I’ve run thirty seven marathons in the last twelve years. It would have been over forty by now if the pandemic hadn’t cancel almost all of my races in the past two years, but I shall revive my marathon count by running the California International Marathon in December. So what is it like to run …
Category: Running
Ode to the Iliotibial Tract
A poem I wrote a few years ago, inspired by my many years of long distance running… O’ IT Band, O’ IT Band, Right now life just ain’t that grand. You’re too tight, you’re too sore, Makes it hard to run out the door. Run real fast, up a hill, Back down again, what a …
Loneliness of the Slow Long Distance Runner
I am a long distance runner. I run three to four marathons a year, along with half marathons, 10Ks, 5Ks, and the occasional Ragnar Relay. Since 2009, when I ran my first marathon in San Francisco, I’ve run a total of twenty five marathons. On my bucket list is a twelve month span in which …
Race Report: Swimming the California International Marathon
Yesterday I ran (swam) the California International Marathon, a race from Folsom to Sacramento. It was my tenth completed marathon since I ran my first marathon in July of 2009. I had gone to great lengths to prepare for this marathon. Since the middle of summer, I upped my training to run more weekly miles, …
Taking it to the Next Level – Juno Fitness Bootcamp
A few months ago my old friend Juliet posted about a nighttime boot camp at her fitness studio on her Facebook. She was holding a weekly one hour intensive workout at Juno Fitness. I had always trained alone, or at gym classes at high school and in college. While I have received some advice and …
Race Report – Napa Valley Ragnar
Last weekend I was one of eleven runners on the team The Ministry of Silly Runs for the Napa Valley Ragnar relay race. I was runner #2. The Ragnar Relay is 200-mile (give r’ take) relay race with twelve runners per team. Each runner runs 3 legs, and the race generally takes anywhere from 24 …