RnR Seattle: A Pleasant Disappoinment

RnR Seattle: A Pleasant Disappoinment

I didn’t really have very many expectations going into the Seattle Rock n Roll Marathon other than to run with a really great friend and to finish. My training took a bit of a dip a couple months before, most likely due to burn-out and I was fine with using this...
Tweet-book, Relay Style

Tweet-book, Relay Style

With the advent of Twitter and Facebook, it has provided an interesting opportunity to catalog events. I decided to frequently tweet and (Facebook status) update to create a mini-journal of what was happening during last weekend’s 200 mile relay. Although,...
Skyline to the Sea (50k) Recap

Skyline to the Sea (50k) Recap

I have felt burnt out mid-race before and luckily have been fortunate enough to have excellent people with me. The Skyline to Sea Ultra Marathon would be the one of those moments. So how does an avid runner reach this point? It’s not easy considering I had the...
US Half 2 Recap

US Half 2 Recap

This past weekend was the Inaugural US Half 2 “The Other Half” in San Francisco. The original US Half still takes place in the fall, but to add some Spring to your step (pun totally intended) they introduced a race earlier in the year. The morning started...
Oakland Running Festival: Recap

Oakland Running Festival: Recap

For the first time in 25 years, Oakland was host to a Marathon. The Oakland Running Festival was a weekend full of races organized by CSE. The course goes included running through downtown to Temescal, circling Lake Merrit, Jack London Square and sweeping views from...
Ultra Marathon: Woodside 50k

Ultra Marathon: Woodside 50k

What do you get when you mix a pavement runner with three amazing friends, a crazy hair cut, rain, mud, a tree root, a watch named Miriam and spread it out over 50k? An ultra experience that you’ll never forget. Oh ya, and muddy gloves. Let me start at the...