Finally BLACKin’ out. With todays run, hit the black level...

Finally BLACKin’ out. With todays run, hit the black level on Nike+. I started using Nike+ right when I started my “running life”. Even though I use Garmin now, I continue to sync my runs to Nike so this is a pretty accurate number to quantify what I’ve done in the past 3 years. Looking forward to many more miles in the future. Maybe even hit that Volt level someday. #running #nikeplus #nike #nuunbassador #furtherfasterforever #werunsocial #instarunners #asnailspace #chasingnewport #shadowlevel #backinblack #blackalbum

With last night’s run, hit 3K on my #nikeplus. Although...

With last night’s run, hit 3K on my #nikeplus. Although I’ve moved on to #garmin / #strava, I still sync my runs to Nike since it was the first app I used and is pretty much my total mileage since starting long distance running. It’s amazing to think how many miles and memories have gone by in the past couple of years. Kind of sad to be leaving one of my favorite colors, but I do love black too. #running #nike #justdoit #nuunbassador #furtherfasterforever #werunsocial #instarunners #almostshadowtime

Hit 100+ miles again in February and for the 9th month in a row....

Hit 100+ miles again in February and for the 9th month in a row. Its March and officially race month. 2 weeks to go to LA Marathon. #running #consistency #lamarathon #training #nikeplus #vibramfivefingers #nuunbassador

Thanks for this Nike+! Pretty awesome. As limiting as Nike+ can...

Today’s throwback Thursday is my first run with Nike plus....

Today’s throwback Thursday is my first run with Nike plus. With yesterday’s run, I broke 2000 miles on my Nike account. It’s amazing to think how far I’ve come along and yet how much more I have to grow as runner. Looking forward to the next thousand mile PLUS. #tbt #running #fitness #nikeplus #nike

Some of us aren’t afraid of a little water. Nice fasted 6...

Some of us aren’t afraid of a little water. Nice fasted 6 miler with Nike Run Club. Rain or shine #werunoc. #running #nikerunclub #nike #nikeplus #staydry #southcoastplaza #lamarathon #training (at Nike Running)

11/22/14 - Saturday Morning Run (LA Marathon Training Begins)

First official day of LA Marathon training. Although, technically, according to my schedule it’s week 2. (I had my races last week)

Had a great run with the run group. 

Goal for the day was 11 miles at sub 9 pace. 

Ended up with 11.1 at 8:36 pace. 

I tried Generation UCANN Superstarch for the first time. Took it about an hour before my run. It was a bit difficult to take down. I can see how many people say it’s chalky, but it’s not horrible. It just took a lot of water. Much more than I usually drink pre run. Ended up having to run to the restroom before the run, but the good thing is I didn’t have to go during. I will have to read more on Superstarch tips and techniques. I also took down 3000 mg of MCT oil. 

Overall, I felt pretty good on the run. I usually never eat anything before running so this was a big experiment. I was able to push 8:30ish pace for most of the 11 miles so I’m pretty happy with the day.

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