Last time I ran Quicksilver 100K and/or the 100K distance was 10 years ago, where I finished in 14:17 without a whole lot of focused training with vert/distance. Was hoping for a stronger run this year and the training definitely … Continue reading
Mt. Diablo is one of those Bay Area peaks that’s ever looming over the horizon. I ran my very first trail half marathon here back in 2012 and since then, been in love with this mountain, even camped out there … Continue reading
My last 50 miler was the Headlands 50M, in 2018, 8 years ago! As I mentioned in the last blog, running the Marin Ultra Challenge 50M is part of the buildup towards the Bay Area 100 miler in June. As … Continue reading
My last 50K was the California Classic 55K, just 16 weeks after rotator-cuff surgery. Since then I’ve been slowly but surely building up toward the Bay Area 100M this June. The Skyline Ridge 50K (a fundraiser for the Bay Area … Continue reading
I’m currently around 16 weeks post rotator-cuff surgery, with no running for the first 12 weeks, and then just 4 weeks of getting some much needed trail time and vert. My run this past Monday was about 13 miles with … Continue reading
I’m now in the 6th week, post rotator cuff surgery and not quite cleared for running yet. But couldn’t resist showing up at Skyline to vibe walk the half marathon. I’ve ran the 50K there 5 times now and is … Continue reading
I’m writing this blog aboard a Shinkansen heading to Hiroshima with my wife Kammy. Niles, our older son, and I ran our 2nd Abbotts marathon at Tokyo (first one was at Chicago in 2024) yesterday. Still a little sore, but … Continue reading
My older son Niles, and I are running the Tokyo Marathon this Sunday. We got here a week prior (with my wife) to get over the jet-lag and also explore Tokyo a bit. We are staying at a Ryokan in … Continue reading
These days it looks like I’m mostly following where my sons live/work/study to run marathons! My older son Niles started working in Chicago last year after graduation. When I looked into potentially running Chicago Marathon, I was pleasantly surprised that … Continue reading
I think it’s fair to say that after running 50 ultras in 1 year, I was pretty burned out. It’s been almost 2.5 years since I’ve run anything further than a marathon. Yes, there was the Boston qualifier, Boston & … Continue reading