Finally, the HMBIM Course Tours are here!  This is one of the best parts of being the Director of Training.  The enthusiasm and inspirational stories that runners bring as they prepare for their event are profoundly uplifting.  Honestly, it’s one thing to see the number of HMBIM registered runners increment by one.  It’s an entirely different experience to meet that runner and learn this will be their first marathon, their family will be flying in from out of stat…

Many apologies for the long layover between posts --- While running this year’s 39th annual Western States 100 I had plenty of time to think about this week’s blog post: running on trails. You may be asking how does this relate to the Half Moon Bay International Marathon, or not, but stay with me for a blog post. Our marathon (as well as the ½, 10k, and 5k) offers breathtaking coastal views - something lacking in many of today’s races. In order to accomplish this, the ma…

I know, last post I promised to talk about building a training plan. But really, how fun is that? Besides I have a feeling most of the runners, especially those that are signed up for the HMBIM marathon, have already locked down their training plans and are hitting ALL their workouts to the exact mile and pace {wink wink}.Instead I’ve decided to address something near and dear to the heart of the HMBIM, one of our Green Initiatives: BYOB. To start BYOB = Bring Your Own Bottle. Typically BY…

So you’ve signed up for the HMBIM marathon, ½ marathon, or 10k (the 5k is already sold out) or are thinking about it. Now what do you do? Well if you’re in the thinking about it group you should immediately sign-up or your fate will be decided for you. All too often I’ve planned to run a race only to postpone registration and later find out it was full. It’s a depressing experience that I curtail by volunteering, sharing the moment with friends without doing all th…

Welcome the HMBIM Training Blog.  When I joined the race organization team I envisioned a resource that both provided training information to our runners and seeded the growth of a running community centered around the race. This blog is a step in that direction.  From now until Sept. 23rd’s race day I’ll post once a week about a variety of topics centered around training or HMBIM course specific information.  If you have any questions please post them as a blog commen…