Carlsbad Half

Good news: I PR’d. Bad news: My achilles tendon (left) and knees (especially right) slowed me down to a walk the last couple miles. Today, my achilles tendons (yes, both) are twinging only a little (but I’ve not tried to do anything more than walk)....

Carlsbad Half — Brief

Survived! AND with a PR! Finished at 2:54:09, 13:17 pace. My 2003 Long Beach 1/2 marathon time was — get this — 3:03:57. Pacific Shoreline 2003 was 3:07:44. (I’ve done that twice but can’t find the other results.) (We won’t mention my...

Carlsbad half coming up…this Sunday

Ooh, boy, are we gonna suffer. Have I done any really good long runs? Nope. Has Dave? Nope. Has Mel? Nope. Oh, we’ll all make it through. I’ve done halves with less prep. It’s just how painful and long and slow the process is going to be. That said,...