Learning to run should be “Easy, Light, Smooth and then Fast” said Caballo Blanco, in Born To Run. I began my journey in transforming myself into a runner exactly a year ago. And that became my mantra during the runs. … Continue reading
I hadn’t read Lord of the Rings in a while, especially after I started running less than a year ago. So as I was reading [again!] The Two Towers, it occurred to me that Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli must’ve run far … Continue reading
After last week’s Summit Rock half marathon, I mostly rested during the week recovering from the run, though got a couple of hours of cross training on the elliptical on Wednesday. There was another small break between the storms and … Continue reading
Been a little while since I last ran the Diablo Trail Half Marathon. There was going to be a 10-day window of clear skies between the storms and I was itching to run on a trail. When I saw that … Continue reading
Barefoot running wasn’t the only change I made in my lifestyle 11 months ago. As I embarked into the adventure of running barefoot, I started another experiment. Why confuse the body one way, when you can torture it two ways … Continue reading
After 11 months of running, I got hit by IT band syndrome a couple of months ago which manifests itself in a really sharp pain on the outside of the knee. At that time, I knew neither about the runner’s … Continue reading
I was running barefoot (I mean without any shoes, minimals or whatever) the other day working on a 5-miler focusing on speed and posture when a biker passing me said “tough guy, huh?“. I just laughed it off then and … Continue reading
Ever since I ran the 2012 San Francisco Half Marathon, I’ve been itching to run another organized race. I like races for a number of reasons including watching and learning from elite runners, using that as an excuse to run … Continue reading
We visited the world’s largest corn maze last weekend and just remembering what a great time we had, decided to cook corn chowder for dinner. This is my first time making corn chowder and so the Soup Bible to the … Continue reading
Ever since I started trail running in Rancho San Antonio, the Black Mountain Trail has had my name written on it. A couple of months ago, I almost made it to the top, but it was starting to get dark … Continue reading