bought the hotel for the race
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I was really not interested in running today and completely mentally drained but forced myself outdoors in 40 mph winds for a simple mile
No song for today as it was the last thing I was focused on
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Hoka Zinal 3 first look! Road Trail Run tests this updated trail speedster—lighter, more cushioned, and versatile enough for sub-ultra races. Releases April 1st.
https://www.roadtrailrun.com/2026/03/hoka-zinal-3-initial-review-fast-light.html
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come with me it’s fun 🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️🏃🏼♀️
daytime
main line - see his main line, map below
catching stray dogs - if you’ve ever been out on a long training run and seen a dog you could chase, you get it
it’s just me
on my knees
squeaky clean fantasy
am i in over my head?
this could go anywhere - self explanatory especially running in a foreign city with miles and miles of road
*here’s where I really popped off - it’s not Katie and it’s not about drugs - see the first lines again, no more rolling papers* it’s:
KT’s waiting
to be your game day savior
KT FOR LIFE BABY - he’ll have tape if he needs it on race day
*and!
first time
tasting
IT’S NICE TO MIX THE FLAVORS
*he said he takes tons of electrolytes and is scared to pee during races - this is what runners take. and we absolutely mix the flavors to make new combinations 🍇🍋🍎🍊🍓🍑🍉🍍🫐🍋🟩
I wanna take up all your time - long runs for weeks and months - you can’t just wake up and run a sub 3 hour marathon even if you’re a 31 year old twink with 11% body fat
🏃🏻♂️thank you for coming to my Harry talk 🏃🏻♂️ now go run 🏃🏻♂️
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1:01:00 long run @ 13:45/mi
This run went well! Got a little sore by the last like 10 minutes, but not too bad as I was able to pick up the pace. Shoes felt great- my feet didn’t get super sore like they do on long runs so that’s good. I definitely need to shave down my calluses though. Those bothered me the most.
Taylor went on a walk with Bug while I ran. When we met up after, Bug got a little too excited to see me and scratched up my leg. Hopefully it doesn’t leave a scar on my tattoo.
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Starting you guys off with a real banger this weekend – my dinner on Friday night was just a roast sweet potato with cottage cheese. But, hear me out. It wasn’t bad. And I’d had a great lunch (the leftover air fried chicken and homemade potato salad) and just didn’t have enough calories left in my day for the usual Friday night takeout.
Partner loves pizza. I do not. So I made the smart and healthy choice and let him order himself a small pizza while I had this, which got me the right profile in terms of cals and macros to end the day.
Saturday morning, the scale was good to both me and partner (he hit a short-term goal weight!) and I decided to go to a local trail for a 5 km. I did indeed decide to send it on this one, which was probably a mistake.
It was chilly out and the wind gusts were up to 21 mph. I got buffeted hard a few times on this run, and while I felt great at this ~11 min pace the first two miles, on mile 3 my heart rate started jumping into the red zone. I ended up taking a few small walking breaks in the last bit (1 minute, 16 seconds of walking total according to Garmin) but still finished with a strong sprint.
I really killed my legs on this. As we walked around the rest of the day, I realized I maybe missed the point of tapering before my race by doing this run hard instead of easy.
Post-run, I popped by a local food hall and got us breakfast sandwiches. Mine was ham, egg, and cheese on brioche, because this place does the most amazing ham. I usually don’t even like ham, but I’m in love with this one.
For lunch, we popped to a local sushi/hibachi place and I got a chicken teriyaki bento. I ate the california roll pieces, the spring roll, and then did half the rice and half the teriyaki, so I have a small thing of leftovers from that.
After two meals out, I really wanted dinner at home, and I needed more fiber. I made a classic chicken sandwich (mayo, pickles) using a Morningstar vegetarian chik'n patty and keto bread, finished off some baby carrots, and a helping of the leftover homemade potato salad.
And then, I forgot to take a picture, but since it was pi day I had picked up a tiny two-person chocolate cream pie at the market. We split it for dessert, and I went over my goals for the day, and it was fully worth it.
I took a benedryl and slept like a rock last night. I’ve been waking up around 4-430 since the time change because that would have been my 5 AM wakeup before, and I had some sleep to catch up on. I turned out the light at 10 last night and managed to sleep till 7 AM today!
Made oatmeal for breakfast – chia seeds, greek yogurt, PBfit, and berries – and then we went for a relaxing Sunday gym session. We had the place to ourselves for the first 15 minutes, and I did about 25 minutes of just stretching and foam rolling to recover from my run.
With the locker room EMPTY, I took advantage of the whirlpool access we get with our current membership and spent about 10-15 minutes just soaking against a jet, listening to the Coach Bennett podcast.
After a gym shower, we did our big grocery shop for the week and then stopped at Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch. BWW has been one of my go-tos for when I need to eat out but need to watch my macros because of the “naked” tenders, but man.. their idea of 5 naked tenders keeps being less and less chicken. It’s quickly approaching a point where I may as well not bother with this one.
Still, it was a decent lunch since we also split a mozzarella sticks app.
The plan for dinner tonight is homemade Cava-dupe bowls with rice, quinoa, veggies, harissa chicken, hummus, and tzatziki. My body is feeling very relaxed after the mobility and jacuzzi time, so I just need to stay awake enough to make dinner in a few hours.
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Pro tip: When tackling mountain trails, shorten your stride on climbs and let gravity do the work on descents. Your legs will thank you at mile 10.
What’s your favorite trail running terrain?
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All grey in grey today… and it got colder again! No more running in shorts (for now) 🙁
This run was longer than I thought it would be. And it had some faster parts in it again. First 4x10 seconds sprinting after a ~10minute warm up. Then another good 20 minutes running a bit slower than half marathon race pace (~5:10-5:15min/km). Those felt good! I regretted not taking some water with me… thought I didn’t need it anyway, I was wrong!
When I saw the plan for this week, I was a bit mad that there wasn’t a real long run in it - again. It with all the speed work I still did spend a lot of time running. And today would have been a very dull and boring long run I think.
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Finished my half marathon! It was my 40th one since I started running about two years ago. Also, somehow, despite not really training for it, it was my second fastest one ever! Only missed out on the top spot by literally 30 seconds! (And I was dead after that one, but now I’m currently on a long walk with my dog)
Oh! Also someone was giving out free baklava on the course!
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Sunday run day~ Down to the peninsula, it’s been too long since I’ve run this route. Sunrise over the lake– beautiful. 4.2 miles, whoop!
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This 8km run accidentally became a 12.5k run when i realized i would miss my appointment if i walked 😂
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Spring trails are calling! 🌿 That soft forest floor, the fresh green canopy overhead, the perfect temps—this is what we train all winter for. Hit the trails this weekend and feel the season change under your feet.
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One week ago, 3-4 feet of snow, this week, spring found us. Hitting 50k a week on my runs. 👌
