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May 15

Going Gel-Less At The 2017 Quicksilver 50K

Posted on May 15, 2017 by kowsik

I ran the Quicksilver 100K last year and had a fantastic time. With NUT 100K scheduled for the next month (but eventually got rescheduled to August), I decided to sign up for the Quicksilver 50K instead. It was absolutely delish weather with … Continue reading →

Posted in 50k, marathon, race, running, ultra
Apr 02

Warm, Meditative Run at the American River 50M

Posted on April 2, 2017 by kowsik

I ran the American River 50M two years ago and IIRC, it was my 2nd 50miler ever. First one was Lake Sonoma the year before that. Feels like I’ve come a long way in the last couple of years getting … Continue reading →

Posted in 50m, marathon, race day, running, trails, ultra, Uncategorized
Mar 21

Sweeping the Whiskey Hill Marathon

Posted on March 21, 2017 by kowsik

I ran the (inaugural?) Whiskey Hill 10K a few years ago and this race has grown quite a bit over the last few years (with different distances now too!). With all of the recent rain and the trail closures, Run for … Continue reading →

Posted in marathon, race, race day, running, sweep
Feb 28

Charity Run – The San Francisco Double Marathon

Posted on February 28, 2017 by kowsik
Home Stretch to Fort Baker

It’s official, I’m nuts. About running, that is. And YOLO and all that, I voluntarily registered for the 2017 San Francisco Double Marathon and have chosen to raise $1,000 dollars for the Move for Hunger team. Here’s some rationale (I know … Continue reading →

Posted in 50m, charity, marathon, race, running, san francisco, ultra
Jan 22

Shinrin-Yoku At the Crystal Springs 50K

Posted on January 22, 2017 by kowsik

First off, Shrinrin-Yoku is a phrase that I first read about on Scott Dunlap’s blog. It literally means “forest bathing“. More on this below. This would be second time running this race and third time on this course. Coming off … Continue reading →

Posted in 50k, marathon, running, trails, ultra
Dec 18

2016 Running Recap – Perpetually Jet-Lagged

Posted on December 18, 2016 by kowsik

Entering 2016, I was looking ahead at the travel schedule and lowered my expectations significantly. I simply wanted to continue to run a 50K distance or more each month, without any regard to PR or time. This year was a blur both personally … Continue reading →

Posted in adventure, lifestyle, running, trails, travel
Dec 04

Fear & Loathing 50K – A Running Tour of San Francisco

Posted on December 4, 2016 by kowsik

By the time I looked at TNF 50, it was already sold out. Besides, I’ve got a personal trip coming up in December and this weekend was the only one available for a long run. Saw Fear & Loathing 50K … Continue reading →

Posted in 50k, marathon, running, ultra
Nov 17

Mt. Tam 50K – Slow and Happy

Posted on November 17, 2016 by kowsik

TL;DR, but super happy to finish Mt. Tam 50K after the DNF at Coastal 50K a couple of months ago. It feels like (and definitely felt it on the run), I haven’t run this distance in a while. Looking back, the last … Continue reading →

Posted in 50k, marathon, race, running, trails
Oct 24

Redemption at the Eldrith Gosney Pure Ultra 36K

Posted on October 24, 2016 by kowsik

After dropping out at mile 16 of the Coastal 50K, I’ve been itching to get back to the Marin trails and finish a run strong. My weekly mileage continues to hover around 20 miles with much of that on lunch runs … Continue reading →

Posted in race, running
Sep 20

DNF At The 2016 Coastal 50K

Posted on September 20, 2016 by kowsik

I was debating between the Coastal 50K and the Mt. Diablo Vertical Challenge for the month of September and ended up with this, because Greg Maudsley, a colleague of mine was running it as his 2nd 50K (ever). It was the … Continue reading →

Posted in 50k, marathon, running, trails, ultra
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