2009 January | Running Shoes Reviews

“Running is so 90’s”

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If you are sick of running, you are in good company. At least in the silly world concocted by my silly roommate. He made the following video (starring me & my friends!). It is so hilarious it makes me want to pee my pants. Take a peek! He’d love you if you vote it up too.

In running news, I’ve been a bit under the weather for a few days now, so I haven’t been running much. I’m hoping to get out today for a little trot, but I expect that my lungs are going to be a little angry.

Tomorrow I’ll be meeting Roadbunner for a run in the park! Yeah for running buddies!

Today is January 26th, so you know what that means!?! Time for a new running shoe winner Here are all the entries:

Aerin

Women’s Adidas Jhana Lux

Amit

Men’s Helly Hansen Trail Cutter

Becky Giovelli

Women’s Adidas adiSTAR

Benny

Men’s Saucony Grid Cohesion

Bob Schmidt

Men’s Reebok Operator Hex

Carl

Men’s New Balance MR1350

Charlie

Men’s Saucony Grid C2 Roadster

Dave

Men’s Puma Complete Calibus

Farah

Women’s Pearl Izumi Shine

Fox

Men’s New Balance M505

FrayedLaces

Women’s Pearl Izumi Streak

Jake

Men’s New Balance MR1306

Jill

Women’s New Balance WR587

Jim Dowell

Men’s New Balance M570

John Henderson

Men’s New Balance MR1001

Juan

Men’s The North Face Chinscraper

Justin R

Men’s Asics Turbo Phantom

Kara

Women’s Asics Gel Enduro

Kevin Garfield

Men’s Mizuno Wave Rider

Kyle

Men’s New Balance MR993

Lisa Slow&Steady

Women’s Asics Gel 1120

Marie Wangari

Women’s Asics Gel Enduro

Matt

Men’s New Balance MR800

ovidiu apostoaie

Men’s Adidas Merumo

Phil

Men’s New Balance MR8509

raulgonemobile

Men’s New Balance MR1011

Reese

Men’s New Balance MR1123

Ross Longhi

Men’s New Balance MR909

Tomele

Men’s Nike Air Pegasus+

Travis Liles

Men’s La Sportiva Fireblade

Travis Liles

Men’s La Sportiva Lynx

Travis Liles

Men’s La Sportiva Imogene

Trent B

Men’s Saucony Grid Excursion Trail

Vernan

Men’s Nike Zoom Celar

This month’s winner is Benny for his review of the Saucony Grid Cohesion! Congrats Benny (Sorry for no video…you don’t wanna look at me with my snotty nose and icky cough anyway!)

>> Posted on January 26st, 2009

On Top of the City With a Man in Tights

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Monday’s hill run was incredible. It ended up being just me and my boyfriend, so we turned it into a date I had a bottle of Malbec I had brought back from Italy in my closet so we put it into a backpack along with a couple of glasses. We ran up to the top of Tank Hill again and had an alcoholic picnic. MMMMM! It is sooo amazing to sit and watch the city twinkle with airplanes circling and cars winding their way around the hills. Plus my boyfriend was wearing tights…hilarious!

My goal is to start going to other running clubs in the city and recruit some hill runners. I sorta think wine drinking at the top of the hills should maybe become a habit… ha ha!

I’m planning a strength workout for today and then maybe some stairs. I think I’m a freak for loving the stairs so much!

I started meditating recently and am very hooked on it. I did a 5 day Buddhist meditation retreat a couple years ago in Thailand, but haven’t been good about keeping up with it. I’ve been feeling super distracted and like my brain is getting messy lately, so I thought that maybe meditation would help. It totally does! It makes me so happy and it inspires me to get organized. Plus I really think it turns me into a kinder and more compassionate person.

Wanna know what meditating in Thailand looks like? Check it (notice the, ahem, bed):

>> Posted on January 21st, 2009

Fractals, Hills, & 8 miles

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I just watched the coolest thing ever: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ron_eglash_on_african_fractals.html

It has nothing to do with running or running shoes It’s about how indigenous Africans build their villages using fractal algorithms.

So cool!

Alright, I’ll put my inner nerd back into my pocket and get on with the running news:

It’s been a crazy week with life getting back to normal after the holidays. My roommates & my boyfriend are finally all back from vacation, and I’m happy to be around lots of peeps again. All the peeps meant less time for blogging this week and more time for silliness Sorry!

I have gotten in some running. The first 43 hills running club run was on Monday. I did 2 runs on Monday! 2! It was just me and my roommate…he he! It was TOTALLY amazing though. We ran up a hill in the middle of SF called Tank Hill. You can see the entire city from the top. It was a balmy night and the sun had just set. SOO beautiful!

And it is so nice to have a running buddy to keep me motivated!

Any bay area runners wanna run hills this Monday night?

So what about those long runs? I hadn’t done one since…um…I can’t remember. But I did 8 miles today. I’m still in line for the Hal Higdon’s Novice 2 plan, but I need to get my act together a little more.

How do you guys keep to the marathon schedule? Are you relaxed about which day you actually do the training? Do you put it in Google calendar?

>> Posted on January 16st, 2009

Hills, Hills, Hills! Oh my!

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He he he he! Check it out:

I did a couple miles of hill runn’n at Buena Vista park. I felt good and I definitely needed to get outside. It was a gorgeous day! I won’t tell you how gorgeous, ’cause I know some of you are up to your ears in snow (I feel for ya!).

Speaking of hills, I got this idea to start a club focused on hill running, so I spent a little time today whipping up a little webpage for it: 43 Hills Running Club.

I was imagining it mostly being for SF runners, but if anyone wants to do virtual hill runs, lemme know!!!

>> Posted on January 8st, 2009

Sunday mmmmmm!!!

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I’ve had a relaxing Sunday, spending 22 of the last hours in my pjs…the other two hours I was in my running clothes and in the shower

I had a wonderful 4 mile run. On Sundays they close the road through the park, so everyone is running and skipping and roller-skating and skate boarding along the road. It is really fun because there are so many folks wandering around. There is a little roller-skating party that happens about half-way through my run. Some of the roller-skaters are pretty serious!

I felt really good and was going pretty fast. It’s about time I start planning on some longer runs…eek! Happy Sunday everyone!

>> Posted on January 4st, 2009

Happy New Year! & December Shoe Winner

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Happy New Year!!!

I returned from Wisconsin yesterday. The Bay area blogger meetup was 2 hours after I landed, so I quick changed out of my cute little black skirt into my grubby running gear at the airport and waited for Sandra, a fellow running blogger, to pick me up. It was really fun to meet Sandra, Aron, Julianne, Audrey, Alisa and Justin for the first time We went for a nice 4 mile run along a pretty path in the East bay.

I took a quick disco-nap (pre-party resting) back in SF when I got home, then hopped on a train to Oakland. My friends had a silly party with mini-billiards, mini-basketball, and a home-made twister game.

I went for a 6 mile run this afternoon. It ended in a lot of walking - I’m pretty sore from that big ‘ol 4 miler yesterday It’s funny how the treadmill isn’t very good training for running outside. But, I’m gett’n back into the swing of it!

So, who’s the winner of the running shoes giveaway?

I had just enough room on my memory card to get to the winner’s name, and then it cut me off (I took too many pics of people with their butts in the air during twister last night!) So, sorry for the lack of a congratulations If you’re wondering why I’m wearing a winter hat inside, in CA…well, it’s because my apartment is, like, 55 degrees. Ick! A space heater is in the mail! Anyway, here ya go: