...and she runs. » The Long Run http://www.andsheruns.com A blog about running, health and life. Wed, 22 May 2013 21:40:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Taking on the Sirena 18 a second time http://www.andsheruns.com/taking-on-the-sirena-18-a-second-time/ http://www.andsheruns.com/taking-on-the-sirena-18-a-second-time/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 15:00:56 +0000 Tara Cuslidge http://www.andsheruns.com/?p=3901 Do you ever have one of those days where you truly love running? I mean not just the running part, but also the sense of accomplishment and camaraderie from other runners? Running is hard. Anyone who tells you differently is either freakishly athletic or lying. Your feet pound the pavement constantly. Your whole body shakes. [...]

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]]> http://www.andsheruns.com/taking-on-the-sirena-18-a-second-time/feed/ 2 Jumping back in http://www.andsheruns.com/jumping-back-in/ http://www.andsheruns.com/jumping-back-in/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:04:31 +0000 Tara Cuslidge http://www.andsheruns.com/?p=3750 There was a bit of a joke in my house last week about my ample amount of extra time since I usually take a week off of running after a marathon. It’s less about recovery, more about me giving myself a treat. One week without running. That said, I really didn’t have “ample” free time [...]

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]]> http://www.andsheruns.com/jumping-back-in/feed/ 0 Admitting I’m better at this than I think http://www.andsheruns.com/admitting-im-better-at-this-than-i-think/ http://www.andsheruns.com/admitting-im-better-at-this-than-i-think/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 23:23:44 +0000 Tara Cuslidge http://www.andsheruns.com/?p=3696 Three weeks ago, I replaced my half marathon PR with a brand new one. The Garmin data isn’t even completely accurate. The actual time was a 2:20:52 half marathon. Two minutes off my previous personal best. Yesterday, I ran a fantastic first half in the San Luis Obispo Marathon. I wanted to run my little [...]

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]]> http://www.andsheruns.com/admitting-im-better-at-this-than-i-think/feed/ 0 In Oakland, my best 13.1 performance to date http://www.andsheruns.com/in-oakland-my-best-13-1-performance-to-date/ http://www.andsheruns.com/in-oakland-my-best-13-1-performance-to-date/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 02:09:46 +0000 Tara Cuslidge http://www.andsheruns.com/?p=3641 Right after I ran my first marathon, a coworker told me he knew I had it in me. He also brought me cake, which was amazing, but he kept saying it: “I knew you’d finish.” I’m still kind of stunned at that response. Because I didn’t know. I admitted that, later on, to someone because [...]

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]]> http://www.andsheruns.com/in-oakland-my-best-13-1-performance-to-date/feed/ 1 When Oakland actually became my ‘A’ race http://www.andsheruns.com/when-oakland-actually-became-my-a-race/ http://www.andsheruns.com/when-oakland-actually-became-my-a-race/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:22:50 +0000 Tara Cuslidge http://www.andsheruns.com/?p=3607 When I decompressed from running a ridiculously soggy California International Marathon last December, I realized two things: I was overcoming the anxiety that had paralyzed me and all but taken away my voice and confidence I was gunning for the Oakland Half Marathon to be my “A” race Two very different realizations, yes. But running [...]

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]]> http://www.andsheruns.com/when-oakland-actually-became-my-a-race/feed/ 0 Running sucks, especially when you fall http://www.andsheruns.com/running-sucks-especially-when-you-fall/ http://www.andsheruns.com/running-sucks-especially-when-you-fall/#comments Sat, 02 Mar 2013 03:20:33 +0000 Tara Cuslidge http://www.andsheruns.com/?p=3492 Confession: I fall off my bike a lot. I love it dearly, but it’s fast and scary. (Yes, I’m wearing a helmet.) The last time I took my bike out for a ride, I crashed into a light pole I was trying to grab on to so I could unclip from the pedals quickly. I’ve [...]

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]]> http://www.andsheruns.com/running-sucks-especially-when-you-fall/feed/ 0 The view from my 10-miler http://www.andsheruns.com/the-view-from-my-10-miler/ http://www.andsheruns.com/the-view-from-my-10-miler/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2013 22:56:21 +0000 Tara Cuslidge http://www.andsheruns.com/?p=3474 Today marked kind of a comeback for me, more than last week’s performance at my half marathon. This morning, I went back to my base mileage point and ran a 10 for the first time outside since my gallbladder removal. I’ve run a couple shorter, smaller runs, but nothing this long. I think everything was [...]

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]]> http://www.andsheruns.com/the-view-from-my-10-miler/feed/ 0 Rockin’ to a course best in Pasadena: Part II http://www.andsheruns.com/rockin-to-a-course-best-in-pasadena-part-ii/ http://www.andsheruns.com/rockin-to-a-course-best-in-pasadena-part-ii/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:50:14 +0000 Tara Cuslidge http://www.andsheruns.com/?p=3443 I left off my last post eluding to what a night Sam and I had. Last year, I kept getting woken up by some annoying children in a room above us. When I booked this year’s hotel, I didn’t want to stay at that place again. It had paper-thin walls. I didn’t know when I [...]

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]]> http://www.andsheruns.com/going-through-the-motions/feed/ 0 On expectation and reality http://www.andsheruns.com/on-expectation-and-reality/ http://www.andsheruns.com/on-expectation-and-reality/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:00:38 +0000 Tara Cuslidge http://www.andsheruns.com/?p=3375 I made a confession yesterday that I’m now feeling less anxious about saying out loud: I may not be ready to run the Rock ‘n’ Roll Pasadena Half Marathon this weekend. I’ve been thinking it for weeks. I only started really feeling it and wanting to be open about it 14 hours ago. I told [...]

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