Chocolate Espresso Banana Bread

April 22, 2012

I wake up on Saturdays super excited to get out of bed to start my day. I look forward to my long runs all week (sick, right?) and Saturday mornings just can’t come soon enough. There is so much potential in the day and the weekend ahead and I can’t wait to take advantage of it. Fast forward 24 hours

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Running Hunger

April 14, 2012

What an absolutely beautiful day for a run! I cruised through the neighborhoods of Orange and had an (mostly) awesome 10-miler. Yes, 10 miles! Today was my first day embarking on the double-digit journey! Before: I was actually a little nervous for this run. I’m not sure why. I knew I could do it. I just wasn’t sure how it

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Nine Miles Down

April 8, 2012

Like many Saturdays, today began with preparations for my long run. Oatmeal and coffee. It works. No reason to mess with a good thing. This is my last week of the single digits. Next weekend I break 10 miles and a new personal record. Way back in the day, my mom and I completed our final run of nine miles

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