...and she runs.

Ask Jane: Hydration as a habit

Tara Cuslidge — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:16 +0000

I’ll admit that I rotate three or four water bottles during the week, especially right before a race. It kind of drives my husband crazy because I leave them in different rooms. The San Luis Obispo Marathon bottle is usually in my home office or in my classroom. The Nike Women’s Half Marathon bottle spends [...]

The post Ask Jane: Hydration as a habit appeared first on ...and she runs..

Packing for Portland

Tara Cuslidge — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:45:02 +0000

I’m a little late with getting everything together tonight for tomorrow’s flight from Oakland to Portland. I have my plane ticket printed. I also have my confirmation sheet for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon ready to go. Now I’m just piecing together everything I need for the next couple days. It’s amazing how little [...]

The post Packing for Portland appeared first on ...and she runs..

Breaking in my new running shoes

Tara Cuslidge — Thu, 16 May 2013 05:08:20 +0000

This is a warning: About two months ago, my husband bought me a video camera. It’s kind of funny because one of my favorite things about working as a journalist was shooting video. I also once loved talking to people. All that kind of died when I started experiencing the extreme anxiety I had last [...]

The post Breaking in my new running shoes appeared first on ...and she runs..

Run-nerd moments in Oakland

Tara Cuslidge — Wed, 15 May 2013 03:43:35 +0000

Today I ventured into Oakland to visit the See Jane Run store where I met up with the fabulous trio of ladies staffing the store today, including social media manager Kerina. A couple weeks ago, I asked if I could come and chat with the team and ask some questions for a series of blog [...]

The post Run-nerd moments in Oakland appeared first on ...and she runs..

Taking on the Sirena 18 a second time

Tara Cuslidge — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:00:56 +0000

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. [...]

The post Taking on the Sirena 18 a second time appeared first on ...and she runs..

Channeling my inner mermaid

Tara Cuslidge — Sun, 12 May 2013 03:40:35 +0000

I’m working on my race report for the Mermaid Series Sirena 18 tonight, trying to keep on top of posts for the multiple races I’ll be doing in coming weeks. But I figured I would post a quick update about how it went. The first 11 miles were great, averaging miles with the 10-minute mark [...]

The post Channeling my inner mermaid appeared first on ...and she runs..

Going the distance (at any distance)

Tara Cuslidge — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:46:40 +0000

Horrible reproduction, right? Pixelated photos are so 2008. I normally wouldn’t post a photo this grainy on my blog, but it’s one of only about three I have from my first 5K. I wasn’t “into” running then. I hop on the treadmill from time to time, usually only when I was feeling really heavy or [...]

The post Going the distance (at any distance) appeared first on ...and she runs..

Saturday, in photos

Tara Cuslidge — Sun, 05 May 2013 17:21:22 +0000

I’m thankful for calendar reminders that alert me when I forget to write something down on my actual planner. Case in point: I signed up for a symposium on data and journalism sometime in April. Then I kind of forgot about it. I knew, just knew, I had something going on this weekend, but I [...]

The post Saturday, in photos appeared first on ...and she runs..

A not-so-subtle reminder

Tara Cuslidge — Fri, 03 May 2013 05:03:41 +0000

I haven’t really talked about my broken arm since the doctor gave me an “all clear” weeks ago. The mobility is far better than it was. It feels, mostly, normal. In fact, it really doesn’t bother me most the time. Then I get a not-so-subtle reminder that it’s not quite at full operating capacity. It [...]

The post A not-so-subtle reminder appeared first on ...and she runs..

Pay the price for a porta-potty?

Tara Cuslidge — Wed, 01 May 2013 07:00:26 +0000

If you’ve been a runner long enough, you’ve learned to love the portable toilets that get set out en masse on race day. If you’re like me, the relationship was strained at first. You hemmed and hawed over it. You waited for the real bathrooms, the ones where the toilets flush and there is real [...]

The post Pay the price for a porta-potty? appeared first on ...and she runs..