Run Revolution

On Sunday, I ran 14 miles, a significant distance, especially since less than two months ago, I hadn’t run more than 6 miles since October. Based on Sunday’s outcome, I am doing too much, too soon. It was painful, everything hurt, but the worst part was my hamstring began to ache, which kept me from [...]

It’s that time of year again…race time. I have done (at least) one race/month for the entire year, but I haven’t done a big race since qualifying for Boston in June at the Seattle Rock and Roll. Summer is typically my time off  (because I am such a hard core and experienced runner-ha) with my [...]

Maybe you’ve run a 10k and you know what pace you can hold for 6.2 miles, but now you really want to run a half marathon. You also know your 10k pace is not doable for 13.1 miles. How fast (or slow) should you run the race? Also, during training, at what pace should you [...]

Some days you’ll have a good run, and some days you’ll have such an amazing run you feel like you could run forever. And then there are those days where you feel like you’re made of lead, and running just a mile feels like the hardest thing you’ve done in your life. And so comes [...]

A little more than two weeks to go until Seattle Rock and Roll Marathon and Half Marathon. It’s a new course this year, which I am very excited about (starting, and finishing, at the Seattle Center instead of totally out of the way Tukwila). I have talked about how much I like the Rock and [...]

Training for a marathon is a job in itself! What happens when you add a full time job, eating, personal appointments, a certain venture named Run Revolution, maid of honor duties for sister’s upcoming wedding, self care, and sleep to the mix? A day that is booked down to the minute, which makes it almost [...]

This postcard came in the mail over the weekend. It was the only mail I received, and it was sitting in the box all alone. Normally, the stats on this card would not be times I would be proud of, but I kind of want to frame this postcard. The numbers on this postcard are [...]

My marathon bucket list will most likely grow, but I can at least start crossing some races off now: 1. Boston 2. Nike Women’s Half Marathon-I crossed this one half way off because I haven’t run it yet, but… Right before I left for Boston, I registered for the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in San [...]

Although I finally consider myself a “runner” and I am running the Boston Marathon, I really haven’t ran that many unique races. The Rock and Roll San Diego Marathon was the first race I ran out of state. Boston will be the second. There are some really great marathons out there, and I would love [...]

I have two weeks to go until Boston. Two weeks!! Being the planner that I am, I need to plan what happens after Boston. All this hard work, preparation, lost sleep, meltdowns, anxiety, anticipation, giddiness, excitement, grumpiness, euphoria (yup, my emotions are all over the place) will be over in a little more than two [...]

Last year, after too many sleepless nights, sluggish runs, and feeling like I was living under a black cloud, I decided it was time to put a stop to the madness (I was beginning to feel a bit crazy). Instead of taking something (Ambien) to help me sleep, and feeling sorry for myself, I wanted [...]

The Boston Marathon is 4 weeks (minus one day) away…or to be exact, check out the countdown. —————————————————–> But, hey, who’s counting!? The reality of it all is starting to slowly creep in. I have heard stories, and most of them are positive. I have done a little bit of research. I have watched some [...]

I just had my two year anniversary of practicing Bikram Yoga. I was sent a reminder email, and upon reading that email, I was reminded of how far I have come over the past two years. The training programs here may seem daunting at first, especially if you’ve been sedentary: 12 weeks (plus 5 weeks [...]