As temperatures rise and daylight hours start to stretch out, more people are out on the trails, in the parks and on the roads exercising. With those people often come their furry friends. This past weekend on my long run in the Albuquerque Bosque, I had a recent stand off with an aggressive dog and …
Continue reading Dog Safety & Manners
I have big goals for my running over the next few years. However, my approach and philosophy has undergone a change: I am no longer quite the same very nerdy girl who wakes up dreaming of the Olympic Trials at 4:45 to get my mid-week long run in before going to spend 12 hours a …
Continue reading Dad keeps Mom running, and our active family takes teamwork
DAY 1: I watch snow blowing down as the rising sun tints the swirling snowscape as my nearly five-month-old baby rolls around playing with her toes on a blanket next to me. Normally, I would be out running at this time. I love stepping out into what my dad fondly calls “challenge weather” and taking …
The past two weekends have been a fun re-introduction to the fun of racing with my participation in the Great Pumpkin Chase 5km, a local run through downtown Albuquerque, NM and the Women’s Half Marathon in Scottsdale, AZ. As I am gearing to return to regular training, I was using these races as gauges of …
This past weekend, I was supposed to head to San Francisco for the Nike Women’s Half Marathon. My mom, my sisters and I planned to race, enjoy fine dining and a fancy hotel location. John and MariaElena would stand by, cheering us ladies to eternal glory. The goal for the weekend: a lot of fun …
Continue reading Plans, interrupted: there’s a new boss in town
Through five years of NCAA Division I competition and seven years of post-collegiate competition, I have learned that my racing success depends on much more than just me: my competitive self relies on a broad and varied support system. Each node of this system is critical to some aspect of my well-being, training details, mental …
