Nike: The Human Race 10k

What are you doing this Sunday? Feel like joining a million runners for a worldwide 10k? That’s right, on August 31, 2008 you can run 10k (6.2 miles) with the rest of the world thanks to the Nike: The Human Race 10k. There are 24 Official Race Cities where Nike...

Nike: Run Club

There are some perks to working in San Francisco. One of them is being so close to the Niketown located near Union Square. During the week, Nike holds a night where runners can meet and run together usually anywhere between 3-7 miles.  Typically 20-40 runners will...

26.2 Miles to the Bird Nest

If you didn’t get a chance to watch the 2008 Olympic Women’s Marathon… then you missed one hell-of-a-race. Romania’s Constantina Tomescu-Dita raced 26.2 miles triumphantly through the streets of Beijing, past Tienanmen Gate and into the...

Project One-Four-Five

Project Name: One-Four-Five Objective: To complete the San Jose Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon in 1 Hour, 45 mins Course of Action: Hills, Speed Work, Strength Training, Core Workout That’s right — myself and that guy over to the right (Paul Razo) are going to attempt...

Sunday: The Race

Hello all – I’m fairly tired after a long race and am not going to post tonight. I know, what a slacker, right? Well, I can’t let you think that so I will let you know that I did finish the marathon and set a PR (personal record) by about 10 mins. I...

Thursday: Support and a Pleasant Surprise

I can’t go marathon week without giving praise to my biggest supporter. The wifey. She has been there since the craziness to finish a marathon started and stood by me as I continued to run almost 2 years later. During that time she has woken up super early on...