Tag Archives: running
Spectrum 10k
Posted on20. Mar, 2011 by rachel.
When I started road running back when I was 16 years old, it was quite a humble experience. I had no idea what I was doing, my neighbors thought I was crazy, and my mom adamantly refused to let me run. She was certain it would ruin my dancing career and my body too. Fortunately [...]
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TransRockies on my Mind!
Posted on22. Feb, 2011 by rachel.
There was a time that riding bicycles was the love of my life. Yes I played hooky from college classes on many occasions (too many?) to enjoy a sunny day riding away without a care in the world. I commuted everywhere as I didn’t have a car, I trained, I raced. Dreams were of bikes. [...]
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A Beautiful Day
Posted on09. Nov, 2010 by rachel.
You know those days that are so flawless, amazing, surreal? When you have to keep checking if you are dreaming or if this is really happening? Saturday was one of those. I have been training intensely all summer running and biking, yoga and Pilates, nutrition, visualization, breath, you name it. This last weekend everything came [...]
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La Sportiva Mt Cup. Mt. Penn Mudfest
Posted on09. Apr, 2010 by rachel.
I flew out to Pennsylvania last Friday for the first of this year’s La Sportiva Mt. Cup race series. What a great weekend it was. I must say I was pleasantly pleased and surprised at how incredibly amazing my experience was. My flight and car rental went smoothly. And for one of the first times [...]
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Speedwork Made Fun!
Posted on22. Sep, 2009 by rachel.
One of my favorite workouts I look forward to each week is a great speed workout. So many struggle with these. I hear comments that they are too hard, boring, or they can’t keep pace the entire time, and on and on. The solutions can actually be so simple. My first recommendation to solve the [...]






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