So Saturday was our first run since the Arroyo Creek race on August 11th! That's a whopping 6 weeks without much running. Bob and I had gotten out the last two weeks and run a couple of miles (2 last weekend) but really we were both vastly unprepared for this race. So finishing was the goal! Especially for Bob as he was running in his vibrams for the first time. Friday afternoon I picked up the race packets from Sports Authority in Westlake and got the feeling that this would be a quieter than …
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Race Recap: Arroyo Creek 5K
Saturday was race packet pick up at Sports Authority in Westlake. I went straight after morning classes so I beat the crowds :) Packet pick up was quiet and I met Bill (the organizer) and introduced myself, I'm going to be volunteering at race packet pick up for the September race! After a little bit of initial confusion (our bibs and chip numbers didn't match) we eventually got matching numbers. I picked up some cute pink and black running shorts :) 20% off with my coupon from packet pick …
Love Run 5K 2013 race recap
In 2010 the Love Run in Westlake was my 2nd ever run. It was my first timed run and my first real "event". Previously I'd run a fun 5k in Woodranch which whilst fun and a good prep for races wasn't really a 'proper' racing event. In the Love Run in 2010 I'd done the 5k in 25:07 so I was eager to get at least that time again however the week leading up to the race had not been without its issues! I'd been slowly breaking in some new running shoes (new balance) and had walked, biked and done …
Race Recap – Creekside 5K
Today is a recap of the 5k race we did Saturday in Camarillo. It was a 5k and after the local fires the previous weekends my cough had decided to make a bit of a comeback like some kind of movie villain that just won't die! Seriously how long can this thing last... Anyway a recap of the Creekside Chase.... We received an email a few days prior to the event that the race was going to be busier than the organizers planned and now there would be waves so that the course wouldn't be too busy. We …
Race recap – Gator Run 2013
Before the New Year Bob and I wanted to run 12 races this year, one a month. Unfortunately we both got sick with Flu late December, then picked up a horrible virus that lasted 3 months so we ran our first race in January (after skipping New Years day race we'd already signed up for!) and that was basically it! We were just too sick :( The last couple of weeks I'd been running SHORT intervals with Pixel and whilst challenging I definitely saw that I was getting better. Saturday we went …
Race recap: New Year’s 5K race – Los Angeles at Night!
Saturday night we left our warm home and went out into the chilly evening and headed to Downtown Los Angeles for the 2013 New Years Race. It was our first night time race and the first run since the jingle jog back in December (due to illness). To say we were unprepared for the race would be an understatement. I'd done some cardio last week (spinning and bodycombat) but nothing like a 5k run. I wasn't sure my chest was fully recovered and Bob was having issues again with his foot, but we …
Race recap: New Year’s 5K race – Los Angeles at Night!Read More