Rich in history, natural beauty and agricultural resources, Ventura is a unique blend of old and new, coast and hillside, country and city. Ventura locals are as diverse as the landscape, yet united in the passion they share for their town.

This will be mine on Saturday afternoon. I have learned a lot the year. I require a lot of recovery for runs longer than 14 or 15 miles. My knees are super achy without it.

Register to Fly Like a Fairy. On Tuesday, August 10th, at 12 noon EDT, registration for the Tinker Bell Half Marathon weekend. This race is the second half of what you need to earn the special pink Coast to Coast Challenge, with the Princess Half Marathon.

The title is exactly what it sounds like. My co-instructors and I after taking a class at the very first Barre3 studio, in the Pearl District of Portland! Our whole training group by the Willamette River.

Adventures in running from the last guy on Earth who thought he would run. Wednesday, August 12, 2015. P90X3 - The Final Veredict. They are all 30 minutes.

A blog for amateur runners, by an amateur. Sharing my stories in hopes to entertain and maybe even inspire! My Ultra Running Journey. Sunday, August 16, 2015. The normal prescription of stretching and taking time off wasnt cutting it. Physical Therapist to see if fire cupping. Friday, August 7, 2015.

Friday, August 14, 2015. Whether it be by the obligatory wave as you pass each other on the road or trail or the offer of an extra gel when you forget yours during a race, I have always thought of runners as friendly, honest and trustworthy. Basically morally above all other people. Because he was a runner. I just thank goodness he was only a Marathon Maniac and not just a maniac! Yes folks, I.