As promised last week, today’s post has been written by my lovely fiance. He’ll be recapping his experience running the LA Marathon, including all the highs and lows of the day. Enjoy! So as you read on Friday, I was the lucky one to run the ASICS LA Marathon. And boy, what an experience it…
ASICS LA Marathon VIP Weekend Recap
Exactly a week ago, we were heading to Los Angeles for a busy weekend of marathon-related fun. It’s hard to believe it’s all over. I was asked to be part of the Team ASICS Challenge back in December, which Matt was also able to join, but due to ridiculous IT Band issues, I had to…
Marathon Training Update 3: Headed to LA!
T – 2 days until the ASICS LA Marathon! We’ve got our bags packed and the only thing standing between us and LA is the work day today. We’re super excited for our busy weekend, and when we return, Matt will be an official marathoner! If you haven’t been keeping up with our progress, then…
Marathon Training Update 2: Knowing When to Throw in the Towel
As of yesterday, the LA Marathon is exactly a month away!! I’m super excited for it…but not for the reason I was originally. About two or three weeks ago, I finally faced the fact that I would not be able to make it through the marathon. I mentioned my knee/IT band problems in my first…
Marathon Training Update 1
As I begin to write this post, I have come to the realization that the LA Marathon is in exactly two months. I was asked by ASICS at the end of December if I would be interested in running this race, to which I hesitantly said yes. My runs hadn’t gone past four miles in…
Two Words: LA Marathon
So guess what… This coming March, I will be running in the ASICS LA Marathon!!! This will be numero dos for me, with my first 26.2 being the Surf City Marathon two years ago. Last year, I was questioning whether I’d ever run a second marathon ever, but the people at ASICS recently approached me…