As I battled the heat and a sunburn to my face, I thought to myself, “Why, Christina, WHY do you do this to yourself?” The 2013 Disneyland Half Marathon was the worst race I’ve ever run in my running career. Oh yeah. THIS. Let’s start from the beginning. Earlier this year, I registered for the […]
ICYMI: I Was Busy On Sunday – Sweating My Ass Off
So this happened! I made it! I got my medal! I also got a sunglasses tan. And a shorts tan. And a tank top tan. And a watch tan. And a sunburned face. But hey, I got my medal! I’m still paying for it. My body is pretty sore, but I went to zumba today […]
Race Report: Long Beach Half 2011
I’m alive! I’m alive! My legs are still working! *high five* You all know I was severely undertrained for this race this time around. I just didn’t have any motivation to run since the Disney Princess Half in February. That said, let’s get on with it. [All photos by my HTC EVO.] Gear: iFitness belt; […]
WIRI: A Trip to Orlando 2011, part 1
My friend Patty emailed me right before Black Friday 2010 and asked me if I wanted to run the Walt Disney World Princess Half Marathon. I did. I just couldn’t justify a trip by myself out to Orlando since we’d been to the WDW parks before. But now that I had a partner in crime…. […]
Race Report: Rock N Roll Half Marathon Las Vegas 2010
Rock and Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon – Dec 5, 2010 Since I do plan on posting a food/friends/fun post on Las Vegas, this’ll be just the race report! The night before, I tried to get to bed early, and I think I succeeded with about 6 1/2 hours of sleep. Still not optimal but […]
Race report: Long Beach Half Marathon (Sunday)
This is Part 2 of my race report. My first Half Marathon! What an accomplishment. It’s still kind of hard to believe that I did this. Heh. I’m back from a half session Deep Tissue massage at BW Pasadena. I highly recommend Miles! When I saw him, I thought, “Oh yeah! He worked on me […]