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The Porch Restaurant and Bar – Sacramento

Claudine — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:24:50 +0000

The Porch is where we ended up for a post-CIM brunch. DD and I were able to leave our car at the Hyatt since we had already paid the $17 day-fee - our day lasted until 4pm. Carlos had kindly researched places on Yelp when I mentioned that I was in the mood for Fried [...]

The Hyatt Regency Sacramento – CIM 2012 Hotel

Claudine — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 00:27:43 +0000

As I mentioned in my CIM 2012 race report, I chose the Hyatt Regency Sacramento for a number of reasons as our hotel for the night before the race. The Pros: Convenience 3 blocks from the finish line No 2-night requirement Late checkout - 1pm - without an additional fee (ok if you plan on [...]

California International Marathon 2012: Epic Effusions

Claudine — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:35:35 +0000

This will no doubt be just another of the hundreds of blogposts that will be filed about this day, but I need to get this down since: CIM 2012 was my first-ever marathon. 2012 will be remembered as the year of the epic rainstorm. Warning. This is waaay too long for to be of interest [...]

CIM 2012 Weekend

Claudine — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 04:20:48 +0000

Wow, it's truly been a while. The last time I posted I was just starting training for my first marathon, ever, and that was back in September, when I managed to run 46 miles in a week - my highest mileage week ever (even during the "peak" of my cycle). I achieved this 46-mile week [...]

It’s been a while – 16 mile milestone

Claudine — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:26:12 +0000

It's been a while... but before I get sucked up into other matters yet again, I need to get this down to help with future training. 16 miles is the longest run I've logged yet, ever, and it went surprisingly well. I attribute its success to a number of factors. The Day Before Though I [...]

New Running Shoes

Claudine — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:02:07 +0000

Like the noob I was, I started running in old, old way-too-small Sauconys - a fairly little-used pair that had seen some Lindy Hop partner dancing and perhaps some hip-hop choreography over the past 8(?) years. As I neared the completion of our Couch to 5K program, I decided to invest in some new [...]

Training/ Workout Summary Week of 20-26 February

Claudine — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:09:25 +0000

Tuesday 4.65 miles on the treadmill - easy. 8.36 pace. Legs felt tired, even after 2 days off. Couldn't do much with inclines - halfheartedly tried with some 2-3% elevation but not for very long. Then just tried to go fast. Wednesday 6.03 miles on the treadmill - inclines. 8.50 pace. 3 sets of 2-3, [...]

Brazen Bay Breeze Half 2012

Claudine — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:44:16 +0000

Yes, still new to running, so I'm selecting the "fast and flat" courses to try out before getting into the more challenging trails + hills or even hillier road races. This event out by the San Leandro Marina, is the speediest of races Brazen offers, and apparently so flat and boring that hardcore trail fiends [...]

Beachside Coffee Bar and Kitchen

Claudine — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:36:55 +0000

Running through the park and down along the Great Highway brings us to the end of the N Judah line by design. We're usually too lazy to run back uphill through Golden Gate Park and would rather take MUNI back home. What's great about this area is that in the recent few years a number [...]

Kaiser Half Marathon 2012

Claudine — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:24:40 +0000

I have to admit being nervous for the Kaiser race. I think it might have been because this was my first “big” race of the season – I hadn’t run an official Half since last November’s Quarry Turkey race. Then, I had jumped from my longest training run of 9 miles to a 13.2+ mile [...]