Posts under ‘Running’

I’ve been experiencing some pain in my right hip and adductor (think thigh-master muscles) since the Kauai Half-Marathon last fall, and I had assumed it was an overuse injury. It came and went for some time, but it significantly improved in the last few weeks, and I was delighted that it didn’t bother me [...]

Happy New Year, everyone! 2010 is going to be great!
If you haven’t figured out details for your fitness goals this year, let me suggest finishing a walking or running event! You’ll have a very clear goal and it’s super fun!
I’ll be running the Carlsbad Half-Marathon later this month, then the Surf City Half [...]

Hawaii is my favorite place to visit, and I especially love Kauai. Here are some things that made this last trip wonderful, if you ever have the pleasure of visiting:

The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook by Andrew Doughty – My sister and I bought Maui Revealed for our Maui Half-Marathon trip, and these are simply superior [...]

(Reposted from National Running Day discussion board on Facebook.)
When I workout to music, I like to fall into sync with the beat. For example, it’s very natural for me to take about 170 steps per minute when I run, so I like to listen to music that has 170 BPM (beats per minute) like [...]

Training for the the St. Patrick’s Run/Walk? Here’s a sample training schedule leading up to running the 10K or walking the 4-Mile event:
Mondays & Wednesdays: Run/Walk 20-30 Minutes
Thursdays: Yoga or Strength Workout at Gym
Sat (2/14) 45-Minute Run/Walk
Sat (2/28) 50-Minute Run/Walk
Sat (3/7) 55-Minute Run/Walk
Sat (3/14) Big Day! 10K Run or 4-Mile Walk
Mix up your workouts! [...]

2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Cooked Brown Rice
1/2 Cup Chopped Frozen Spinach
4 TBS Fresh Salsa
Mix the eggs and rice together, then scramble them, either in a non-stick frying pan or in the microwave. Dress with salsa and eat! Yum yum!
300 Calories
11g Fat
31g Carbs
18g Protein

I laughed out loud at this because I run to this song all the time. In fact, according to iTunes, I’ve played it well over 259 times. The song is Misirlou by Dick Dale & The Del-Tones, and you probably recognize it if you’re a fan of Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction.
If you’re a [...]

I started running on Thanksgiving Day 2005, at the Turkey Trot in downtown San Diego. So every Thanksgiving now, I have one more reason to celebrate! Running has changed my whole outlook on what I’m actually capable of, and I am thankful for everyone who has shared this part of my life with [...]

I love finishing out a run by sprinting to this song:
American Idiot
by Green Day
Welcome to a new kind of tension
All across the alien nation
Where everything isn’t meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow
We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow.
For that’s enough to argue.
Don’t want to be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Information [...]

An easy song to run to, Posters has a nice pace for the beginning of a long run:
Posters
by Jack Johnson
Looking at herself but wishing she was someone else
Because the body of the doll it don’t look like hers at all
So she straps it on, she sucks it in, she throws it up, and gives a [...]