Glitter Gals: Representing the Bay Area at the Olympic Trials
I am so blessed to be a runner. It has taken me to places I never could have imagined and connected me to people that have changed my life. This past February, I ran in the US Olympic Marathon Trials in Atlanta — an experience worth a lifetime of miles and worthy of its own blog post! Since then, I have been reflecting a lot on the importance of the community that runs around me. I never would have made it to Atlanta without my community. I was honored to travel to Atlanta with eight of my teammates and our coaches and our families. In this time of social distancing and shelter-in-place, it can feel like we are running alone more than ever. But do any of us really ever run alone? I made a decision a long time ago to prioritize running. It is a decision that I recommit to all the time. When…
Get Through the Quarantine With Some of Our Favorite Books About Running
So, you’re working from home. And your gym is closed. And your restaurants are take-out only. And day-care is closed. Are you losing your mind yet??? The good news is that our favorite activity, running, remains pretty much the same. Running is one of the best activities on the best of days. As it turns out, running is one of the best activities on the worst of days too. Fresh air, blood pumping, time out of the house, time to yourself — running can save our sanity in these high-anxiety times. But, we can only run for so many hours each day. That brings us back to the main problem with this shelter-in-place order — there are a lot of hours in the day to fill. As you wait out the next few weeks, here are seven of our favorite books to help you find some escape even when you can’t…
It’s Trail Running Season – Here’s How to Get Started!
To me, as we spring forward to daylight savings time (except for our friends in Arizona and Hawai’i), it signals a time to start trail running again! I have a lot of respect for those who brave the storms in the cold, wet wintertime, but I find myself enjoying trail running quite a bit more when it warms up and there’s more daylight to play with. The winter months are a great time for me to keep up my base fitness while burning off those pesky holiday calories, but now that the majority of the polar vortex has passed and Punxsutawney Phil has seen no shadow, it’s time to hit the trails! Here’s what you need to get you started. Trail Running Shoes First and foremost, it’s in your best interest to have a pair of trail running shoes. Your road shoes might be brand new with all of their…