Western States 2008: DNH like... Did Not Happen

If you are not familiar with ultra, there are a series of TLAs (Three-Letter Acronyms) starting with DN which have pretty bad connotations. ...

Heat training: at last

Yes, 99 Farenheit, at last! This is a strange situation: I am not particularly found of heat, I actually prefer cold weather and my skin is ...

A mermaid for Father's Day!

I discovered a mermaid this weekend. Actually 700 of them, but one is most special to me, Agnès. I met Agnès in 1988 and running was one of ...

Mount Diablo 50K: which race strategy?

The idea came from ultraholic Rajeev during a run at Rancho where I complained about the lack of heat in the Bay Area to get acclimatized be...

A French re-connection weekend

A weekend in Paris and several opportunities to reconnect with my French connections. Hey, I didn't say The French Connection, just my r...

My training camp: a memorable weekend

Memorial weekend . Of course, first and foremost, a special day to remember all the US Veterans, like I did last July for my own ultra along...