Austin Marathon / Valentine’s Day Race

Will and I ran Austin Marathon a few days ago. We’d signed up pretty soon after last year’s race – … More

1/3rd of a 24 hour run: thoughts on failure

  On Dec 31st, I started running the San Francisco One-Day race. It’s a 24-hour race at Chrissy Field, with … More

Rocky 50K – Fun run through Philadelphia retracing the Rocky II montage

Today, I ran the Rocky 50k – an unsupported, unofficial race through Philadelphia that retraces Rocky’s training montage in Rocky … More

Race Report: The Hardest Race I’ve Ever Run (Pine Creek 100-miler)

I ran my 2nd 100-mile race this weekend. It was the hardest race I’ve yet run, and in some ways, … More

Into the Mist – San Francisco 50-mile race report

As some of you know, I’m training for Pine Creek 100-miler, a flat 100-mile trail race in northern Pennsylvania in … More

12 hours, one mile, as many laps as possible

  I ran my first 12 hour race yesterday with the Broadway Ultra Society. It was the 2014 Joe Kleinerman 12 Hour … More

Delaware Marathon: There’s Only One

Here are a few things I learned over the weekend: When I registered for the race, it asked for the … More

Heat Map of Where Lisa has Run Marathons

  As you may know, I like data and data wrangling. When I found this new tool, openheatmap.com, I wanted … More

Economics of Marathons – Look at the Distribution of Race Times!

Take a look at this article from the New York Times: “What Good Marathons and Bad Investments Have in Common.” … More

Monsoon Marathon in Hilo, Hawaii

This morning I ran my 34th marathon – the Big Island International Marathon, in Hilo, Hawaii. Hilo, on the east … More