You know, 42 ultras so far this year and I realized I still hadn’t ran across the Golden Gate Bridge! It seemed fun to chart a route from Lands End in San Francisco and basically hug the Coastal Trail all … Continue reading →

During the pandemic, my wife and I used to walk our dog around Stanford campus during the weekends. For one thing, it’s just a really sprawling, beautiful campus with “hidden” exhibits, gorgeous tree lined streets, cool looking courtyards and so … Continue reading →

I first encountered The Bike Hut when I rode the Sequoia Century Ride. I’ve been meaning to somehow use that as an aid station on a long run and found the perfect route for it. Post all of the bay … Continue reading →

My wife and I had planned a trip out to Boston for my older son’s parents weekend and got to make a week out of it to explore Adriondacks and to drive through the foliage in Vermont. We stayed in … Continue reading →

I’ve been incredibly lucky so far (after 37 ultras this year!) without a run going side ways. Yeah, there were some ankle twists and other minor injuries, but I suppose it was finally my time. I wanted to run an … Continue reading →

Another coastal route that I had saved for a warm day or a low AGI day. Also, this was to give my ankle a break from the last, gnarly vertical run. I have to admit, I didn’t want to roll … Continue reading →

After a couple of fairly flat runs, decided to add more vertical (and trails) back into the mix. Plus I hadn’t been to San Pedro Valley Park to run on Montara Mountain all this year. This course was basically three … Continue reading →

After #26 The Shinrin Yoku 50K took a week or so off to help heal, recover and strengthen my ankle before commencing the next set of ultras. Ran #27 The Neighborhood 50K and then #28 Dawn Patrol 50K staying on … Continue reading →