Rad Runner Turns 28!

I tell ya, life is FLYIN by, I keep saying it over and over again, but ever since we moved to L.A. I am dumbfounded by how fast time flys, I must really be having that much FUN!

It's been 6 months in the city already, and I love it more each day! Just a couple of days ago I was telling a friend that I can't remember any other time in my life where my plate has been so FULL, I've had so much work today, and I have been so passionate about everything in my life, from family, love, life and work, it's all falling into place and I know what I want..

I realized that knowing what you want really is the key.. I want to be Happy, and I want to spread it, I want to live day by day..

This past weekend I turned 28 years young and celebrated it with my awesome family! My morning started off with a awesome run with this chick...
lil' Rad.. this was an awesome opportunity for us to get our last run in together before LA MARATHON this Sunday! March 18th!!! for her birthday!!!!!!!
After our sweet run Mr. Rad and I headed over to my in-laws, where my mother in law made me the most adorable tasty red velvet HELLO KITTY CUPCAKES!
We spent the early part of the day roaming around San Juan Capistrano, it was a beautiful realizing afternoon with AMAZING weather!

After our San Juan adventures, the Mr. and I headed back to my parents house to indulge in the tasty Mexican food inspired vegetarian friendly bbq all thanks to my mama, with HOME MADE Horchata.. HOME MADE,
A. I am sorry that there are no pictures of the food, I literally snarfed it all down.. (I Shared) and

B. Horchata is like a Mexican rice milk with sugar and cinnamon its only HEAVENLY! Please try it if you have not yet!

After the feast we played pin the tattoo on my lil ponies bum...
And then I indulged in Chai Cupcake balls that lil rad made me!!!!
They were kinda insane! I ate way to many and pretty much got sick.. I survived..don't worry...

The next day at work I walked in to this....
At this point, I almost puked on myself I was so high on sugar and pretty things... But I managed to eat 1 and a half more.. (How you ask? I don't know it was a miracle) But as of Monday 3.12.12. I am on a strict body loving healthy normal food eating agenda in preparation for LA Marathon..

This year is going to ROCK.
xo-Rad Runner

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3.12.2012 Posted in | , | 3 Comments »

The Sea Wheeze, yep.

Yep, I am going to FREAKING Vancouver...... Are any of you? A first time race (1/2 Marathon) put on by the


one and


lululemon... What was I thinking when I signed up for a race over seas that requires a passport to run 13.1


miles?



PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



xo-Rad Runner

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2.29.2012 Posted in | , | 1 Comments »

Rad & Rainbows Sweet Adventure

What is the recipe for a sweet weekend with
Rad Runner and Rainbow Eyes aka Alyssa-Diary of an Average Runner?
Cupcakes and Running! Duh!
Rainbow eyes was in town for just a short short blip in time, but I did all I could to show her the city in the best way I knew how... RUNNING! and whats a little running in an awesome new city without a tourist?
But you have to admit... a "Runner Tourist" looks WAY cooler, then a regular tourist.. Even her IFitness Belt looks cute.. She makes everything cute.pfff

We ate some cupcakes, ate some thai food, hit the sack early only to wake up early and hit the streets of L.A. for an amazing run.. then off she went to work. Next meetup will be longer, and just as fun, maybe with more time for more sweets?
P.S. We pretended it was her birthday, the candles were free- you know you would have done the same thing!
XO-Rad Runner

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2.27.2012 Posted in | | 3 Comments »

Running is such a giveing sport


Running gives me gifts like this:


No one can buy that gift of beauty, motivation, and mind altering goodness so damn early in the morning...

Life in the big city has been BUSY, life moves 10x's faster, weeks fly, my body is tired, I'm trying new work outs, but running is always there.. and it plays such a prominent part, I love its strong reliablility, and I love sharing the gift of love for running with others!

Things I've been up to...

-Starting a RUN CLUB
-Becomeing a Race Ambassador for Pasadena Marathon
-Getting in some hardcore sun! (LA is warmer then Long Beach :)
-Training with lil sis AND a bunch of co-workers for the up and coming LA marathon in MARCH!

Tell me, what have you been up to?

xo-Rad Runner

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2.09.2012 Posted in | | 6 Comments »

Los Angeles 13.1 Race Recap

Alright, it's been long enough and I have had MORE then enough time to ponder about my past race and exactly what happened, and still after almost 2 weeks I am still a little dumbfounded...

I won an entry to the L.A. 13.1 race, I ran this same race in January 2011 with my BRF (Best Running Friend) see last years entry here.

But this year.. this year was different.. for so many reasons,
1. I ran this race alone,
2. I won an entry and registered only a couple weeks before the race (Rad never does this people! I am a planner!)
3. I live in L.A. now.. opposed to Long Beach thus I am now much closer to the start line and the area itself is far more familiar!
4. I've been training, but not myself, I'm running with my little sis to prepare her for the LA Marathon, I've been training some co-workers for their first full marathon, while I have been coaching other co-workers on running more then 3 miles! This has been a great experience, it's let me pack the miles in with no attention to myself and this can be a good thing! (note this "good thing" means I have not been serious about training for this LA 13.1 race!)

5. I have been attending Spin class at LEAST once a week, the endurance KILLS and its amazing, I know for a fact the endurance I build in class carries out on to the race course.
6. And last but not least, I let go, I distinctly remember how fast I went at the beginning of this race last year, so when mid and end race came by I was dying, I was ready to finish I was ready for the end-and dude, last years race was WAY flatter...This time I just ran and focused on being happy and totally enjoying myself.. I even played Debbie Downer with myself for a total of 2 minutes while I was on the course, I debated on how to post about the race (that I hadn't even yet finished) I was getting my words ready to state that I hadn't PR'ed but that I had a wonderful time, and that I smiled a lot and how BEAUTIFUL the new course was.... But alas, I killed it by an 8 minute difference from last years race, a 6minute PR and a SUB 2 Half Marathon, 1:55:58 (not that its memorized or anything..)


My new thing at the end..
I mean the mouth open and the "OH" face ain't no new thang, but pointing to the medal.. I think that started in San Francisco Marathon.. Actually maybe a little earlier, I think it may have started at the Pasadena Marathon when I met up with Mr. Rad..

any-whoo, the real treat:
Astro Burger, Veggie burger and Small Fries, dude, amazing, I said no to a cupcake, and came here. Nuff' said.

What did I like about the race?
- THE NEW COURSE! it was beautiful, far more amusing then the past course, I will run this race again due to the pure beauty, ocean scenes, down the Venice boardwalk, past happy on lookers, rowers, and seagulls...

-Very happy participants, many newbies- this was a good thing they were so excited and you could feel it in the air, and I love being the person to stick out the high 5 when they need it.

-Enough water stations to remind me to sip from my own watter bottle, I probs only stopped 2 times the whole race, and they were exactly where I needed them.

-THE COURSE! I know I already said this, but theres like a 1.5 mile DOWN hill finish! I mean really? It was not as flat as last time, but I liked it.. the uphills made the downhills that much sweeter!

No like-y:
- The waste smell at mile 9/10ish, the smell that we the runners could taste, I think we literally ran past a waste facilities.. I gagged.

-Late start, due to overbooking of "premium parking" small streets and cars backed up for a half hour.. Like I said I am a planner, and luckily I was not one of the poor souls who paid $20 in advance for VIP parking who was stuck sitting in their car waiting to obtain their premium parking spot next to the start line.. This confusion and unpoor planning led to a 25minute delay.

-Expo, wait, what expo? 13.1 doesn't believe in those.. and goodie bags, they don't believe in those either, thats ok, but don't WASTE a bag to stuff my shirt in.. Hand me a shirt and my bib and send me on my bag-less way!

Overall, it was a great race, its getting better and I will run this again!
XO-Rad Runner

P.S. Do you live in LA? Or near? I am starting a run club on Feb. 1st! (thats next week!) email me if your interested on the deets!





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1.25.2012 Posted in | | 2 Comments »

Yummy, Pretty, Rad Things PART 1


In no particular order, I wanted to share some pretty aWesome things with you:
A recent discovery- Samuel Adams Black and Brew... A Beer that tasted like coffee?! AMAZING, this is amazing, a treat beyond treats, if you like the taste of coffee, you need to jump on this wagon like a kid on a trampoline.


As for pretty things, check out this work of art and nature:

With a little help from man, and a nature appreciative artistic eye, we have ourselves an awesome arrangement, I kinda want to make one of these! I mean, Cactus buddies are SO HARD to kill, you almost have to do it intentionally, they'd make a great gift to!


And then we have the "Rad" I ran a half marathon today.. "L.A. 13.1" I ran this same race last year and PR'ed but the course was terrible and I swore I would not do it again, BUT the course changed, and the race was gratis, so I ran it again, and I won myself a 6 minute PR and a sub 2 finish time? WHAT? Did this really happen? Let me hit the hay for tonight and wake up to see if I am still dreaming... Stay tuned for Part 2.
xoxo- RAD RUNNER

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1.15.2012 Posted in | | 1 Comments »

Preperation in bits & pieces..


This past weekend I made a drive to mom and pop's house to visit them and to drag, err I mean happily offer run lil' Rad to revisit her double digit mileage runs to prepare for LA Marathon in March.. We hit the trails, thanks to her great planning we conquered some hills and some major sun, this will deffinetly help on race day!
She ran a great pace and didn't tire, I can feel the greatness this training season is going to hold, LA Marathon 2o12 is going to FREAKING ROCK, and I cant WAIT!!!!!
Oh, and I added these puppies to the family, Brooks Green Silence, my first official pair of Brooks, I do love my Mizunos, but these pippies had great reiews, and were lighter, LIGHTER then my Mizuno Mushas! Stay tuned for a personal review... I plan on working them in this weeks training runs, and wearing them this weekend for my LA 13.1 race in Venice ;)

I hope everyone out there in the universe is doing great and is starting a great begining to a great new year!

P.S.
Happy Birthday Mr. Rad, (1.11) I LOVE YOU, to many many more love and happiness and healthy birthdays
xoxo-Rad Runner

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1.10.2012 Posted in | , | 3 Comments »