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
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
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
The first 6 months of running, I was using a combination of Vibram Five Fingers (VFF), barefoot and also Invisible Shoes (now called Xero Shoes). And they all had pros and cons. VFF’s were great in getting me accustomed to … Continue reading
Rancho San Antonio is one my favorite parks for trail running. It’s in the heart of Silicon Valley and yet within 5 or 10 minutes or trail running, you can be away from it all. My very first trail run, … Continue reading
Four months into barefoot running, I ended up doing an accidental 12-mile run. I was lucky not to get serious injuries with this run, given how big of a bump this was to my mileage. It felt so good that I … Continue reading