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
In 2011, if you’d asked me if I wanted to backpack, I would’ve looked at you like you were crazy. What a difference 3 years of running trails and ultras can do to one’s endurance and the love for outdoors! Next … Continue reading
This was my three-peat run on the Coastal Marin 50K, organized by Robert Rhodes of Bay Trail Runners. The idea is super simple and super fun. About 25 of us show up at the south end of Golden Gate Bridge. … Continue reading
After 12 marathon+ distances last year, I know how to finish a 50K or a 50 miler (okay, I’ve done one) and that has always been the goal going in – to keep smiling, check out the scenery, make new friends, take tons of … Continue reading
Before you say, “this one’s got disaster written all over it“, it‘s actually quite fun (and scary, but did I mention fun?). However, YMMV. I got a taste of running on trails without seeing much when I ran the Night Sweats … Continue reading
This blog is mostly about cooking, running and life outside work, so this might be a little off-topic for many of my readers. However work/life integration (not just balance) is something that, I’m sure, we all strive for. I’ve been wanting … Continue reading
I had such fond memories of running the Coastal Marin 50K earlier this year, decided to go for it just a week after the Golden Hills Marathon. Organized by Robert Rhodes of Baytrail Runners, a small group of us met at Fort … Continue reading
Ever since I started as CTO of a stealth startup this past February, I’ve been trying to balance the adrenaline of working at a startup and the endorphins of my long trail runs. From my home in Mountain View, to work in … Continue reading
It’s hard to believe that Lake Sonoma 50, my first 50 mile ultramarathon is less than a week away! The closer it gets, the harder is for me to reconcile that I’m going to be toeing the line to run … Continue reading
Trail running or road running? That’s an eternal question for many runners. I was very fortunate to have jumped on a trail just a few months after I took up running. Even though my first race was the San Francisco … Continue reading