It was nice to be back in the Headlands, a year since my last 50M there. Right after that run is when I busted my ligament and had been sidelined for almost a year. As much as I’ve been running … Continue reading
This is my 4th running of Skyline 50K, the longest running trail 50K races in the US! It’s also my first ultra, 5 months after ankle surgery. If I can summarize this race report, it would be this: Holy [email protected]!. … Continue reading
Well, survived that one! In case you missed my last couple of blogs, I just went through Broström Repair to repair a torn ATLF ligament as well as Arthroscopy to remove two pieces of bone fragments on my right ankle. Apparently, … Continue reading
Never gone through a surgery before, so it’s really hard to know what’s ahead. So while all the butterflies flutter away in my stomach, I also look at this as an opportunity to make things as productive and fun as … Continue reading
“Chronic Ankle Instability” – that’s what the doctors called it. I’ve been living with a permanent annoyance in my right ankle for as long as I can remember. The need to constantly adjust it, flex it, make it crack as … Continue reading
My 2nd year in a row running the Headlands 50M. With a regular cadence of business travel and juggling life, it’s been hard to squeeze in the miles required for a 50M, but hey at some point, you just take … Continue reading
Day three in Tibet! Another fitful night with very little sleep and the home stretch to the Everest Base Camp. To be honest, I didn’t have a whole lot of time before the trip to really read up on what … Continue reading
Day two and probably got around 4 or 5 hours of restless sleep. We picked up a new group today, two related families from Mexico city. A fun, boisterous bunch and they would accompany us all the way to Everest … Continue reading
First day of arriving Lhasa and without a whole lot of sleep, we left around 8:30am and headed towards the Potala Palace. Tibet Vista’s package includes the entry tickets to the various places on the itinerary and our tour guide … Continue reading
The Qinghai-Tibet train is truly an engineering marvel. The 1,215 mile journey from Xining to Lhasa traverses the Tangula Pass at 16,650 feet, making it the world’s highest point on a railway. As I mentioned in the last blog on … Continue reading