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Monthly Archives: December 2013

Dec 21

Hacking My First 50 Miler Ultra Marathon With Code

Posted on December 21, 2013 by kowsik
My First 50 Miler

After a fairly good year of running (with no major injuries!), I wanted to see if I could run my first 50 miler in 2014. Googling around, I decided on Lake Sonoma 50 for its incredibly picturesque course. The day after … Continue reading →

Posted in code, hacking, marathon, programming, running, ultra | 12 Replies
Dec 17

Vegan Recipe: Red Lentil Curry With Swiss Chard (aka Recovery Food)

Posted on December 17, 2013 by kowsik
Red Lentil Curry With Swiss Chard

If you are tired of Tofu and are looking for an alternative protein source, look no more. Red lentils pack 3.1g of protein in each tablespoon, and are rich in iron, folate and magnesium. I always thought lentils took a … Continue reading →

Posted in curry, lentil, recipe, recovery, running, vegan | 4 Replies
Dec 15

Ending the Year with ZombieRunner’s Quarry Lakes Marathon

Posted on December 15, 2013 by kowsik
Quarry Lakes Marathon Start

Quarry Lakes Marathon, organized by Zoom Running is two laps along the Almaden Creek Trail in the scenic Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area. For a while I was debating between running this vs. the Woodside Ramble 50K as my last race … Continue reading →

Posted in marathon, race, running | 1 Reply
Dec 12

Review: Weathering the Cold With Vibram KSO

Posted on December 12, 2013 by kowsik
Vibram KSO with Injinji Socks

While I love running open toed in my Luna Sandals, the cold weather finally got to me. Temperatures in the Bay Area have dropped to below freezing in the last week or so and well, I guess I need to … Continue reading →

Posted in review, shoes, vibram | 1 Reply
Dec 05

Vegan Recipe: Winter Root Vegetable Soup

Posted on December 5, 2013 by kowsik
Winter Root Vegetable Soup

Maybe it was the weeklong road trip eating out most of the time. Maybe it’s because of the frosty week in Bay Area. This seemed to call for a hot bowl of winter root vegetable soup. And I happen to … Continue reading →

Posted in recipe, soup, vegan | Leave a reply
Dec 03

Running Injury: Arch Pain, Hubris and Back to Basics

Posted on December 3, 2013 by kowsik
Arch Pain

I noticed my arch pain after the Mt. Diablo Trail Adventure Half Marathon last month. I thought I had stepped on a rock on the monster downhill run, but it kinda stayed. The pain wasn’t exactly under the arch, but … Continue reading →

Posted in foot, injury, pain, running | 4 Replies
Dec 01

Pacing my 10yo at the 2013 Santa Barbara Turkey Trot 4-miler

Posted on December 1, 2013 by kowsik
Off we go

Last week I was on a road trip with my family to explore the coast along southern California. We drove down along Highway 1, spent a couple of days in Santa Barbara and worked our way down to Dana Point. … Continue reading →

Posted in race, running, thanksgiving, turkey trot | 1 Reply

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