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...
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...
CIM Marathon Recap

CIM Marathon Recap

With over a week to process my last marathon of 2009, I am still up in the air on how I feel about it. Going into the race I knew that my recent training was not at the level it should have been. After taking three weeks off from running a month and a half before the...
The San Francisco Marathon

The San Francisco Marathon

At peace; That’s how I feel about last Sunday’s San Francisco Marathon. I was able to shave 7 minutes off my PR in three months and on a far from fast and easy course. San Francisco is full of hills and is a challenging course, even if it is in my...
The Beauty of Big Sur

The Beauty of Big Sur

Heralded as the one marathon to run for it’s scenic views, Big Sur delivers. The course begins with the first 5 miles running down Highway 1 surrounded by redwood trees. Early on we were running next to green pastures and there was a long line of cattle walking...