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An “aquabike” is a triathlon without the run. I was signed up for the Pilgrimman Half Triathlon. But when my shin started flaring up 10 days out from the race (right as I was beginning to taper… ugh), I realized I should seriously consider dropping the run. So aquabike it was! The distances were the […]

Accompanying video on my YouTube channel: Core Essentials. Core is essential to both activate (before training) and strengthen (separately). A strong and active core helps with injury prevention and efficiency of movement. The core core exercises:

This isn’t really a race report because I didn’t end up racing. But I think DNS (did not start) events deserve as much reflection as completed (and DNF (did not finish)) races do. The Healdsburg Running Company put on a phenomenal race. I was so impressed by their trail work, given the muddy, drowning mess the trails

I couldn’t find a table that had it all, so I made one myself. This is a synthesis of the training zone information I’ve gathered over the past few years of coaching myself for these endurance events. There is a lot of nuance not shown in the table. In college, I always wondered why we did

It’s the morning after the inaugural Mammoth Trail Fest 50k (~33 miles with ~6,600 feet of elevation gain), and the sun has just risen above the eastern mountaintops outside our bedroom window, casting the morning glow only well-known to some on the western mountains opposite it. Mammoth Lakes, where this trail race takes place, is a tourism

The last 2 miles of the run, I thought to myself “I am never doing this again,” but last night when I couldn’t sleep due to the pain in my legs, I was already looking up races for next year… I raced an Ironman 70.3 (1.2 mile open water swim, 56 mile bike ride, 13.1

Thanks a million to the Marin Ultra Challenge for saying the 50k race was full when I went to sign up, which meant instead we entered the 50 miler… but, in all seriousness, thank you so much to the organizers and volunteers and of course to my fellow trail runners. I could not have asked

Accompanying video on my YouTube channel: Knee Pain. Knee pain. It does not discriminate. I’m by no means an expert on knee pain, but I’ve accumulated some tips and tricks over the years that I’d love to share with you. These are assuming that, if you’re a biker, you’ve had your bike fit or at least

That was so fun. Thank you so much to all the volunteers and race staff for running such an amazing event. I don’t think I’ve ever had so much fun racing before. Or been in so much pain for so long racing before. After all, a 2k in college was extremely painful but only lasted

This was an adventure. I remember six months ago when I was like “why would anyone do that,” and I remember a month and a half ago when I wasn’t sure I’d be able to physically do it, and that’s why I decided to try. So excited for more long events hopefully in the running