Things I signed up for today: the Aspen Valley Half Marathon. Things I haven’t trained for: the Aspen Valley Half Marathon. Things I am nonetheless excited about? You got it. The race is almost all downhill, on easy gravel terrain, and it’s going to be a gorgeous, cool Saturday morning (at the ungodly hour of…
Tag: run
Runnin’ in Intervals
I’m working on a sweet piece right now about why HIIT – High Intensity Interval Training (hello CrossFit) is so awesome for your body. Naturally, when embarking on an impromptu run on gravel in my vibrams (it’s a long story about parades, mountains, a dehydrated dog, and the St. Regis pool with mini ice-cream cones),…
Undie Run
When I lived in LA for a summer, I lived more or less on UCLA’s campus. Since west coast schools get out so much later than we do, I was already there for the summer by the time their finals hit. Well, there’s this crazy UCLA tradition called UNDIE RUN, where all the undergrads strip…
Runnin’
Last night, Alex and I went for a run around Town Lake. It was an easy 4 miles, untimed. We wanted to hang out, and rather than get froyo or a drink, we decided to do it the healthy way (ok, so we didn’t actually talk and make this decision, it was more along the…
Long Run
I haven’t run long distances in quite some time–CrossFit says I don’t have to, after all. But on vacation, I gotta get in what I can, so when Caitlin asked if anyone wanted to go on a long run this morning, I volunteered myself. She woke me up at 6:40am. I do not get up…
Top Ten Things to do in Austin
If you’ve only got a weekend (or a friend in town you want to show a good time), here are my picks, from Friday night through Sunday afternoon: Of course I love a million other things about Austin, but these are my standards: the go-to places and things to do that locals and out-of-towners alike…
Busy Weekend: Wheatsville, workout, Thai food, lights out, run
Wheatsville Co-op Grocery Store Opens its Expansion Saturday at 9am What will you find in the new addition? Expanded deli with lots of Popcorn Tofu, coffee, and fresh baked bread. Expanded seafood and quick-to-fix meat options in a full service area, including Niman Ranch (free range!) bacon chedder patties, turkey burgers, and Niman Ranch pork…
Weekend Watch: free yoga, crazy marathoners, and grand openings
lululemon on 6th & Lamar does free yoga classes taught by rotating instructors from around the city every Saturday morning, but they’re usually way too early for me. This time, however, they’re honoring the two crazy Canadians who are running a marathon a day to help save the environment, and they’re gonna be there doing…
Doubling up the Crossfit Fun
I did 6:30pm last night and 6:30am this morning of the free Crossfit Austin workouts … super fun! Remember that this is FREE Crossfit workouts put on by two of my friends, Austin natives, until they open their NEW South Austin Crossfit gym in mid-to-late November. Yay building delays=free workouts! So last night’s workout was…
First Impression: Free Crossfit Workout
So I hit up the free Crossfit workout Wednesday night, and it was a lot of fun. I haven’t been able to go back since, and I want to, because I think there’s got to be more to it than I experienced. I had fun, but here’s the breakdown: Wednesday was a team session. After…