SF10K RACE WEEK: FORWARD MARCH
As anticipated, I have been anticipating the crimson wave this week, and I missed both early morning runs due to feeling fatigued all week. I managed to rally and complete a 30-minute Pilates workout, and I also did a final thirty-minute outdoor run on Friday before the race. This may have been for the best, ... read more >
SF 10K One Week Out: Possible Red Wave Approaching
It’s the last week before race week, and I realized that I may be surfing the crimson wave either the day of the race or the day before. For all those who haven’t seen the movie Clueless, starring Alicia Silverstone, the crimson wave refers to menstruation, or “women’s troubles” as they are referred to in the film. ... read more >
Terry McMillan’s “I Almost Forgot About You” helped me to remember this truth
Last year, our book club read a book written by Terry McMillan, which felt like catching up with an old girlfriend because I haven’t read a Terry McMillan book in years! Yes, the author of Disappearing Acts, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, and the classic Waiting to Exhale is still writing and still writing ... read more >
SF 10K Two Weeks Out – Has it really only been two minutes?
The big news this week is that I achieved my goal of jogging for two minutes and walking for one minute. There were a few times during the run when I thought the app had stopped because it seemed to be at least twenty minutes. I am improving somewhat with my endurance because I have ... read more >
SF 10K Three Weeks Out: I’m Doing it
When I train for a race, one of my strategies is to run a bit longer than the actual race distance, allowing me to build more endurance. I am running about a tenth of a mile longer than the actual 10K, which isn’t much, but considering that when I started the long runs, I couldn’t ... read more >
SF 10K Four Weeks Out: Why did I sign up for the 10K???
“Why did I sign up for the 10K when I haven’t run a race in nearly fifteen years? Why didn’t I just do the 5K?” I grumbled to myself. I got the answer when I started my long run, and Aretha Franklin’s unmistakable voice began to blast over my headphones. People, let me tell ... read more >
