Tesla Hertz 50-Miler

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Rocky Point State Pine Barrens Preserve, NY
8 October 2016
14:32 finish

FINALLY. I have successfully completed a 50-mile event!

The Tesla Hertz Run was on my radar for a couple of years and under serious consideration in 2015 until I realized it didn’t fit into my schedule. When I was looking for a 50-miler for 2016, it was a perfect fit and I’m happy to report it was a great event. Read More

A New Year…Hello Again, Yoga!

I’m getting a slow start thanks to winter weather, but that’s nothing new and I won’t worry too much until we get into February.

As I mentioned in my last post, my spring goal race is the Sybil Ludington 50k in April, so I’m technically already in training. I hate hate hate 16-week plans, though. It’s just too long for me and I start to come unraveled mentally long before I need to. So that’s one reason I’m not in a panic over crappy weather.

I don’t generally make new year resolutions, but I kind of did this year. I am committing to yoga once per week—as in, attending a yoga class, not half-heartedly attempting a video version at home. I went to yoga class twice a week for several years, but I stopped around the same time I started running. Read More