Not once in the last 2½ years of running have I remotely entertained the idea of actually racing during a run. I’ve been, for the most part, happy to finish in one piece (without injuries), taking pictures along the way … Continue reading
This past weekend, I had the pleasure of running with a few friends at Windy Hill Open Preserve in Portola Valley. I was originally going to go back to Los Trancos and see if I could finish the loop again … Continue reading
You run long enough, you figure at some point stars are going to align and you’ll end up having an amazing race where everything goes right. The Reservoir Dogs Trail Run 35K was that for me this year (so far!). … Continue reading
The Trails in Motion Film Festival is coming to the Bay Area on Aug 7th and 14th – specifically Sunnyvale’s Sports Basement. Robert Rhodes from Bay Trail Runners (I ran the Coastal Marin 50K with him) has partnered with Go … Continue reading
I’ve had a streak of sandal malfunction lately (mostly blisters and loss of traction on wet mud) that I’ve been exploring other alternatives. Turns out my wife had bought me a pair of Teva Zilch Sandals from a couple of years … Continue reading
The Big Basin 50K was my first ultra marathon and I have great memories of running and finishing it strong. The Big Basin 50K also happens to be my fastest 50K so far with a 5:29 finish. Yeah, yeah, net downhill, yada, … Continue reading
Last time we ran together in a family event was at the Turkey Trot 4-miler last year in San Diego. So when my 13yo asked to run his first 10K, we quickly (and might I add, eagerly) started looking around for … Continue reading
A little over 2 years ago, when I started running, I started off with a couple of fig bars stashed away in my running shorts while I struggled through a couple of miles. Then I started carrying Clif Bars with a Nathan 22oz … Continue reading
Summer’s about to start, grill season is here and I have this annoying pain in my calf after I pulled a muscle on a 20-miler last weekend. The Big Basin 50K in a week is starting to look iffy. What … Continue reading
When I started doing the Bay Area Trail Running series last summer, I was looking for a way to embed my running routes into my blogs. Strava and others allow you to embed widgets that show various summaries, but they … Continue reading