I had recently watched some of the sketching tips videos of John Muir Laws, especially about highlights, reflections, etc. This sketch of my own glasses was quite serendipitous. I had taken my glasses off briefly as we were sitting out … Continue reading
Do you know what they call an injured runner? A bicyclist 😂! Seriously though, I’ve written about getting through injury stretches (with the associated depression and grouchiness) before and it can be frustrating. If it’s a minor, lower-limb injury that … Continue reading
It’s a bit of a long story how my wife and I ended up down under, but coincidentally Sydney Marathon (candidate race for the Abbott World Marathon Majors) turned out to be at the very tail end of our trip! … Continue reading
My mom’s been diabetic since her late 40’s/early 50’s so my whole running and diet (vegan/pescatarian) journey, in a small way, has been motivated by “running” from the inevitable – assuming it’s all genetic. While 12+ years of distance running … Continue reading
Sunday, the night before the Boston Marathon, I was getting so amped up with all the ‘good luck’ texts, I had to turn on do-not-disturb at 7pm just so I can quiet down. Night before races are already super hard … Continue reading
I got to Boston on Wednesday before race-day, to hang out with my 21yo and reconnect with friends that I hadn’t seen in decades. The weather was unusually warm for April, in the mid-80’s, but supposedly cooling down on race … Continue reading
I got to sweep the first half of Brazen Racing’s Mt. Diablo 50K and then pick up some additional miles to head back to the finish line. These are the various species I met along the way. Until recently, I’ve … Continue reading
In the last 10 years, I’ve run 91 ultra marathons (50K or longer) and 11 official marathons 😳, during which speed was a nice side-effect, never the goal. And yet, when I finally attempted in earnest to BQ (which I … Continue reading
After running 50 ultras for 50 last year, I stayed in the run-without-goals mode for a while, until in April I saw a few Strava friends running the Boston Marathon. This had always been on my list of things to … Continue reading
During the numerous runs in 2021 for my 50 Ultra Marathons for 50 project, 1. I covered a lot of unique ground and 2. Spent time learning about the lands I was exploring and 3. had time to reflect on … Continue reading