Don’t waste time! Register for the Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon! I ran the Aramco Houston Half Marathon for the past three years, and I’ll be the first one to tell you this race is by faaaar one of the coolest ones in Houston! Take advantage of Early Bird Registration until Global … Continue reading
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How to Stay Fit While Traveling
Working out while traveling, may or may not be your top priority. Sometimes you always just want to chill on a boat with a mimosa in hand and disconnect. But if you’re like me and always traveling and also occasionally training for half marathons, it becomes a goal to keep your sanity stay in shape. … Continue reading
Where to Watch the Houston Marathon
Looking to cheer on the athletes running the Chevron Houston Marathon or Aramco Houston Half Marathon? Running the race and searching for the best post-race spot to celebrate and/or recover? Visiting town for the weekend and wanting to experience the city like a local? We’ve got you covered. Over 27,000 runners will be rolling into … Continue reading
What It’s Like to Run a Half Marathon
This posts marks the end of my journey as a swimmer who dabbles in running. This is Week 16 of Chronicles of a Swimmer. Try to contain your tears. It was long race that took four months that happened to end in 13.1 miles at the Woodlands Half Marathon. I kind of don’t know what to write for … Continue reading
Chronicles of a Swimmer: Week 15
T-MINUS 4 DAYS UNTIL MY HALF MARATHON. I may or may not be overly confident. See: Facebook Invite to shotgun at the finish line. Is that a little cocky? Maybe. But I’m all about the hype. I’m also all about cheering sections. I’ve done my part (see my training journey over the past 14 … Continue reading
Chronicles of a Swimmer: Week 14
People watching while running is just the best. It makes runs so much more enjoyable. And if the people you are watching are also running, I find that you run faster as well. This weekend I stumbled upon the Houston Rhythm and Blues Half Marathon during my 8-mile run. The race was routed along Allen Parkway … Continue reading
Exploring the White Oak Bayou Trail
First off, if you like to run and explore in Houston you need to check out the website Bayou Greenways. They don’t call Houston they Bayou City for nothing. Bayou Greenways does a great job of outlining where all the bayous are, where there are trails, and parking lots and stuff like that. Having run along … Continue reading
Exploring the Brays Bayou Trail
I ran 11 miles yesterday. Eleven miles for Week 11! So perfect. And now I’ve officially changed the title of this post series. Not only am I totally a runner right now, but the title was getting a bit cumbersome… Brays Bayou Trail – West Like my 10 mile run, I went running along the Brays Bayou Trail and through … Continue reading
Chronicles of Swimmer who Dabbles in Running: Week 10
I think I may need to change the title of these posts. I feel like when you’ve been doing something for ten weeks, it’s not really “dabbling” anymore. They say it takes 21 days or three weeks to form a habit. And those first few weeks are often the hardest ones to maintain. One third of … Continue reading
Running Brays Bayou and Hermann Park
Halloooo running world! I’m making progress on my half marathon training plan and this past week I ran the longest amount of consecutive miles ever (10 miles)! Constantly breaking my personal records here. It’s pretty fun and I’m crazy proud of how far I’ve come. Also remember my New Year’s resolution to not skip that … Continue reading