As I roll into week 24 of growing a tiny human, I feel myself swinging between emotional extremes. On one hand, I still have 16 weeks left. That’s around four months, or 112 days, or 2,688 hours, or 161,280 minutes, or a ridiculous amount of seconds that I’m too lazy to do the math for. I have plenty of time to grow and change. But on the other hand, July 13th is going to be here before I finally pull the trigger on what rug to buy for the nursery and I’ll be left having to pay for ...
Race Recap: Mt. Tam Half Marathon (Or 15+ Miler)
My first trail race experience was nothing but waterfalls and oozing mush for all things trail running. No exaggeration. But I suppose it was only a matter of time before the trails put me in my place and said, "Hey listen up you road-running noob, we still have some serious initiation to do." And like that, I was tested. My travel schedule to Portland and the Bay Area has been a bit chaotic lately for both personal and work reasons. I was in San Francisco all this week for work and managed to ...
Race Recap: Silver Falls Half Marathon
I thought running and cycling had taken me to great places. It's one of the reasons I love the two sports so much: seeing and experiencing new things. But what I once thought was amazing was completely upstaged by this past weekend's half marathon. The Silver Falls Half Marathon in Silverton, Oregon was not only my first race in Oregon and my first trail race EVER, but is quite possibly be the most stunning place I have ever run. So much so that I couldn't stop audibly screaming, "THIS IS ...
IRONMAN COEUR D’ALENE RACE RECAP – THE RUN
(Part 1 – The Swim) (Part 2 – The Bike) Full of gusto, I made my way out of T2 to run 26.2 miles. If you’re noticing a theme, it’s not an accident or an exaggeration. I was happy the entire day and every time I transitioned into the next sport, I got even happier (yes, it’s possible). I was on to my favorite and strongest of the three sports, but truth be told, I haven’t run a full marathon since the 2011 Boston Marathon. I had multiple 20 mile runs in this training cycle, but 26.2 ...
IRONMAN COEUR D’ALENE RACE RECAP – THE BIKE
(Part 1 – The Swim) And so the story continues. I was out of T1 feeling pure happiness. As I made my way out of T1 and onto the ride, I saw my dad who shouted, “NUNI. (family nickname) YOU ARE A WARRIOR.” My heart almost burst into a million little pieces. My grin was wide and I was shouting back – it was time to ride! You exit the transition and ride through downtown for a bit where the majority of the crowd support is. This portion pretty much consists of your brain being lost in ...