November 2011

Pre-Race Things

November 30, 2011

Most people I know don’t like to taper, but I love it. Taper Thoughts • I love the extra time. It’s only 8 pm and I’ve already eaten dinner, done the dishes, and watched all of my DVR’d shows (while foam rolling of course). • I love the sleep! By the time the last 2 [...]

Tagged as: Marathon Training, Running

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Ego and Out-of-Control Animals

November 29, 2011

In Vinyasa Yoga, one of the instructors often tells us to “leave our egos at the door and do not go beyond our edge.” By this she means to be realistic about what we are capable of doing on that given day. We should not push beyond our limits, because if we do, it could [...]

Tagged as: Running, Yoga

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Week 47

November 28, 2011

Tuesday, November 22 AM: 1-hour (6-miles exactly) Easy Run PM: Bikram Yoga Wednesday, November 23 Since this was the last day of work before the long holiday weekend, I worked from home and was able to spread my workouts out over the course of the day (and still get in a full day’s work): AM: [...]

Tagged as: Running, Shopping, Swimming, Weekly Workout Recaps, Yoga

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Run Wild For A Child

November 27, 2011

Thanksgiving Day is too hectic for me to participate in a Turkey Trot, which makes the timing of the Run Wild For A Child race perfect – at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It’s a 5/10K local race in Golden Gate Park that benefits the San Francisco Fire Department Toy Drive. I signed [...]

Tagged as: 5K Races, Golden Gate Park, Races, Running, San Francisco

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Week 46

November 21, 2011

A while ago, I stopped posting links to my blog posts on other sites. There wasn’t particular reason for this, I just figure, anyone who is interested in reading will just find it. Most of the time I forget that anyone can read this so it’s always a pleasant surprise to find out that someone [...]

Tagged as: Biking/Spinning, Marathon Training, Running, Weekly Workout Recaps, Yoga

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20-miler

November 20, 2011

Any double-digit run that starts with a “2″ deserves a post of it’s own. I actually starting writing this post yesterday, but I fell asleep before I could post it. I guess running 20-miles will make you tired. So yesterday…. I woke up at 6 am to eat some breakfast – a plain toasted bagel, [...]

Tagged as: Marathon Training, Running

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Feel Good Friday

November 18, 2011

Some goodies from Pinterest: Source: imgspark.com via Naomi on Pinterest Source: tinywhitedaisies.tumblr.com via Naomi on Pinterest Happy Friday!

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On Learning Progressive Relaxation

November 16, 2011

I took my 21st Bikram class last night. The more I develop my practice of it, the more parallels I see between it and running. For example, both teach us to build endurance. Imagine struggling to hold a balancing pose, only to hear the instructor call out, “Half way there.” Although that means there’s only [...]

Tagged as: Mental Training, Running, Yoga

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