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SheROX San Diego Triathlon Race Review
Spoiler alert: I highly recommend the SheROX San Diego sprint and super sprint triathlons and I suspect the rest of the SheROX triathlon series is fabulous as well. I’ve done this race twice and I...
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Santa Barbara International Marathon 2012 Race Review
It’s been a full week since the Santa Barbara International Marathon and the race has taken on a surreal quality in my mind. Did that really happen? Did I really have so much fun running 26.2 miles?!...
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HITS Palm Springs Olympic Triathlon 2011 Recap and Review
The HITS Palm Springs triathlon takes place this coming weekend. I’m not racing it again this year since it’s too close to the marathon I did 19 days ago (no, I will not ever stop bringing that up in...
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Brea 8K 2012 Race Review
Are you racing the Brea 8K this year on February 24, 2013? I highly recommend the Brea 8K. It’s a well-organized race with a fun finish line expo that features tons of free food from many well-known...
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Brea 8K 2013 Race Recap and Review
My body finished racing the Brea 8K about four hours ago but my mind is still racing LOL! To sum up: gorgeous race weather (51 degrees, light wind), well-organized race, slightly hilly course, user...
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Spring Blast Half Marathon Recap and Review
Yesterday morning as I pulled out of my driveway at 5:55 a.m. to head to the Spring Blast Half Marathon in Huntington Beach, I still had a major case of race jitters. Usually my race jitters flare up...
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Long Beach Marathon Recap – Part 1
It’s two days after the 2013 Long Beach Marathon and the experience still feels surreal in a good way. Anytime I wonder if it really happened though, my sore muscles remind me of the reality! Race Expo...
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Long Beach Marathon Recap – Part II
You can read about the fabulous start to my third full marathon in Long Beach Marathon Recap — Part I. As you might recall I’d run the first half of the race in 1:51:57. My goal for the race was to...
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City Farm Turkey Trot 10K Race Recap
Somehow I got it in my head during this crazy month of NaNoWriMo (current word count: 33,550 words) that I could sign up for a race and run it “just for fun,” using it as a training run. I get bored...
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La Habra 10K 2014 Race Recap and Review
In an unusual form of race report, I’m going to take you through my thoughts about the day and the 2014 La Habra 10K as it unfolded for me. Midnight: Darn it, why can’t I sleep? I must still be winding...
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Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Race Recap and Review 2014
In the days before the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon, race jitters got the best of me and I fretted over the course elevation profile and whether or not I could hope for a PR (1:53 or less)...
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REVEL Canyon City Marathon 2015 Recap and Review
I have mixed feelings when it comes to my recap and review of the 2015 REVEL Canyon City Marathon, so I’m going to break it down by the race elements. Race Expo I love a relatively small marathon...
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Boston Marathon 2016 Race Recap Part I
I’m still catching my breath after an amazing weekend in Boston. Some crazy person scheduled me to run a marathon on Monday, fly 6.25 hours home on Tuesday, and start my first day on my new job at 5:30...
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Fontana Days Run Half Marathon 2016 Recap and Review
Imagine the satisfaction of completing your first half marathon. Then imagine the satisfaction of beating that finishing time and setting a new personal record. Then double all that satisfaction and...
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I Survived the Death Valley Marathon
On a cool and beautiful Saturday morning in February, 87 hearty souls raced through the desert to complete the 2017 Death Valley Marathon. The course runs through spectacular Death Valley National Park...
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REVEL Big Bear Marathon 2019 Recap and Review
It’s been nearly two months since I ran the REVEL Big Bear Marathon on November 9, 2019! Usually after I race I can hardly wait to summarize it and capture the memories in a blog post. This time...
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