5k Archives - What Would Betty Do?

Happy 4th of July!

Written on July 4, 2014 by Alisa.

Independence Day Happy 4th of July! Out here, The Assistant and I will be celebrating by running the local 5k. I’ll be interested to see if this is the first year that he takes off and runs without me, or will he still stick with me and hop, skip and jackrabbit around like usual? After […] Read More

Betty Says: Just Run

Written on April 17, 2013 by Alisa.

Running for Boston “What’s it going to take to get you running again?” a friend asked me just last week. “Eh, I don’t know,” I said at the time. “I run, but I’m not really a runner, you know?” Now I know what it takes to get me moving. It takes Boston. As I sat […] Read More

Tales of Two Color Runners

Written on March 2, 2013 by Alisa.

Color Run San Francisco Last year, while perusing the Internet for races, I stumbled across a video for the Color Run. The Tiny Coaching Assistant practically pushed me out of my chair so he could get a better look. “What IS this?” he asked. “When is it? When can we do it?” Now, the Assistant […] Read More

Training: The Road to San Francisco

Written on February 17, 2013 by Alisa.

A Short Workout is Better Than No Workout Several of us committed to the Rock and Roll San Francisco half marathon on a whim, sight unseen. No, really unseen: I registered in 2012 and the course map was only released earlier this month. And when I met with my group of Team in Training alumni […] Read More

Training: Watch the Hair

Written on September 9, 2012 by Alisa.

Finding My Running Stride I’ve been running long enough to know that my first mile is always awkward. My breathing is ragged and uneven, and my arms and legs flail around like they’ve never tried this before. I know how it feels; I just never really knew how it looked. On Tuesday night, we had […] Read More

Training: Malaise

Written on March 11, 2012 by Alisa.

We interrupt the regularly scheduled training posts with a big ol’ dose of malaise. So far this week, my training has consisted of sitting on the couch and… no, that’s really it. Couch. Throw blanket. Books. With two weeks to go until the Oakland Running Festival 5K, I’m seriously hoping that this thing goes away […] Read More

Betty Says: What’s With All the Pink?

Written on January 25, 2012 by Alisa.

This is my rant about pink. I’ve never been a particularly girly girl. I spent most of my childhood lamenting the fact that my mother had chosen to wallpaper my room in tiny pastel flowers. I hated wearing skirts and I never, ever wore pink. Over time, I kind of came around to pink. After […] Read More

Training: SUP, Kayaks and a New PR

Written on January 8, 2012 by Alisa.

It was a busy week in Hawaii. We hiked over lava fields. I kayaked. I ran every other day. I. Even gave stand-up paddle boarding (SUP) a try, and remain delighted by my ability to stay upright without a single fall. I fully attribute my SUP success to the core strength developed with 10 years […] Read More

Betty Says: What’s Next?

Written on October 12, 2011 by Alisa.

With four days until race day, people are looking ahead to what’s next. Hi Betty, What’s your plan for after Nike? Do you have any other races on the calendar? How do you plan to stay in shape? – Planning in Portland Wow, the race hasn’t even happened yet and you’re already talking about the […] Read More

Training: I’m Learning

Written on July 17, 2011 by Alisa.

I’ve been running in races since 2007, although in an admittedly half-assed sort of way until I joined Team in Training last Spring. But even after all of the time that I spent training, I remain amazed by how much I have left to learn. This week’s lessons: pace and food. Pace Pace has always […] Read More