Running
Outrunning Expectations: Ostomy Awareness Day
My muscles were on fire and my heart was beating in my head as I rang the bell, cresting the brutal mile-and-a-half climb up Highway 167 at mile 21 of the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon. For four miles I had been dealing with wild heart rate swings from having too high a ratio of water to salt in my blood (known as hyponatremia) and had been sucking on salt tabs to try and rebalance and keep ...
With the Vuelta a España winding down and the Big Sur Trail Half Marathon only 2-weeks away, I'm pretty much running, eating, and thinking about running. This week my obsession focus was fed by a couple of great podcast episodes, a new book to read, and getting an insight into a condition called Low Energy Availability. Here’s what I’ve been listening to/reading this week:
Mastering the Art of...
I lived in Santa Cruz for nearly ten years but was never able to run the iconic Wharf to Wharf race that runs from the Boardwalk to Capitola. The race is similar to Bay to Breakers in San Francisco with lots of people of all abilities out to have a good time running along some of the most epic Central Coast beach spots.
While I had never raced the route before, these roads were instrumental i...