Author Archives: Courtney

About Courtney

Courtney Alev is a local San Franciscan residing across the street of her beloved Golden Gate Park. She fell in love with running while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer on the beaches of Mozambique, Africa where there weren't many other options for exercise. Running became a way to clear her head after she realized she truly does need 10K to warm up! She completed her first marathon in Big Sur in May 2011, which she considered to be a one-time, bucket list accomplishment. Within a week after finishing, she signed up for two more! Courtney has completed seven marathons, including 2 SFMs, and is working towards her first Ultramarathon and her first Half Ironman Triathlon in 2013. Outside of running, Courtney can be found working at a tech startup in the heart of SF, blogging about food, travel, and running on her blog, Pancakes and Postcards, or eating her way through the city's culinary delights. If you want a local running buddy or just someone to talk about SF or pancakes with, follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook.

Pushing Through Pain

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Courtney

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Gearing Up for Racing Season

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Courtney

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Keeping Fit on the Fly

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Courtney

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The Joys and Challenges of Cross-Training

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Courtney

Over the last few years, my primary form of exercise has been running. When I picked up the sport, living in Africa from 2008-2010, I only really ran twice a week – one morning run along my Mozambican beach, and one long run through the surrounding areas on the weekend. The other days were exercise DVDs in my bamboo hut … read more »

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Accepting Limitations – Not Excuses

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Courtney

Life has been throwing me a lot of curveballs lately as I attempt to take on some pretty significant fitness goals. Lots of international travel amongst other significantly schedule impacting events have made finding time to complete long runs and other training pretty much impossible as of late. Big goals have faded to the background as my most salient goal … read more »

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A Love for the Trails!

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Courtney

In early 2013, I plan to run an ultramarathon. The very idea strikes some fear into my heart – not so much the five-ish extra miles past my comfortable 26.2 distance, but the endless climbing and hills. (I am much less proficient at running hills than a San Francisco local should be). Despite the fear and quad-burning hill climbing, working … read more »

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