My wife and I have been visiting Sea Ranch over the years and I’ve always thought of a 50K run here, traversing the entire 10-mile strip along the Mendonoma coast. Two things happened, we were visiting this area and this … Continue reading
Last time I ran Quicksilver 100K and/or the 100K distance was 10 years ago, where I finished in 14:17 without a whole lot of focused training with vert/distance. Was hoping for a stronger run this year and the training definitely … Continue reading
Mt. Diablo has been beckoning me this April, as I’ve been out there three times this month already – Diablo 50K, then a prep hike in Mitchell Canyon and finally the Four Days Diablo adventure. The Four Days Diablo is … Continue reading
The buildup towards the Bay Area 100M in June continues. Post Diablo 50K, I was able to get out and run back-to-back 18-milers in Sierra Azul, possibly the hardest and most exposed sections of Quicksilver 100K (in early May). Conveniently, … Continue reading
Mt. Diablo is one of those Bay Area peaks that’s ever looming over the horizon. I ran my very first trail half marathon here back in 2012 and since then, been in love with this mountain, even camped out there … Continue reading
My last 50 miler was the Headlands 50M, in 2018, 8 years ago! As I mentioned in the last blog, running the Marin Ultra Challenge 50M is part of the buildup towards the Bay Area 100 miler in June. As … Continue reading
My last 50K was the California Classic 55K, just 16 weeks after rotator-cuff surgery. Since then I’ve been slowly but surely building up toward the Bay Area 100M this June. The Skyline Ridge 50K (a fundraiser for the Bay Area … Continue reading
I’m just a little more than five months past rotator-cuff surgery and the overall fitness rebuild has been steady and up and to the right. I used to run largely by feel and never had a heart rate monitor. But … Continue reading
I’m currently around 16 weeks post rotator-cuff surgery, with no running for the first 12 weeks, and then just 4 weeks of getting some much needed trail time and vert. My run this past Monday was about 13 miles with … Continue reading
I’m now in the 6th week, post rotator cuff surgery and not quite cleared for running yet. But couldn’t resist showing up at Skyline to vibe walk the half marathon. I’ve ran the 50K there 5 times now and is … Continue reading