This is the genius behind Team World Vision’s delivery of their message.

Running along Victoria

I’ve never seen my run quite like this!  Thanks to a Google Earth Plugin and MapmyRun.com.