Nate and I went out on Sunday for a run together. We decided to put a few hard miles into the middle of our run, up Flower Valley Road. If you happen to run all the way down that road, it ends up to be a 4.75 mile run back up it… ALL uphill… quite…

I have a LOT of work to do! Yesterday was the first day I had run in… well, a long time. I did a whole 4 miles on the treadmill yesterday. I wanted to start out conservatively — there’s nothing worse than getting healthy and then taking a step back. Today I woke up and…

How frustrating! I’ve been sick for 2.5 weeks now. The first week I took off 3 days from training to try to kick it in the butt quickly. Then went back to running/skiing (mostly skiing, actaully) moderately — definitely not doing as much or as hard as I normally do. I started to get better…

Boulder is one of my favorite races: flat and wide. I’m still pretty timid with downhills and am terrible at finding room to pass people, so this type of race suits me well :). I started in the 2nd wave (of 3). I placed myself behind the first line of people. The gun went off…

Argh, I’ve had a cold since last Monday. It wasn’t anything bad, either — why can’t I just get OVER colds like a normal individual? It always seems to take me 2-3 times longer to get healthy. So, that cut into my running and skiing last week a bit. Only 6 hours of training :(,…

My long run last weekend went really well! It ended up to be 19.25 miles. Between my Yaktracks (BEST thing ever invented for winter running — those with trail shoes = great traction!) and my head-to-toe clothing coverings, I survived both the 0 degree temps and the trecherous icy roads. My legs held up really…