Pre-Race Jitters

Pre-Race Jitters

It’s true. I’m feeling pretty nervous, anxious, scared, excited… where ever you want to throw a dart on the emotional spectrum chances are you’ll be close. The Oakland Running Festival is this Sunday and I haven’t run a full marathon...
NFC Championship Challenge

NFC Championship Challenge

Time to put your running shoes where your mouth is… Twitter friend @nycrunningmama and I decided to have some fun with this weekend’s NFC Championship game. My being in San Francisco and her being in New York, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to make...
Running with an iPod: yay or nay?

Running with an iPod: yay or nay?

On the radio this morning, they were talking about the iPod and how in 2009 it was named the “Decade’s Top Music Moment” and it got me thinking: How has that affected the running community? When I was training for my first marathon, all of my long...
Oakland Marathon Giveaway Results

Oakland Marathon Giveaway Results

I’d like to thank everyone for participating in the Oakland Marathon giveaway. I’d also like to thank the race for offering not one, but two entries for the community. Overall we had almost 146 entries spread out among almost 25 runners. Everyone deserved...
Dear 1:55

Dear 1:55

Dear 1:55 I honestly didn’t think I would be writing this letter so soon. It was just a few months ago in San Jose that I met your older sister 1:59. She was incredible, but sadly, the time to move on came rather quickly and unexpected. It came out of nowhere...