Just like the Bay Area Ridge Trail, the San Francisco Bay Trail is another amazing undertaking to link up 500 miles of biking and hiking (and well, running) trails that encircle the San Francisco and the San Pablo Bay. Once … Continue reading
When I was recovering from my first ultra marathon, the Big Basin 50K, I realized something interesting. I’ve always eschewed medicine in favor of natural healing, as much as possible (well, at least for day to day minor injuries and … Continue reading
31 miles is a long way to run, no matter how you slice it. But as my first ultra marathon, I was really lucky that everything about this run went right. Big Basin 50K, also known as the Skyline to … Continue reading
It was a hot day and I had come back from a 16 mile, 3,000 ft elevation gain run that was kinda in prep for my first 50K ultra marathon. As the heat bore down on us even in the … Continue reading
There’s a link-bait article on New York Times that’s going around about how barefoot running is questionable from a health point of view. They seem to troll on this topic periodically with questionable research and study behind it. Over the … Continue reading
This past weekend, June 1st, was National Trails Day. Ever since I heard about the Bay Area Ridge Trail, I’ve been itching to explore segments of this fantastic 340 mile loop that surrounds Silicon Valley. With the imminent Big Basin … Continue reading
For good or bad, I don’t stretch at all before my runs. It doesn’t matter if it’s a 5-miler or a marathon Instead I focus on warm ups like lunges, squats, 100 ups, skips and jumps. See top 10 exercises … Continue reading
We love Mexican food in our family and I’d say hardly a couple of weeks go by before we visit one of our local favorites around where we live. The kids make sure they get Horchata and with my renewed … Continue reading
I’ve been answering some repeated questions on Reddit on the first running race for many runners that I figured I’ll summarize my answers here as well as describe the experience of my first running race. Even though my race calendar … Continue reading
As the distances get longer, it’s imperative that you find ways to increase running stamina. Without that, fatigue sets in early and you lose the power and endurance that it takes to finish long runs. I’ve spent a fair bit … Continue reading