Night Race in Guanajuato
(Originally posted February 2016) This weekend I traveled to beautiful, historic Guanajuato in the state of León. The owner of my gym, Gaby, organizes groups of runners from Guadalajara to travel to races around the country. Mandy, myself and seventeen other runners arrived Saturday morning, settled into town, ran the night race, and explored the…
Hurricane Patricia and the Race in Tapalpa
(Originally posted October 2015) On Friday we were warned that the strongest storm in recorded history was coming our way. All day long, everyone was glued to their phones and exchanging info about the incoming hurricane. For several weeks, I had been planning on a weekend trip to Tapalpa, a small town about two hours…