Ariana Hilborn

Some pics from the Hollywood Half Marathon

ariana — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:10:48 +0000

Runningly Yours,

Patience

ariana — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:21:05 +0000

Patience. Wow, last year at this time, I was going through one helluva time. I wasn’t racing well and my run log was filled with ‘blah’ runs. I had a hard time hitting workouts from January until May. All of my races until the 25k Championships in mid-May were awful! Today, I was reading [...]

Bandido 15k

ariana — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:04:50 +0000

On Saturday, I ran the Bandido 15k put on by my running club. Last year I ran just under 60 minutes and it was one of the worst races of my life. Emotions were high that day as the running community had just lost a shining star in Sally Meyerhoff. I know that my emotions [...]

On My Way

ariana — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:43:06 +0000

I have been reading Dr. Seuss' Oh The Places You'll Go! and have been feeling such great excitement and nervousness about the future. Last week, Matt and I flew to Milwaukee and then drove to Detroit, MI from Tuesday-Thursday. During this time we met with Keith and Kevin Hanson of the Hanson's Brooks [...]

What makes you come alive?

ariana — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:10:56 +0000

“Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive & go do it. Cause what the world needs is people who have come alive”-Thurman I love this quote. It is a reminder that we only have one life and that we need to do what we love! Material things come and go, [...]

2012 US Olympic Marathon Trials

ariana — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:01:40 +0000

Wow, what an experience! Before I can begin to talk about my experience, I have to give a shout out to my support crew. I really feel like Matt has to be the best runner support ever! He coordinated our families, worried about my stuff so I wouldn't have to, and made sure that [...]

The Big Dance

ariana — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:47:18 +0000

Ahhh! 5 days until race day. This is my last blog before the 2012 US Olympic Trials. I am bib number #31 in what 'they' are calling the fastest field EVER assembled for the US marathon trials. I am honored to be a part of it and I am excited to go and compete with [...]

Marathon Pace Run 12/24/11

ariana — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:40:09 +0000

Merry Christmas to me as on Christmas Eve I got to run my most favorite workout of the training cycle! I feel that besides racing, this workout gives me a clear picture of where my fitness is as I head into my goal race. The course is net downhill the first half and then flattens [...]

Candy, candy canes, candy corns, and syrup.

ariana — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:19:14 +0000

4 weeks from now I will have completed my first US Olympic Marathon Trials and will be celebrating with my family and best friends in Houston. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm0M6J5TDCI I have just wrapped up my highest mileage week EVER....120 miles. I had 4 hard workouts during this week as well. I have to admit, with Christmas preparations [...]

Fiesta Bowl 23 miler

ariana — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:13:49 +0000

On Sunday I wrapped up a 110 mile week with a 23 mile long run with a half marathon-The Fiesta Bowl Half Marathon in the middle of the 23 miles. My goal was to just run the 13.1 mile race as a long tempo run at 5:55 pace and to finish feeling like I could [...]