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Category: Brooks Running

October 28, 2019October 27, 2019 AthletiKaty

Oooh, Shiny: Reflective Run Gear Favorites

July 25, 2019November 17, 2019 AthletiKaty

Ice Cream + Running Shoes = Brooks Summer Melts

October 23, 2018October 25, 2018 AthletiKaty

5 Faves & a Dud: 10/23/18 Edition

November 7, 2017September 11, 2018 AthletiKaty

5 Faves & a Dud: 11/7/17 Edition

October 10, 2017November 5, 2017 AthletiKaty

5 Faves & a Dud: 10/10/17 Edition

June 15, 2017November 5, 2017 AthletiKaty

Review: Brooks Cascadia 11 GTX Trail Running Shoes

April 2, 2017April 12, 2017 AthletiKaty

Up Close: Brooks Mazama Trail Running Shoes

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Walking into the store and seeing the half price c Walking into the store and seeing the half price candy bin like... 😮
Day 1: Today marks the start of my first half mara Day 1: Today marks the start of my first half marathon training cycle since the pandemic kerfuffled everything up. CT just moved up vaccination eligibility for all residents under 44 to a few weeks from now, so I am optimistic that the in-person part of the #UconnHealthHalf will take place 🤞🏼 My prior GPS watch, the Garmin Forerunner 235, always liked to tell me I was capable of running 13.1 in 1:53, even when an amazing day led to a 2:06 and 1:59:59 is still the DREAM. I upgraded to a Fenix 6S back in July, and I’m inclined to believe this gizmo’s best effort estimates are a bit more accurate. Can’t celebrate an ‘after’ if I don’t have a ‘before’, so here it is. The algorithm thinks I can run a half marathon in 2:14. Excited to see how much I can cut this number down over the next 12 weeks. 😈
Chroma Fusion Multi appreciation post! No filter s Chroma Fusion Multi appreciation post! No filter so you can see how the colors come across on these Hotty Hots in natural light. Cannot wait to pair them with absolutely EVERYTHING. 🤩 @lululemon
Can't talk right now, I'm doing "basic girl who's Can't talk right now, I'm doing "basic girl who's clearly using telephoto mode because her foot looks disproportionately huge" sh*t. 😏⁠ ⁠ National parks are the best.⁠ ⁠ 📸: @wxkylenelson /📍 @canyonlandsnps
How to become an @xgames caliber athlete in 2 easy How to become an @xgames caliber athlete in 2 easy steps?⁠ ⁠ 1) Wipe out but in a cool-looking position⁠ 2) Photoshop the ground out of the shot it so it looks like you're pulling a sick trick in mid-air⁠ ⁠ I'm too lazy to complete step 2 so here you go. Looks like me just chillaxin' and minding my business on the hill. The reality is that I just took a hit so hard that it hurt for the next 5 days.⁠ ⁠ CATCHING AN EDGE IS FUN.
Iced coffee: am I doing it right? Tonight I am usi Iced coffee: am I doing it right? Tonight I am using this 2019 throwback as motivation to get into the office this week and hustle as much as possible.⁠ ⁠ The more we equipment we build and ship out the door, the faster I can get back to that whole "work from the mountains" thing.⁠ ⁠ Mountain view = happy Katy 🤩⁠ Suburban parking lot view = glum Katy 😐
I love me a good national park, but there are alwa I love me a good national park, but there are always a select few with utter disregard for the rules, who risk ruining it all for future visitors. Ahead of going to @canyonlandsnps, I read up on a trail to False Kiva, which was closed after some clowns vandalized it in 2018.⁠ ⁠ On the trail leading up to Mesa Arch is an obvious sign that says not to walk on top of the arch. Look top left in this photo, there's an idiot kid. What do you think he was on his way to do, as his parents looked on and sister followed?⁠ ⁠ Walk across the top of the arch.⁠ ⁠ UGH. Don't be (or allow your children to be) the reason why everyone else can't have nice things.⁠ ⁠ //rant #leavenotrace
I recently joined TikTok out of a blend of boredom I recently joined TikTok out of a blend of boredom & curiosity. So far what I've gotten out of it is a few chuckles, a sore scrolling thumb and the newfound knowledge that skinny jeans & side parts are a signal to the YOUTHS that I'm ancient.⁠ ⁠ Seeing that my helmet and snow pants hide my age, how about I just let my face show it. When I took this photo I had just finished a huge project at work to signal the start of some PTO I was desperate for, so I raced up to the summit for a snack, a drink, and some Vitamin D. ⁠ ⁠ I was so stoked to get the reflection of the mountain view in my goggles, but I admittedly cringed when I first checked this photo on my camera roll. I was too busy focusing on my pores and the lines around my eyes.⁠ ⁠ Shame on me for letting something completely out of my hands like the opinions of strangers and the CONCEPT OF TIME get in my head.⁠ ⁠ Who cares what some random strangers on the internet think. Part your hair however the hell you want. Wear whatever pants make you feel confident. How many times have we not (or almost not) posted something online because we were worried about what strangers would think?⁠ ⁠ My friends and family love me for my jokes, not my tired ol' face. 😏⁠ ⁠
Alright audience, time to participate. Even though Alright audience, time to participate. Even though March was two weeks ago, March is also less than two weeks from now.⁠ ⁠ Optimistic for 2021, I signed up for RnR in San Diego this June, but received the news this week that the race has been postponed to a TBD date in the fall. The next thing I've got officially on the calendar is SeaWheeze, but who knows if Americans will be able to enter Canada if the race takes place.⁠ ⁠ That downer stuff said, now I'm back at square one in trying to figure out what my spring goal should be. Speed is tough for me to work on without fellow competitors on a race course, but distance challenges seem to work for me.⁠ ⁠ My current longest run ever sits at 16 miles, and now my silly brain is starting to wander up to things like 30K or 26.2. ⁠ ⁠ Am I the only one starting to lose their marbles in absence of in-person races happening? What is everyone else doing to keep their head on screwed straight?

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Walking into the store and seeing the half price c Walking into the store and seeing the half price candy bin like... 😮
Day 1: Today marks the start of my first half mara Day 1: Today marks the start of my first half marathon training cycle since the pandemic kerfuffled everything up. CT just moved up vaccination eligibility for all residents under 44 to a few weeks from now, so I am optimistic that the in-person part of the #UconnHealthHalf will take place 🤞🏼 My prior GPS watch, the Garmin Forerunner 235, always liked to tell me I was capable of running 13.1 in 1:53, even when an amazing day led to a 2:06 and 1:59:59 is still the DREAM. I upgraded to a Fenix 6S back in July, and I’m inclined to believe this gizmo’s best effort estimates are a bit more accurate. Can’t celebrate an ‘after’ if I don’t have a ‘before’, so here it is. The algorithm thinks I can run a half marathon in 2:14. Excited to see how much I can cut this number down over the next 12 weeks. 😈
Chroma Fusion Multi appreciation post! No filter s Chroma Fusion Multi appreciation post! No filter so you can see how the colors come across on these Hotty Hots in natural light. Cannot wait to pair them with absolutely EVERYTHING. 🤩 @lululemon
Can't talk right now, I'm doing "basic girl who's Can't talk right now, I'm doing "basic girl who's clearly using telephoto mode because her foot looks disproportionately huge" sh*t. 😏⁠ ⁠ National parks are the best.⁠ ⁠ 📸: @wxkylenelson /📍 @canyonlandsnps
How to become an @xgames caliber athlete in 2 easy How to become an @xgames caliber athlete in 2 easy steps?⁠ ⁠ 1) Wipe out but in a cool-looking position⁠ 2) Photoshop the ground out of the shot it so it looks like you're pulling a sick trick in mid-air⁠ ⁠ I'm too lazy to complete step 2 so here you go. Looks like me just chillaxin' and minding my business on the hill. The reality is that I just took a hit so hard that it hurt for the next 5 days.⁠ ⁠ CATCHING AN EDGE IS FUN.
Iced coffee: am I doing it right? Tonight I am usi Iced coffee: am I doing it right? Tonight I am using this 2019 throwback as motivation to get into the office this week and hustle as much as possible.⁠ ⁠ The more we equipment we build and ship out the door, the faster I can get back to that whole "work from the mountains" thing.⁠ ⁠ Mountain view = happy Katy 🤩⁠ Suburban parking lot view = glum Katy 😐
I love me a good national park, but there are alwa I love me a good national park, but there are always a select few with utter disregard for the rules, who risk ruining it all for future visitors. Ahead of going to @canyonlandsnps, I read up on a trail to False Kiva, which was closed after some clowns vandalized it in 2018.⁠ ⁠ On the trail leading up to Mesa Arch is an obvious sign that says not to walk on top of the arch. Look top left in this photo, there's an idiot kid. What do you think he was on his way to do, as his parents looked on and sister followed?⁠ ⁠ Walk across the top of the arch.⁠ ⁠ UGH. Don't be (or allow your children to be) the reason why everyone else can't have nice things.⁠ ⁠ //rant #leavenotrace