It’s hard to believe that just 2 years ago, I got started with my first run on a treadmill that lasted 10 minutes (including 3 minutes of walking). My goal for 2012 was simple. To be able to run for … Continue reading
After a fairly good year of running (with no major injuries!), I wanted to see if I could run my first 50 miler in 2014. Googling around, I decided on Lake Sonoma 50 for its incredibly picturesque course. The day after … Continue reading
Quarry Lakes Marathon, organized by Zoom Running is two laps along the Almaden Creek Trail in the scenic Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area. For a while I was debating between running this vs. the Woodside Ramble 50K as my last race … Continue reading
My second half marathon for the month, the Berkeley Half Marathon was an inaugural race for the city. With a net downhill and a mostly flat course, I figured this was going to be a fun, fast run. My wife … Continue reading
This year, I started out with a goal of running a marathon (half, full, ultra and everything in between) every month. The first part of the year was more focused on bumping the miles so I could run the Big … Continue reading
Time flies when you are running! Only a year ago I ran the Diablo Trail Adventure, my very first trail race and finished in 2:30. With a total elevation gain of ~2,500 ft and a monster downhill, this one’s a … Continue reading
Ever read a news that was both awesomely inspiring and profoundly demoralizing at the same time? There were two amazing records set this week, one by an 82 year old and another one by a 6 year old. Ed Whitlock … Continue reading
I haven’t run a blacktop race in a long while now. Even the Western Pacific Marathon was on gravel and dirt, though pretty flat. Morgan Hill Marathon would be my first full-length marathon on nothing but blacktop. I picked up my bib on … Continue reading
I almost DNS’d (did-not-show) the Berkeley Trail Adventure ultra marathon, what with a broken Luna Sandal strap, a couple of blisters and a stubbed toe. But things got reasonably better that I decided to take the chance. With a 6,800 … Continue reading
I ran the inaugural Headwaters Ultra 50K recently and got to meet Gerad Dean, race director for the ultra. You can check out his race profile on Ultra Signup. As a long term runner (since 2003!), recently turned race director, I … Continue reading