One of the longest-running (see what I did there) races in the Northeast Florida area is the Tijuana Flats Summer Beach Run 5 Miler. It's part of the local Grand Prix series, and is, as advertised, five miles on the sand of Jacksonville Beach. And before a few weeks ago, I had somehow managed to ...
beach run
race report: tijuana flats summer beach run {8.25.18}
race report: tour de pain – 4 mile beach run {8.7.2015}
Last year was my first go at Tour De Pain (day 1 & day 2). When I completed the last mile of the three race series, I was pretty adamant that I could take it or leave it the next time it popped up on the calendar. And then it did pop up on the calendar and I decided I couldn't leave ...
week in review: 8.2 – 8.8
Stand back. After last week's sad tally of miles, this week was monumental. Are you ready? Twenty-four point six. And, yes. I'm still tired. Shall we begin? Sunday - 11 miles I haven't run double digit mileage since the Walt Disney World Marathon, and I confess, it's a bit of a ...
race report: riverside pain physicians tour de pain, day 1 {8.1.2014}
If you've been reading here for a while, you probably know know the tale of how I started running last year, but then had to take a major hiatus to have my tonsils removed, and spent about one and a half months recovering in the dead of summer, missing out on some really fun-sounding runs and being ...
running in other countries
Usually, when we are out of town, I leave my sneakers at home. I figure that a few days off won't hurt and our schedules are generally so packed that we don't have time. However, this time, five days from home with a very flexible itinerary, and with ZOOMA Florida on the horizon, I thought it would ...