I ain’t fast, but I try to get one race in the calendar every month in the marathon+ distance. It’s a great way to explore new trails, meet friends new & old and have an all day party on the trails. Here’s my race calendar starting from my very first run in 2012, the San Francisco Half Marathon.

2016

• 11/12 – Mt. Tam Trail Run 50K
• 10/22 – Eldrith Gosney’s Pure Ultra 36K
• 09/18 – Coastal 50K – DNF
• 08/07 – Skyline 50K – 5:28 and 8th in AG
• 07/09 – Mt. Hood 50M – 9:27 finish
• 06/18 – Double Dipsea – 2:50 and 20th in AG
• 05/14 – Quicksilver 100K – Surprised myself with a 14:17 finish
• 04/23 – Mendocino Coast 50K – 5:30 finish and 21st overall
• 03/12 – Marin Ultra Challenge 50M 50K – 5:26 finish and 17th in age group
• 02/20 – Run For Amma 50K – 5:53 and 6th overall
• 01/23 – Crystal Springs Trail Run 50K – 5:27 and 5th in age group

2015

• 12/06 – California International Marathon – 3:45 and a cramp-city kinda day
• 11/15 – Whiskey Hill Half Marathon – 2:07 and 9th overall
• 10/10 – Dick Collins Firetrails 50M – 9:55 finish and 17th in age group
• 09/20 – Ohlone 50K – First DNF
• 08/08 – Skyline 50K – 4:57 PR and 5th in age group!
• 07/26 – San Francisco Marathon – 3:32 chip time and new PR!
• 06/28 – Coastal Marin 50K
• 06/20 – Double Dipsea – 2:38 and 12th in age group
• 05/02 – Miwok 100K – 1st 100K and 13:51 finish!
• 04/04 – American River 50M – 9:11 finish and a 50M PR!
• 03/14 – Marin Ultra Challenge 50K – 5:41, 12th in age group
• 02/07 – Sean O’Brien 50K – 5:59:52, 6th in age group
• 01/24 – Coyote Hills Half Marathon – 1:36 and 6th in age group

2014

• 12/14 – Woodside Ramble 50K – 5:18 finish and 7th in age group
• 11/27 – Spartan Turkey Trot 5K – barely sub-20:00 and dang, that was a lot of sprinting!
• 11/15 – Mt. Tam Trail Run 50K – 6:24 and 9th in age group
• 10/19 – Coastal Marin 50K (again) – Gorgeous day in Marin Headlands
• 10/11 – Golden Hills Marathon – 4:48 and 6th in age group
• 09/27 – Stevens Creek Striders 50K – 5:46, 6th overall
• 09/13 – Night Sweats Trail Marathon – 4:56, 16th overall
• 08/03 – Skyline 50K – 5:04 PR, 9th in age group
• 07/20 – Whiskey Hill Redwood Run 10K – 53:24, 3rd overall
• 07/05 – Reservoir Dogs Trail Run 35K – 3:09 PR, 4th in age group, 12th overall
• 06/08 – Big Basin 50K Marathon – 5:11 and 8th in age group, 25th overall
• 06/07 – AACI Run For Wellness 10K (13yo runs 10K in 0:48 and 11yo runs 1mile in 0:6:10)
• 05/10 – Quicksilver 50K (nasty flu, cold, allergy – *sigh*)
• 04/12 – Lake Sonoma 50M – First fifty miler and a 11:35 finish
• 03/30 – Coastal Marin 50K – 20 runners, 34 miles, one gorgeous day!
• 03/08 – Way Too Cool 50K – 6:04 finish – sandals and wet mud don’t mix well
• 02/01 – Fort Ord Trail Run 50K – 6:03 and 6th in age group, 15th overall
• 01/18 – Pacifica Foothills Trail Run 30K – 3:25 and 6th in age group

2013

• 12/14 – ZombieRunner Quarry Lakes Marathon – paced my cousin finishing 8th in his age group
• 11/28 – Santa Barbara Turkey Trot 4-miler – my 12yo pulls off a sub 30 on his first race!
• 11/24 – Berkeley Half Marathon – 1:32 and 25th in age group
• 10/28 – Diablo Trail Adventure Half Marathon – 2:05, 25 minutes faster YoY and 4th in age group
• 10/20 – Morgan Hill Marathon – new PR of 3:34 and 5th in age group
• 9/28 – Berkeley Trail Adventure 50K – 6:16 and 2nd in age group
• 8/24 – Headwaters Ultra 50K – 6:46 and 7th in age group
• 8/10 – Crystal Springs Trail Run 50K (soccer injury, didn’t end up running it)
• 7/27 – Bad Bass Half Marathon – 1:50 and 3rd in age group
• 7/14 – Los Gatos Jungle Run Half Marathon – new PR of 1:32 and 10th in age group
• 6/9 – Big Basin 50K – new PR of 5:29 and 16th in age group
• 5/4 – Western Pacific Marathon – new PR of 3:49 and 4th in age group
• 4/13 – Woodside Ramble 35K – 3:54 and 4th in age group
• 3/24 – Canyon Meadow Trail Run 30K – new PR of 2:56 and 1st in age group
• 2/23 – Chabot Trail Run 30K – 2:58 and 5th in age group
• 1/26 – Coyote Hill Half Marathon – 1:43 and 5th in age group

2012

• 12/15 – ZombieRunner Bay Trail Half Marathon – new PR of 1:38 and 5th in age group
• 12/9 – Summit Rock Half Marathon – new PR of 2:25 and 9th in age group
• 11/6 – Diablo Trail Half Marathon – 2:30 and my first trail race
• 7/29 – San Francisco Half Marathon – 1:52 and top 10%