I’ll explain Diesel Mode later on, but when I ran Skyline 50K last year, I finished in 5:04. I ran the San Francisco Marathon just two weeks ago and it took a full week of nursing my ankle and calves before I could run again. … Continue reading
Compared to longer trail runs, road marathons always give me butterflies. Just the thought of pounding asphalt for 26.2 makes me nervous about my ankles. But San Francisco Marathon is super scenic (especially the first half) and I was betting on that to … Continue reading
Repeat after me: Trails are rejuvenating! The Double Dipsea did not disappoint. When you pack 4,500ft of elevation gain/loss in less than 14 miles with who knows how many stairs you have to climb, so much for general fatigue. Add in 629 … Continue reading
Miwok 100K was my first 100K and I had the incredible fortune to share some of the most amazing trails that Bay Area has to offer with ~300 runners. Miwok 100K was also celebrating its 20th anniversary. A race of … Continue reading
Running a 100K for mere mortals like me is pretty serious business. Serious enough that it takes a lot of planning so we can have fun for the 13 or 14 odd hours we are out there. I used to do this … Continue reading
Sean O’Brien 50K is set in the rugged trails of Malibu Creek State Park, nestled in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreational Area. With ~6,400 ft of elevation gain/loss, I picked the Sean O’Brien 50K as a pre-cursor to the Miwok … Continue reading
Last time I ran the Coyote Hills Half Marathon was 2 years ago and I ended up finishing at 1:43. With the miles steadily increasing over the next months culminating in my first 100K in May, this was a great start … Continue reading
I’m visiting my folks in India and just came back from a hard 1.5 hours of intervals on the treadmill. Incidentally, that’s where it all started in December 2011. I suffered through all 10 minutes of my first run on that … Continue reading
Woodside Ramble 50K was my 12th and last marathon+ distance run for the year. My primary goal for the run was to get to the finish line before the IPA ran out. 🙂 Secondary goal was to run up the … Continue reading
Maybe it was a crazy Friday filled with back to back customer demos and meetings. But from the get-go, Mt Tam 50K was an introspective run for me. I wasn’t necessarily thinking about anything profound, nor was I grumpy or … Continue reading