Between recovering from my half marathon and traveling this past weekend, I didn’t get too much running in the last week. I flew down to Texas on Friday for my very good friend Shao’s wedding, where I was actually in the wedding party! I was hoping to sneak in a few miles between all the … More Week 10 of marathon training + life comes first
This race completely exceeded my expectations, and I think it’s because I entered it having zero. I signed up for the race 5 days before as a way to liven up my usual long run, and also to hopefully get some motivation for the California International Marathon (CIM) in 4 weeks, and boy did it … More Golden Gate Half Marathon race recap
On the life front, work is keeping my busy busy and friends are keeping me happy happy. This was one of those weekends that left me recharged mentally/emotionally but completely drained physically…I think running a half marathon may have had something to do with it 😉 Friday: hair cutting party + unexpected night out The … More Carefree friday + mirror maze triple date + ocean beach picnic
So much to be thankful for this week. On the running front, I spontaneously signed up and ran the Golden Gate Half Marathon yesterday and ended up ringing in a sub-2!!! My heart is so full. I’ll have a full race recap for you guys this week. Trust me, I have a LOT to say … More My breakthrough run + marathon training week 9
Happy Halloween friends!!! I can’t believe October is coming to a close. I feel like the end of Halloween signals the beginning of holiday season and this year will be over before we know it! Growing up, I was never a huge fan of Halloween, but recently I’ve come to LOVE buying random pieces of … More Halloweekend 2017!
Let’s talk about running this week. After last week’s debacle of a long run, I made a big effort to power through and run each mile on the plan this week. I’m getting down to the wire (CIM is 5 weeks away!) and knew I couldn’t afford to miss any more long runs. The beginning … More The best and worst runs yet + week 8 of marathon training
Kicking off this post with some very good news: I passed another actuarial exam!!! It’s so SO nice to have another one down and to be done with exams for the rest of the year 🙂 One of the highlights this past week was seeing my favorite spoken-word poet, Sarah Kay, perform live at Grace … More Another one down + perfect celebration weekend feat. RL Grime+ week 7 of marathon training
Today I was suppose to run the Virgin Sport SF Bay Half Marathon, but unfortunately it got cancelled due to the wildfires in the Bay area and the unhealthy air quality that has taken over SF this week. It’s not easy to accept that something you worked so hard for isn’t going to happen. The half … More When things don’t go to plan + week 6 of marathon training
Life has been moving at 100 miles/minute ever since day one of moving to SF, but this past week I finally spent some alone time for (what it feels like) the first time in 4 months. I spent a good portion of this past weekend just with myself, and it was just what I needed! … More Hardly Strictly Festival + good for my soul + must try protein-smoothie shake!
This week of running felt pretty sluggish (due to it being that time of the month…#nofilteronthisblog). Good thing it happened to be a “recovery week” in the plan which meant lower mileage. I ran a LOT of easy miles and let my body take it easy after the past few solid weeks of training. Something … More Week 5 of marathon training + getting comfortable with the uncomfortable
I Run Like A Girl 