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25 Oct 2008Haley Cloyd is my best friend. She has been my competitor, my leader, my roommate, and my soulmate. Haley Cloyd and I often find ourselves in separate cities, which means we have to get creative with our connections.
Tonight, we’re on a virtual date. Skype, and a beer. Cheers to keeping the communication with old friends [...]
In: run
21 Oct 2008It’s time to start thinking about ways to improve my gait, so tonight I took my camera to the gym to record my first runner’s gait analysis video.
What’s a runner’s gait and why am I interested?
“The running gait is a unique set of actions and reactions that your foot performs while in motion to [...]
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21 Oct 2008What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
My review
rating: 5 of 5 starsHaruki Murakami is an interesting man. He’s done so much with his life, and it is always surprising to me to hear about his life as a runner. Through this book, he is extremely [...]
In: book review| nourish
21 Oct 2008Nutrition for Women, Second Edition: How Eating Right Can Help You Look and Feel Your Best by Elizabeth Somer
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
A lot of nutrition books seem to fall into two categories: gimmick, or text book. A gimmick: http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Smas… It may work, but it’s not for everyone, however everyone buys it because [...]
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20 Oct 2008Fast Track: Training and Nutrition Secrets from America’s Top Female Runner by Suzy Favor-Hamilton
My review
rating: 4 of 5 starsGreat book if you want to get technical. It offers some quality training advice, but where the book shines is in its nutrition content. A warning, though… unless you’re a nerd about [...]
In: run
20 Oct 2008Accepting the fact that I’m going to be a runner for the rest of my life has always been a challenge for me. I comfortably live from race to race, focusing on training in the shadow of whichever 5k, 1/2, or full marathon I just finished. I’ve been training seriously for the past few months, [...]
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18 Oct 2008Tomorrow I’m running the Nike Women’s 1/2 marathon in San Francisco. On November 2nd, I’ll be running in the ING NYC Marathon. This afternoon I’m resting, drinking water, preparing, and watching the movie “Spirit of the Marathon.” Preparing for a marathon involves so much more than training, shoes, water, an entry ticket. Perhaps the most [...]
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16 Oct 2008In less than two weeks I’m going to be lacing up my shoes and stepping onto the start line at the 2008 ING NYC Marathon. As I sit in my apartment, winding down from a short and sweet taper run, I’m filled with anxiety, energy, hope, thanks, and… OCD. Yes, it’s coming down to logistics, [...]
In: food
14 Oct 2008Holidays. Tradition. Family.
These three words form a crescendo inside my bones as November and December round the corner of the calender. For most of the year they tick like a metronome, quietly rumbling in the depths of a memory I call home. But just past Halloween, the trio starts to scale its way into [...]
I dug snow caves and raised moose in Alaska. These days I surround myself with all things California, and try to avoid being a weekend warrior.