Boise Trails Challenge: Gaining Elevation & Insight

Who’s In? Back in early June, during a Zoom core session with my running team, the Boise Betties, our coach posed a question. Who was participating in the Boise Summit Series and/or the Boise Trails Challenge? Newish to Idaho I was unfamiliar with both. Upon learning the Summit Series is about racing certain uphill trails/route,Continue reading “Boise Trails Challenge: Gaining Elevation & Insight”

Short by Six Seconds (Boise Turkey Day 5k)

I was bold and daring, and came up short.  Back in September I shared that I had decided to set a bold and daring (BAD) goal to run a sub-19:00 minute 5k at my local Thanksgiving race. I hired a coach for the first time and was excited about the training plan. The training processContinue reading “Short by Six Seconds (Boise Turkey Day 5k)”

Boise FitOne Half Marathon

Our First Race in Boise And our first race since moving to Idaho. I haven’t crossed a start line since the National Women’s 8k back in April.  We moved in June, I took about a month to get back into the groove and adjust to the elevation and terrain here, then I immediately started marathonContinue reading “Boise FitOne Half Marathon”

Why Boise? The Full Answer to the Inevitable Question

Before I get started let’s get this out of the way—most of us pronounce Boise wrong. If you just read that Boy-zee, you pronounced it incorrectly. We learned that the hard way by making it clear we aren’t from around here, and now put a lot of effort into consciously saying it the right way—pronouncedContinue reading “Why Boise? The Full Answer to the Inevitable Question”

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