Run for Amma is a charity run around the spectacular mid-Peninsula trails. Starting at Alpine Inn, the course winds through many Open Space Preserves, including Windy Hill, Coal Creek, Russian Ridge, Skyline Ridge, Monte Bello, Foothills Park and finally Arastradero. … Continue reading
Crystal Springs 50K, by Coastal Trail Runs is set in some of my favorite trails in Huddart & Wunderlich Parks. I’d run a very similar course at the Woodside Ramble two years ago and finished 5:17. However, it’s been a while since I’ve … Continue reading
I think it started right after Skyline 50K when I decided I wasn’t going to track each and every one of my runs anymore. I stopped uploading stuff to Strava and pretty soon after, stopped wearing my GPS watch all together … Continue reading
I keep telling myself not to run roads and here I was, at it again. After the Dick Collins 50M, I figured I’ll give California International Marathon a go in the hope of getting faster. I don’t know how that … Continue reading
I started out barefoot, briefly gave Vibram Five Fingers a chance, migrated to Luna Sandals for a while, had a series of muddy sandal malfunctions (looking at you Way Too Cool 50K), ran a bunch of ultras with the Merrell Trail … Continue reading
With speedsters like Andy Belk, Larry Neumann and Bree Lambert leading the charge, you know it’s going to be fast paced run. For me R&R was Redwoods and Rejuvenation. Since the Dick Collins 50M, I’ve been mostly running asphalt getting my legs … Continue reading
This was the 33rd edition of Dick Collins Firetrails 50. I ran the Golden Hills Marathon last year and this one’s been on the list ever since. It was a fantastic day with so many familiar faces either running, pacing or … Continue reading
Ohlone 50K had been on my list for a while and I was looking forward to it this year. A point to point race traversing the entire Ohlone Wilderness Trail, it starts off at Mission Peak, up and over into … Continue reading
I’ll explain Diesel Mode later on, but when I ran Skyline 50K last year, I finished in 5:04. I ran the San Francisco Marathon just two weeks ago and it took a full week of nursing my ankle and calves before I could run again. … Continue reading
After spending 4 nights out in the Ansel Adams/John Muir Wilderness on a family backpacking trip, we took the ferry back to Vermilion Valley Resort just in time for an amazing breakfast. While we were finishing up, the Chef (having learned … Continue reading